Goo Goo Dolls – Only One (Bass Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Only One Album: A Boy Named Goo (1995) Tabbed for: Bass Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.
[Intro] 
   F#                D                 F#                D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------| x2
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

[Verse] 
   F#                D                 F#                D     A
It's been dead for years. I must have been a victim of my peers.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------5---------|

   F#                D                 F#                D     A
One is for my happiness, The other for my health. The last is something bigger than myself.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------5---------|

[Pre-CHorus] 
   F#                E                 F#                E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-| 
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|

   F#                E                 F#                E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-| 
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|

[Chorus] 
   A                 C#                A                 C#
        I ain't the only one,               I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-| 
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|

   A                 C#                D   
          I ain't the only one to say.           
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Break]
   F#                D                 F#                D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------| x2
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

[Verse] 
   F#                D                 F#                D     A
I'm talkin' to myself again, I'll just start a fight. When nobody can prove me wrong, I'm right.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------5---------|

   F#                D                 F#                D     A
Anti-hero idol With a suicide excuse. A thousand other suckers will try and fill your shoes.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------5---------|

[Pre-CHorus] 
   F#                E                 F#                E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-| 
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|

   F#                E                 F#                E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-| 
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|

[Chorus] 
   A                 C#                A                 C#
        I ain't the only one,               I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-| 
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|

   A                 C#                D   
          I ain't the only one to say.           
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Solo] 
   F#                E                 F#                D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-| x4
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|

[Chorus] 
   A                 C#                A                 C#
        I ain't the only one,               I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-| 
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|

   A                 C#                D                           D# E F#
          I ain't the only one to say.               
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Break]
   F#                A                 B                 D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                A                 B                 D
              Little pictures in my head,   Are turnin' inside out again.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                A                 B                 D
    This fuckin' up takes practice,     I feel I'm well rehearsed.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F#                A                 B                 D
Because the past is a bully, And the futures even worse. 
                   You tell me what you fear, 'Cuz I can feel it like a curse.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                         F#
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---------------|---------2-2-2-2-|

[Solo] 
   F#                E                 F#                D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-| x2
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|

[Verse] 
   F#                D                 F#                D     
I used to be a folk singer, now you're just a joke singer. Ain't no smokin' dope singer,
                                                        swingin from a rope singer.           
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|

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

[Chorus] 
   A                 C#                A                 C#
        I ain't the only one,               I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-| 
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|

   A                 C#                D                           D# E F#
          I ain't the only one to say.               
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|