Goo Goo Dolls – Reverse (Bass Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Reverse 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]
   D                         C#                        B                         G           A
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse]
   D                         C#                        B                         G           A
   And in my ignorance, I thought that I found this. Yeah, I was drunk tonight when I thought I 
                                                                                      caught a glimpse of you.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D                         C#                        B                         G           A
   Up on the rooftop painting pictures of memories. And I know you lied to me, but I love the stories.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
   A       B                                           G        A                
                             Holding out for something more.             Like a drug that I abuse.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5-----------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

   A       B                                           G        A                
                             It's crazy but it's all we know.            It's broken but it's true, yeah.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5-----------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

[Chorus]
   D                         E                          B                        G  
         You can save my     life if you stay all       night.           But you don't now me in the morning.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G    
        You could read my    mind, you could make my    heart.      beat.        But you never gonna own it.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G    
               Let   me      know,       let   me       know.       Are you out? Are you in? Will you say so?
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
         Yeah we can't       hold on and we can't let   go.         Stuck              in reverse.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

[Break]
   D                         C#                        B                         G           A
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse]
   D                         C#                        B                         G           A  
Your broken glass shines like diamonds in the street. It's a brilliant distraction from all of this deceit.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D                         C#                        B                         G           A
And I, I think it's crazy how we took it way too far. Is it naive to wanna hit rewind, 
                                                                                 and get back to the start?
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
   A       B                                           G        A                
                             Holding out for something more.             Like a drug that I abuse.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5-----------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

   A       B                                           G        A                
                             It's crazy but it's all we know.            It's broken but it's true, yeah.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5-----------------|-------------------------|-3-----3--5--------------|-------------------------|

[Chorus]
   D                         E                          B                        G  
         You can save my     life if you stay all       night.           But you don't now me in the morning.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G    
        You could read my    mind, you could make my    heart.      beat.        But you never gonna own it.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G    
               Let   me      know,       let   me       know.       Are you out? Are you in? Will you say so?
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
         Yeah we can't       hold on and we can't let   go.         Stuck              in reverse.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
         (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)               (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
         (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)               (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

[Bridge]
   B                                                   A         
               You're a long way from everybody.                  You're the one that's brokenhearted.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

   G                                                           
                             Can      you      even    see         what you      do    to       me?
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   B                                                   A        
               If you're stuck in the middle of,                   all the hurt and you've had enough.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

   G                                                   E    
                             All it takes is one word.                           All   it    takes is
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

   G
   one word.    
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|

[Chorus]
   D                         E                          B                        G  
         You can save my     life if you stay all       night.           But you don't now me in the morning.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7----------------------|-3-----------------------|

   D                         E                          B                        G    
        You could read my    mind, you could make my    heart.      beat.        But you never gonna own it.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7----------------------|-3-----------------------|

   D                         E                          B                        G    
               Let   me      know,       let   me       know.       Are you out? Are you in? Will you say so?
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7----------------------|-3-----------------------|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
         Yeah we can't       hold on and we can't let   go.         Stuck              in reverse.
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7----------------------|-3-----------------------|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
         (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)               (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
         (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)               (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
                                                                                       in reverse)  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

   D                         E                          B                        G 
         (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)               (in reverse, in reverse,  in reverse)  
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|