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So Long Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

So Long bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

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

Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.


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


Verse:
  C         G         C        F
 Don't take much looking back to know I took my coffee black then
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

  C         A#        F        G
Nothing's different now, but nothing seems the same and it's alright
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|

  C         G         C        F
Your optimistic views, your hundred dollar running shoes and
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

  C         A#        F        G
Carpel tunnel syndrome, we all had a laugh about it
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|


Pre-Chorus:
 F         G         F         G
I'd love to stick around but I got to tell you all
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|


Chorus:
  C         F         C        F
  long             Oh so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

  C         F         A#        G
Oh so long            But I didn't want to tell you all so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


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

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


Verse:
  C         G         C        F
Don't take much looking back to know I faked that heart attack then
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

  C         A#        F        G
Nothing's different now, but nothing seems the same and it's alright
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|

  C         G         C        F
You always spoke the truth from circa disco Abba boots and
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

  C         A#        F        G
All that showbiz talk, oh we all had a laugh about it
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|


Pre-Chorus:
  F         G         F         G
I'd love to stick around but I got to tell you all
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|


Chorus:
  C         F         C        F
  long             Oh so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

  C         F         A#        G
Oh so long            But I didn't want to tell you all so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  C         F         C        F
  long             Oh so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

 C         F         A#        G
Oh so long            But I didn't want to tell you all so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


[Break}
      I gotta get back to where I belong
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-6---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
  C         F         C        F
  long             Oh so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

  C         F         A#        G
Oh so long            But I didn't want to tell you all so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  C         F         C        F
  long             Oh so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

 C         F         A#        G
Oh so long            But I didn't want to tell you all so long
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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