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So Far Away Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

So Far Away bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.


Intro:
   A                                   C
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

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

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


Verse:
   A                                   C
   Why                          do you stare me down?               Am I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                   F
   wrong?                     Should I turn and kiss the ground?     And
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

   A                                   C
   I                             never felt that way
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                   F
   I ain't the one and you know I don't come from such a place
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


Pre-Chorus:
   D                                   F                 G    G#   F
    nd I didn't get those things Those things that you can't grow
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-3--2----1-----|

   D                                   F                         G   F
  You say that it's all my fault And I don't need to know
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------3---1---|


Chorus:

   C                                   A
   Tell me                   something I don't know
                            (something I don't know)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   G                                   F
   And I'll find              that I'm always looking 'round behind me
                                                      (round behind me)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

   C                                   A
   You said that                  it's all been said before
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   G                                   F
  Now I find              that there's something I don't know
 (Now I find)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


Verse:
   A                                   C
   And I                     hate your attitude
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                   F
    I ain't scared at all 'cause it don't matter what you do
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

   A                                   C
   And I'll                       turn around to see the truth
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                   F
   You're tearing it down, yeah, you're bringing it down And it's all on you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


Pre-Chorus:
   D                                   F                 G    G#   F
    nd I didn't get those things Those things that you can't grow
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-3--2----1-----|

   D                                   F                         G   F
  You say that it's all my fault And I don't need to know
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------3---1---|


Chorus:

   C                                   A
   Tell me                   something I don't know
                            (something I don't know)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   G                                   F
   And I'll find              that I'm always looking 'round behind me
                                                      (round behind me)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

   C                                   A
   You said that                  it's all been said before
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   G                                   F
  Now I find              that there's something I don't know
 (Now I find)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


Solo:
 A                                   C
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

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

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

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


Break:
   D                                   F                 G    G#   F
                And I Know                                        I don't
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-3--2----1-----|

   D                                   F                 G    G#   F
  know.                                                             And I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-3--2----1-----|

   D                                   F                 G    G#   F
   stay there                                                      If you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-3--2----1-----|

   D                                   F                 G    G#   F
break enough glass and there's no one to hear And your heart's full of hate
'cause your mind's full of fear      Let it go
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-3--2----1-----|


Outro:
   A                                   C
                            Oh, so far away                        So far
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                   F
   away                         So far away
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

   A                                   C
                            Oh, so far away                        So far
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                   F
   away                         So far away
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


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

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

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

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

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The Goo Goo Dolls bass tabs for So far away

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This bass tab for So Far Away 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.