Eyes Wide Open Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Eyes Wide Open bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Band: Goo Goo Dolls
Song: Eyes Wide Open
Album: A Boy Named Goo (1995)
Tabbed for: Bass
Tuning: EADG

Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.


Intro:
   F
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-1---------------|

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   D                 F#                D                 A                 A
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------| x2
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse:
  F#       A         D       A         F#      A         E
I'm a fortunate son of a fortunate son Living large on the wrong side of town
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

  F#       A         D       A         F#      A         E
Too many friends and the fun never ends Drinking and hanging around
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

  F#       A         D       A         F#      A         E
I wanna rule the world, want to swallow it whole At least I could kick it all down
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

  F#       E         D
I wanna kick it all down
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9-------7-------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   D                 D                 F#                F#
   Eyes wide open, I can't see         Eyes wide open, what you mean
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   D                 D                 A                 A
   Eyes wide open,     I can't seem to be
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                 D                 A                 A
  My eyes wide open, I can't see       Eyes wide open, what you mean
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   D                 D                 A                 A
   Eyes wide open,     I can't seem to be
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse:
  F#       A         D       A         F#      A         E
I don't take the bus and I never walk too far.  The furthest I got was my own backyard
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

  F#       A         D       A         F#      A         E
A fist full of cash that somebody else earned. Send me some more when it all got burned
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

  F#       A         D       A         F#      A         E
I wanna take control, want to make it all mine. At least I could kick it all down
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

  F#       E         D
I wanna kick it all down
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9-------7-------|-5---------------|-17--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   D                 D                 F#                F#
   Eyes wide open, I can't see         Eyes wide open, what you mean
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   D                 D                 A                 A
   Eyes wide open,     I can't seem to be
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                 D                 A                 A
  My eyes wide open, I can't see       Eyes wide open, what you mean
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   D                 D                 A                 A
   Eyes wide open,     I can't seem to be
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Break:
   C#                A                C#                A
   Never ever ever                    Never ever ever
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4---------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-0---------------| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                             F#    E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------2-2-2-0-|


Solo:
   D                 D                 F#                F#
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   G                 G                 D                 D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                 D                 F#                F#
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   G                 G                 D                         F#    E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-0-|


Verse:
  F#       A         D       A         F#      A         E
I get what I want if I make up my mind I'm turning you inside out
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

  F#       A         D       A         F#      A         E
I wanna rule the world, want to swallow it whole I think I'll just kick it all down
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

  F#       E         D
I wanna kick it all down
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9-------7-------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   D                 D                 F#                F#
   Eyes wide open, I can't see         Eyes wide open, what you mean
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   D                 D                 A                 A
   Eyes wide open,     I can't seem to be
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                 D                 A                 A
  My eyes wide open, I can't see       Eyes wide open, what you mean
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   D                 D                 A                 D    C#   B   A
   Eyes wide open,     I can't seem to be
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-12---11---9---7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                 D                 F#                F#
   Eyes wide open                      Eyes wide open
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   D                 D                 A                 A
   Eyes wide open
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                 D                 F#                F#
   Eyes wide open                      Eyes wide open
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   D                 D                 A                 D    C#   B   A
   Eyes wide open
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-12---11---9---7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Last updated: April 27, 2020

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