Goo Goo Dolls – As I Am (Bass Live Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: As I Am Album: Something for the Rest of Us (2010) Tabbed for: Bass 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 (when available) to ensure the proper "tonality".
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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 Yeah, I tried so hard to make it.             Then I watched it slip away. And the
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   hardest thing we face. Is the silence of the space. At times I feel so empty through the day.
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[Pre-Chours]
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   Can we make it through the darkness?  And will we make it through the day?
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[Chours]
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   Calling out for you again, you always guide my way.            
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   B                               C#  E              
   Calling out for you, you know you heal these empty days.        And it's
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   all because you   take me      as I am.                         And it's         
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   all because you   take me      as I am.               
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[Verse]
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   You know I run to find the answer. But what I need to find is you.
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And I don't need anything. No, I don't need anything. Because I know you always take me as I am.
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[Pre-Chours]
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You know you get me through the darkness. You know you get me through the day.
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[Chours]
   B                               C#  E    
   Calling out for you again, you always find my way.            
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   B                               C#  E              
   Calling out for you, you know you heal these empty days.        And it's
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   all because you   take me      as I am.                         And it's         
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   all because you   take me      as I am.               
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[Bridge]
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[Chours]
   B                               C#  E    
   Calling out for you again, you always guide my way.            
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   B                               C#  E              
   Calling out for you, you know you heal these empty days.        And it's
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   all because you   take me      as I am.                         And it's         
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   C#                E                 B        
   all because you   take me      as I. All becuase you take me as I                             
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   B
   am.               
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