Goo Goo Dolls – Better Days (Bass Live Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Better Days Album: Let Love In (2006) Tabbed for: Bass Tune E String to D. 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]
   D                                   G                     
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   A                                   D                     
                                                                  And you 
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[Verse]
   D                                   G                     
  ask me what I want this year. And I try to make this kind and clear.      
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   A                                   D                     
  chance that maybe we'll find better days.
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   D                                   G  
   Cause I don't need boxes wrapped in strings. And designer love and empty things, just a                    
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   A                 G                 D     
  chance that maybe we'll find better days.                            So
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[Chorus]
   G                                   A   
   take these words.            And sing out loud.                  Cause 
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

   G                                   A  
   every-           one        is for-given now.                Cause to-
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

   B                 G                 D     
  -onight's the night the world begins again.
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   D               
                               I need                                          
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[Verse]
   D                                   G  
   someplace simple where we could live. And something only you can give. And thats 
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   A                 G                 D     
  faith and trust and peace while we're alive.                And the one
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E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   D                                   G  
   poor child who saved this world, and there's 10 million more who probably could.  If we 
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   A                 G                 D     
 all just stopped and said a prayer for them.                         So
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E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

[Chorus]
   G                                   A   
   take these words.            And sing out loud.                  Cause 
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

   G                                   A  
   every-           one        is for-given now.                Cause to-
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

   B                 G                 D     
  -onight's the night the world begins again.
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-9---------------|-5---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   G                                   B                 G
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   D               
                               I wish                                          
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[Verse]
   D                                   G                     
    everyone was loved tonight, and somehow stop this endless fight. Just a
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   A                 G                 D                     
  chance that maybe we'll find better days.                           So 
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E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

[Chorus]
   G                                   A   
   take these words.            And sing out loud.                  Cause 
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

   G                                   A  
   every-           one        is for-given now.                Cause to-
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

   B                 G                 D     
  -onight's the night the world begins again.                   Cause to-
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E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   B                 G                 D     
  -onight's the night the world begins again.
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