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Impersonality Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Impersonality bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

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

Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.


Intro:
   E       B         C#      B         A       B         E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-4-4-------------|-0-0-------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-| x4
E|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|-----------------|


Verse:
   E                 B                 C#                F#
          When I was three feet tall. I loved the mall  and lived life for
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                 B                 C#                F#
myself        Fallin down for laughs Your photograph some puppets made of
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                 B                 C#                F#
   felt Watchin life in Oz last  Thanksgiving eve on    Grandma's old TV
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                 B                 C#                F#
            Dancing roundabout I twist and shout for everyone to see
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


Chorus:
   E       B         C#      B         A       B         E
                                   Impersonality
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-4-4-------------|-0-0-------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|-----------------|

   E       B         C#      B         A       B         E
                                  It's leanin' hard on me
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-4-4-------------|-0-0-------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|-----------------|


Verse:
   E                 B                 C#                F#
         Mama's in a shop             Watching little    sister by   my
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                 B                 C#                F#
   self.  Robbed a wishing pond In a fleeting bond       Vowed to share the wealth
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                 B                 C#                F#
        Scooping up the coins  A warning shot from some authority
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   E                 B                 C#                F#
             Doesn't matter now, but I'll shout out loud for everyone to see
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


Solo:
   E       B         C#      B         A       B         E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-4-4-------------|-0-0-------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-| x4
E|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|-----------------|


Break:
   F#                                  G# F# E
               Never got to know ya                    Did you ever wonder
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-2-0-0---------|-----------------|

   F#                                  G# F# E
   why           Now it's nice to know ya        And I'm glad you're doing
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-2-0-0---------|-----------------|

   F#                                  G# F# E
   fine      Think of all the time lost             Was it really lost at
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-2-0-0---------|-----------------|

   F#                                  F#                A
   all      Now I'm so proud of ya     I'd love to tell you all I see
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                A
  Listen hard to your reality
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   E       B         C#      B         A       B         E
                                   Impersonality
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-4-4-------------|-0-0-------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|-----------------|

   E       B         C#      B         A       B         E
                                  It's leanin' hard on me
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-4-4-------------|-0-0-------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|-----------------|

   E       B         C#      B         A       B         E
                                   Impersonality
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-4-4-------------|-0-0-------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|-----------------|

   E       B         C#      B         A       B         E
                                  It's leanin' hard on me
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-4-4-------------|-0-0-------------|-7---7-7-7-------|
E|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|---------7-7-7---|-----------------|

   E
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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