Goo Goo Dolls – Keep The Car Running (Bass Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Keep the Car Running Album: Magnetic (2013) 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]
   A                         G                         F                         C           D  F     F
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E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|----------------3-----3--|

[Verse]
   A                         G                         F                         C           G     
                There are    days when I feel that     everything that's         good is     gone.  
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------5--5--5--5--|

   A                         G                         F                         C           G  
                There are.   times that I feel       no matter what I            do,    it's wrong.    
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------5--5--5--5--|

   A                         G                         F                         C           G    
                I've walked these streets alone just    living day to            day.
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------5--5--5--5--|

   A                         G                         F                         C           G    
   Clocking in, fading out, don't tell me what I'm feeling now, you shook my dreams away.
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------5--5--5--5--|

   G 
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D|-------------------------|
A|-------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-5--5--5--5--------------|

[Chorus]
   F                         C                         G                         A   
   Tired of waiting around.              Now,          what are we becoming.     Keep the car running.  
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A    
         The only answer I know.   Never taking it slow. Just it keep it coming. Keep the car running.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A          
         I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose.
                                                  Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A
   down.   Yeah, we'll make something out of nothing.   Yeah, yeah,              keep the car running.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

{Break}
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E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

[Verse]
   A                         G                         F                         C           G   
               And I can hear the sound of that dream. Where the engines fill the boulevard.  
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------5--5--5--5--|

   A                         G                         F                         C           G  
               Innocence is never lost.       When you feel it pounding in your heart.
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------5--5--5--5--|

   A                         G                         F                         C           G  
         Don't tell me it's over now.             This ain't the time to rest.  
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------5--5--5--5--|

   A                         G                         F                         C           G    
   Bruised and battered, torn and tattered. Look at me, it doesn't matter. 
                                                        Still got some fight left.
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------5--5--5--5--|

   G 
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-5--5--5--5--------------|

[Chorus]
   F                         C                         G                         A   
   Tired of waiting around.              Now,          what are we becoming.     Keep the car running.  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A    
         The only answer I know.   Never taking it slow. Just it keep it coming. Keep the car running.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A          
         I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose.
                                                  Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A
   down.   Yeah, we'll make something out of nothing.   Yeah, yeah,              keep the car running.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

[Interlude]
   F                         C                         G                         A   
                                                           Close your eyes and come with me and just hold onto
  {We are,  we are,   we are the start of something new.}
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A  
                                                     Just believe it's you and me and know that we can't lose.
  {We are, we are,    we are the only thing that's true.}
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

[Chorus]
   F                         C                         G                         A   
          Tired of waiting around.       Now,          what are we becoming.     Keep the car running.  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A    
         The only answer I know.   Never taking it slow. Just it keep it coming. Keep the car running.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A          
         I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose.
                                                  Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A
   down.   Yeah, we'll make something out of nothing.   Yeah, yeah,              keep the car running.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A   
                                                           Close your eyes and come with me and just hold onto
  {We are,  we are,   we are the start of something new.}
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

   F                         C                         G                         A  
                                                     Just believe it's you and me and know that we can't lose.
  {We are, we are,    we are the only thing that's true.}
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

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