Goo Goo Dolls – Prayer In My Pocket (Bass Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Prayer in My Pocket 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} **Play play this on bass..probably not bass in the recording.**
   G                                                   A                         C
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
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[Verse}
   G                                                   A                         C
                          So now you're feeling bad.               But I've been thinking of you.
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
                        They never understand. I'm going to put it in my, my lost book of memories.
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
                   I'm gonna put it in my,                   my lost book of     memories.
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
                I'm going to bring it with me          ev-         ery-          where.          I got a 
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E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

[Chorus}
   G                                                   A                         C
   prayer in my pocket.      I'll save for you.                                                  I wished a
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E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

   G                                                   A                         C
   million times but they    don't come true.                                                    I got a 
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E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

   G                                                   A                         C
   prayer in my pocket for just these times.           Got a prayer in my pocket,         that you'll be mine.
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E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

   G                                                   A                         C
                                                                                                 I had a 
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|

[Verse}
   G                                                   A                         C
   prayer in my pocket I need so bad.        I'm gonna find some peace if it drives me mad.        And I
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   hope one day that you'll  un-         der-          stand.
                                                       (Said you're gonna,       said you're gonna).
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

{Pre-Chorus}
   G                                                   A                         C
   Can't        you          see         it's          all          right        here?
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   Can't        you          see         it's          right?
                                                                             (Can't    you   see    it's
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   Can't        you          see         the           sun's         up          here?
   right?)  
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   Can't        you          see         it's          right?
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

{Bridge}
   D                         C                          G                        
   Come        on            leave your  cares away.                                               Let's
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A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         C                          G                        
   shake another,            shake another              way.                                 Gonna be
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A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   A                                                    C   
   standing    up    for     how   you live.            Said you're gonna,       said you're gonna.        
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 

{Pre-Chorus}
   G                                                   A                         C
   Can't        you          see         it's          all          right        here?
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   Can't        you          see         it's          right?
                                                                             (Can't    you   see    it's
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A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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   G                                                   A                         C
   Can't        you          see         the           sun's         up          here?
   right?)  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   Can't        you          see         it's          right?                                   I  got a
                                                                             (Can't    you   see    it's
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

[Verse}
   G                                                   A                         C
   prayer in my pocket       I'll save for you.                                                 I got a
   right)                                             (all         right         here.)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   prayer in my pocket       I'll save for you.                                                 I got a
  (Can't        you          see         it's          right?                 Can't    you   see    it's
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   prayer in my pocket       I'll save for you.                                                 I got a
   right)       you          see         the           sun's         up          here?
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
   prayer in my pocket       I'll save for you.                                                 I got a
  (Can't        you          see         it's          right?                 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|

   G                                                   A                         C
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E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-5-----------------------|-8-----------------------|