Goo Goo Dolls – Long Way Home (Bass Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Long Way Home Album: Boxes (2016) 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}
   A                                     E     C#      A                                   E     C# 
     I see the darkness and it's following me here.      To all the cracks and all the edges of your fear. I
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   F#                                                  E
   know                                  where  you    go.
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E|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

   A                                     E     C#      A                                   E     C# 
    You try to run away, but really you are falling. Through endless shadows made of everything you thought it
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   F#                                                  E
   was.                                  Till you woke up.                                         When your
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E|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

[Pre=Chorus}
   D                         A                         F#                        E
   hope is                sinking like a stone. I will take your hand, I will walk you home.        If you 
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   D                         A                         F#                        E
  never try,          you're never gonna know.  I will take you there, but you can't let go.
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        Cause it's a long way 
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{Chorus}
   A                                                   F# 
   home.                             It's a long way.                                 It's a long way.
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E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

   D                                                   A                         E
                                    It's a long way.                                 
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A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

[Verse}
   A                                     E     C#      A                                  
 I've seen the lights of countless dreamers burned from nothing. 
                                                         You have to hurt to know if anything means something
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   F#                                                  E
   more.                          Yeah, you're so much more.                                       When your
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E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

[Pre=Chorus}
   D                         A                         F#                        E
   hope is                sinking like a stone. I will take your hand, I will walk you home.        If you 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

   D                         A                         F#                        E
  never try,          you're never gonna know.  I will take you there, but you can't let go.
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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        Cause it's a long way 
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{Chorus}
   A                                                   F# 
   home.                             It's a long way.                                 It's a long way.
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

   D                                                   A                         E
                                    It's a long way.                                 
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

{Bridge}
   A                                                   F# 
      Light up the darkness.   Take what you're given.    Sometimes it's frightening. But it's amazing.
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E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

   D                                                   A 
      Live for the moment.     We're only human.          We're only human.            We're only human.
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A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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{Chorus}
   A                                                   F# 
                                    It's a long way.                                 It's a long way.
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A|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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   D                                                   E                         E
                                    It's a long way.                                           When you're
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D|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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[Pre=Chorus}
   D                         A                         F#                        E
   hope is                sinking like a stone. I will take your hand, I will walk you home.        If you 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

   D                         A                         F#                        E
  never try,          you're never gonna know.  I will take you there, but you can't let go.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

   E
        Cause it's a long way 
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E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

{Chorus}
   A                                                   F# 
   home.                             It's a long way.                                 It's a long way.
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

   D                                                   A                         E
                                    It's a long way.                                 
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
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                             A                         F#                        E
                        home.                                
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