Goo Goo Dolls – Soldier (Bass Live Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Soldier Album: Something for the Rest of Us (2010) 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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                                                                      When 
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[Verse]
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   came back    I    knew you'd have a story.
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       You need some-one oo ease the pain,               of living life.
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   You're like a     soldier in the    fray,             seeking shelter.
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   From all the.     madness That you've seen            raining down now.
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[Chorus]
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                I kn-ow things change.              Your world has slipped a-
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   -way.        I kn-ow things change.              Your living like a              
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   D#      A#  C     F                 A#                A
   soldier who's     caught in the fray.          Don't lose your faith.
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               It's not so cold.                   It's not           too la-
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[Break]
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                                                                     When
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[Verse]
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   you were naive.   You were so invincible.              And you laughed at                
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   anyone and anything that ever got in your way.          Yeah, yeah.
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   But now the       mirror shows the change.            And you don't see that.
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      You're sinking back into     the crowd.            An echo fading.
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[Chorus]
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                I kn-ow things change.              Your world has slipped a-
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   -way.        I kn-ow things change.              Your living like a              
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   D#      A#  C     F                 A#                A
   soldier who's     caught in the fray.          Don't lose your faith.
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               It's not so cold.                   It's not           too la-
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[Interlude]
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               And I never thought I'd see.               You living on your kne-
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   -es.              A slave to some   disease.     That holds you captive.
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   A                                   F
        And you can look inside of me.           But the answers that you 
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   seek.         And everything you need.           Is   all inside you.
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[Verse]
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[Chorus]
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                I kn-ow things change.              Your world has slipped a-
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   -way.        I kn-ow things change.              Your living like a              
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   soldier who's     caught in the fray.          Don't lose your faith.
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               It's not       so       cold.            It's not    too la-
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