Listen Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Listen bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

Tuning: EADG

Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.

E|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|

I reference both the studio album as well as live recordings to ensure the proper "tonality".

Intro:
   D         A#  F      D         A#  F
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------| x2
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

  A#   F   C   C        A#   F   C   C
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|

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[Verse}
  D                  A#
  Why   ar   you   so    green?         How can you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F         G         A#
  say        that  to     me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

  D                  A#
  When  did  you fall   from   grace?      You've got a dirty
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5-----5-5-|-5-5---5-7-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|

  F         G         A#
  face.       And it's     killin'      me.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   D         A#  F      D         A#  F
  Why don't you listen?        Why don't you listen    to me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

   D         A#  F      D         A#  F
                  I'm drownin' but I never felt so
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

  A#   F   C   C        A#   F   C   C
  free.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|


[Verse}
  D             E     A#
  Can you      follow      me?            Will you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5-----5-5-|-5-5---5-7-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|

  F         G         A#
  just -      ify   me    please?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

  D             E     A#
  Said you're wrong.   Said you're gone.  I'll guess I'll wait another
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5-----5-5-|-5-5---5-7-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|

  F         G         A#
  night.      For what you're gonna say.        Back to me so
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
  A#      C   C        A#   F   C   C
  Why don't you listen?        Why don't you listen    to me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|

  A#      C   C        A#   F   C   C
                  I'm drownin' but I never felt so
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|

  A#      C   C        A#   F   C   C
  Why don't you listen?        Why don't you listen
  (free.)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1---------3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|

Solo:
  D                  A#
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5--5-5-5--|-5---5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|

  D                  C
                                  And I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5--5-5-5--|-5---5-5--5-5-5--|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|

  D                  C
  try.      But I never try too long.         When you're
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

  A#
  gone
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


Chorus:
   D         A#  F      D         A#  F
  Why don't you listen?        Why don't you listen    to me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

   D         A#  F      D         A#  F
                  I'm drownin' but I never felt so
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

   D         A#  F      D         A#  F
  Why don't you listen?        Why don't you listen
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|

   D         A#  F      D       A#      F
  Why don't you listen?        Hear what you're missin'

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|---1-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---|-1---1---1-------|
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|-------------1---|


G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------]

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