Goo Goo Dolls – Happiest Of Days (Bass Tab)
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Band: Goo Goo Dolls
Song: Happiest of Days
Album: Magnetic (2013)
Tabbed for: Bass
Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.
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I reference both the studio album as well as live recordings (when available) to ensure the proper "tonality".
[Intro]
D E G A
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{Verse}
D E G A
I need your attention and not your intentions now.
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D E G B A
It's almost 10 in the morning your mind is still soaring now. And I know you're
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G B A G
on. I know you're strong. I
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D E G A
pushed back the pressure. And savor the treasure now. I almost
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D E G B A
muddied the water. I made sure I caught her right. when I knew you're
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G B A
on. I know you're strong. And it's so
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[Chorus]
D E
hard to see. You're staring right past me. When you're
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G A
struggling through the happiest of days. And what you're
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D E
feeling now just seems so wrong somehow. Still we're
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G B A G
struggling through the happiest of days you'll say.
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{Bridge}
D E G A
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D E G B A
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[Interlude]
G A D
And I didn't see it like the rest of us.
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G A D
Having to keep things to myself.
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G A D C# B A
And every day there's something pulling me again. But I'm
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G A
under- standing. It's
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{Verse]
D E G B A
clear. Well if it
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D E G A
keeps you from crying and brings you back trying now.
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D E G B A
I shudder to mention let's bury the tension now. And I know you're
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G B A
strong. I know you're wrong. And it's so
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[Chorus]
D E
hard to see. You're staring right past me. When you're
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G A
struggling through the happiest of days. And what you're
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D E
feeling now just seems so wrong somehow. Still we're
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struggling through the happiest of days. And it's so
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D E
hard to see. You're staring right past me. When you're
(I want it back here. I want it back here.)
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struggling through the happiest of days. And what you're
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D E
feeling now just seems so wrong somehow. Still we're
(I want it back here. I want it back here.)
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G B A G
struggling through the happiest of days. you'll
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G B A G
say.
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