Yeah I Like You bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Name: Yeah I Like You
Channel: The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

Tuning: EADG

♫ Intro:

   D                 D                 D                 D
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♫ Verse 1:
   D                 D                 D                 D
 I met the queen of generation fame. I said, "I'm sorry
I don’t know your name"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                 G                 D                 D
   And she stared at me           And she said                       Hey
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 A                 G                 G
  man, could you tell me her name? I said, you wouldn't know it anyway. But
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

   D                 D
   I like you.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                 D                 D                 D
   You're so conceited but you’re insecure.    You're always busy but you look so bored, so
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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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                 G                 D                 D
   tell me                 What do you do?                           Well, the
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   world won't easily forgive you and she smiled and said, "Yes
I think that's true"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


♫ Chorus:
   G                 G                 D                 D
 Turn my love into a hurricane.        Kill the paranoid in my brain  Cause I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   want what you got and you got what I want. And I like you.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

   G                 G                 F#                F#
   I don't need another lonely weekend.  Just give me thrills so the truth don't creep and it's
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   wrong.                   Yeah, it’s wrong.                      But I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

   D                 D
   I like you.
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


 ♫ Verse 2:
   D                 D                 D                 D
   You're as corrupt as any TV preacher. I don’t believe it but I'm fallin’ deeper
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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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                 G                 D                 D
   baby                        Sad but true, ooh-ooh              'Cause it's
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   hard to define when you've crossed that line. So what's on your mind? Yeah
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

   D                 D
   I like you.
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   D                 D                 D                 D
   You know you're shallow, it's your greatest feature. I love your stupid friends, they look like creatures
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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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                 G                 D                 D
   Baby
what's wrong with you?                       'Cause you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   talk like a dream, but you're not what you seem. And I don't care
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


♫ Chorus 2:
   G                 G                 D                 D
 Turn my love into a hurricane.        Kill the paranoid in my brain  Cause I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   want what you got and you got what I want. And I like you.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

   G                 G                 F#                F#
   I don't need another lonely weekend.  Just give me thrills so the truth don't creep and it's
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   wrong.                   Yeah, it’s wrong.                      But I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


♫ Break:
   D       D         C#      C#        B       B         A       A
   I like you.                                                        yeah
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-------5-------|-4-------4-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|

   G       G         F#      F#        G       G         A       A
   I Like you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|


 ♫ Solo:
    A    A B   B     A     A B   B     A     A B   B     A A B   A A B
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-----5-7---7---|-5-----5-7---7---|-5-----5-7---7---|-5-5-7---5-5-7---|

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

   A                 A                 A                 A
                                                                     And we
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


♫ Bridge:
   G                 G                 F#                F#
   all want.                   What we can't have.                  Yeah we
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   all want more to be so adored.  We all want more 'cause we're all just whores.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


♫ Chorus 3:
   G                 G                 D                 D
 Turn my love into a hurricane.        Kill the paranoid in my brain  Cause I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 A                 G                 G
   want what you got and you got what I want. And I like you.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

   G                 G                 F#                F#
   I don't need another lonely weekend.  Just give me thrills so the truth don't creep and it's
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

   A                 A                 A                 A
   wrong.                   Yeah, it’s wrong.                      But I
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   A                 A                 A                 A
   like you.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Ending:
   A                 A                 A                 A
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x3
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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

Published: August 18, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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The Goo Goo Dolls bass tabs for Yeah i like you

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