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Stay With You Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Stay With You bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: FADG
Tune E String to F. 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:
   C                 G                 A                         F
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|-12---12---12---12---|

   C                 G                 A                         F
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|-12---12---12---12---|


   A                 G                   F                 F
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-2---------------|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|


Verse:
   A                                   F
These streets.                Turn me inside out.               Everything
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

   A                                   G
   shines.               But leaves me empty still.                    And
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

   A                                   F
   I'll,                     burn this lonely house down.           If you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

   A                                   G
  run with me.                  If you run with me
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   C                 G                 A                 F
   I'll              stay         with you.                           The
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0---0---0---|

   C                 G                          A                        F
   walls will fall   before     we do.                                                    So
G|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-12---12---12---12---|

  C                  B                 A                 F
  Take my hand now, we'll run forever. I can feel the storm inside you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0---0---0---|

   A                 G                   F                 F
   I'll              stay           with you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-2---------------|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|


Verse:
   A                                   F
Fooled                           by my own desires.                I twist
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

   A                                   G
my fate.                      Just to feel you.                        But
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

   A                                   F
   you,                        turn me toward the light.        And you're
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

   A                                   G
   one with me.               Will you run with me?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|


Chorus:
   C                 G                 A                 F
   I'll              stay         with you.                           The
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0---0---0---|

   C                 G                          A                        F
   walls will fall   before     we do.                                                    So
G|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-12---12---12---12---|

  C                  B                 A                 F
  Take my hand now, we'll run forever. I can feel the storm inside you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0---0---0---|

   A                 G                   F                 F
   I'll              stay           with you.                          And
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-2---------------|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|


[Bridge[
   E                                   C
   I'll come in                     from this storm.                 And
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

   E                                   C
   I                        taste you sweet and warm.            Take what
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

   A                                                   G
   you need.                                Take what you need.                                     From
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   E
   me.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

   A                                   G
   And I'll                    wake up this world.                Wake up
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

     F                 F                 F                 F
    tonight.                             run to me        run to me
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---8---8---8-----|---8---8---8-----|
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|-----------------|-----------------|

  C                  G                 A                 F
  now.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0---0---0---|

  C                  G                 A                 F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0---0---0---|


Chorus:
   C                 G                          A                        F
   I'll              stay         with you.                                               The
G|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-12---12---12---12---|

   C                 G                          A                        F
   walls will fall   before     we do.                                                    So
G|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-12---12---12---12---|

  C                  B                 A                 F
  Take my hand now, we'll run forever. I can feel the storm inside you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0---0---0---|

   A                 G                  F                   F
   I'll              stay           with you.                          And
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-2---------------|--0---0---0---0--|----0------0-----|


  A                 G                   F
   I'll              stay           with you.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

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The Goo Goo Dolls bass tabs for Stay with you

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This bass tab for Stay With You by The Goo Goo Dolls is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: FADG. Focuses on developing solid timing and rhythmic pocket, essential for any aspiring bassist.