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Somethin Bad Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Somethin Bad bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

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

Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.


Intro:
    Well they're
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Verse:
  D
  shutting all the shops up on the  avenue         And they're
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
  holding up for  cheaper Chinese  food
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E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

  D
  If I'm older now and have a tainted attitude.           What
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
 those neon lights all lose their common blue?
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E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
  E         G         D
And it's not like me to feel so important
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A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
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  E         G         D
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
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A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
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  E         G         D
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
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A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
Ah, but I know that something bad has got to change
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A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse:
  D
Well I see her walking round the block till six a.m          The
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A|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
 thermometer's at minus five degrees               And I'm
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E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

  D
  wondering where all that hard earned money goes         To her
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  F#        G         D
  head or towards a shred of dignity
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E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
  E         G         D
And it's not like me to feel so important
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  E         G         D
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  E         G         D
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
Ah, but I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Solo:
  D
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A|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

  D
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
  E         G         D
And it's not like me to feel so important
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  E         G         D
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  E         G         D
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
Ah, but I know that something bad has got to change
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F#        G         D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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  F#        G         D
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

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