Goo Goo Dolls – Past Mistakes (Bass Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Past Mistakes Album: Chaos in Bloom (2022) Tabbed for: Bass Based on the studio-recorded album. I included a 5-string alternative at the bottom.
[Intro}
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[Verse}
   E                                   D                 A  
   No one can help you now. You ain't willing to learn, not then, not now.                                
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   E                                   D                 A     
   You're goin' slow, not standing still. You're ripe upon your window sill.
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   E                                   D                 A    
   You're going through what you're going through. You're innocent  til you know it's true.
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   E                                   D                 A             
   You fill your glass and tip your cup. It's just the price of growing up.
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[Chorus]
   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me.
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|

   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Waiting for a spark to kill the cold.   
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|

   E                 D                 C                             
   Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Break]
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[Verse 2]
   E                                   D                 A  
   Sometimes you won't speak for days. But nothing burns like hidden rage.
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   E                                   D                 A  
   Not every scar is visible. Walk gently in the time you fill.
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[Chorus]
   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|

   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Waiting for a spark to kill the cold.   
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|

   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Your past mistakes and tragedies. The reason you're mistrusting me.
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   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Watching as it casually unfolds.
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   E                 D                 C                             
   But what goes on inside? We'll never know
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E                 D                 C                             
   Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---------------|-----------------|
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 [Bridge]
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  E                                   D                 A             
  If every day just followed a script. With all your love worked into it.
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   E                                   D                 A             
   Would you ever feel warm enough. Or is it just the price of growing up?
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[Chorus]
   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|

   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Waiting for a spark to kill the cold.   
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|

   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Your past mistakes and tragedies aer laying bare disgusting me.
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   G                 F#                A                 C             
   Watching as it casually unfolds.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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   E                 D                 C                             
   But what goes on inside? We'll never know.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E                 D                 C                             
   Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---------------|-----------------|
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