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Only One Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Only One bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Band: Goo Goo Dolls
Song: Only One
Album: A Boy Named Goo (1995)
Tabbed for: Bass


Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.


Intro:
   F#                D                 F#                D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------| x2
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|



Verse:
   F#                D                 F#                D     A
It's been dead for years. I must have been a victim of my peers.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-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-|-------5---------|

   F#                D                 F#                D     A
One is for my happiness, The other for my health. The last is something bigger than myself.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-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-|-------5---------|


Pre-CHorus:
   F#                E                 F#                E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|

   F#                E                 F#                E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|


Chorus:
   A                 C#                A                 C#
        I ain't the only one,               I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|

   A                 C#                D
          I ain't the only one to say.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Break:
   F#                D                 F#                D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------| x2
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|


Verse:
   F#                D                 F#                D     A
I'm talkin' to myself again, I'll just start a fight. When nobody can prove me wrong, I'm right.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-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-|-------5---------|

   F#                D                 F#                D     A
Anti-hero idol With a suicide excuse. A thousand other suckers will try and fill your shoes.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-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-|-------5---------|


Pre-CHorus:
   F#                E                 F#                E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|

   F#                E                 F#                E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|


Chorus:
   A                 C#                A                 C#
        I ain't the only one,               I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|

   A                 C#                D
          I ain't the only one to say.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Solo:
   F#                E                 F#                D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-| x4
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|


Chorus:
   A                 C#                A                 C#
        I ain't the only one,               I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|

   A                 C#                D                           D# E F#
          I ain't the only one to say.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Break:
   F#                A                 B                 D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                A                 B                 D
              Little pictures in my head,   Are turnin' inside out again.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                A                 B                 D
    This fuckin' up takes practice,     I feel I'm well rehearsed.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                A                 B                 D
Because the past is a bully, And the futures even worse.
                   You tell me what you fear, 'Cuz I can feel it like a curse.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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


Solo:
   F#                E                 F#                D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-| x2
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|


Verse:
   F#                D                 F#                D
I used to be a folk singer, now you're just a joke singer. Ain't no smokin' dope singer,
                                                        swingin from a rope singer.
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     A
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-5---------------|
E|-------5---------|


Chorus:
   A                 C#                A                 C#
        I ain't the only one,               I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|

   A                 C#                D                           D# E F#
          I ain't the only one to say.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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The Goo Goo Dolls bass tabs for Only one

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This bass tab for Only One by The Goo Goo Dolls is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Standard (E A D G). Focuses on developing solid timing and rhythmic pocket, essential for any aspiring bassist.