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.
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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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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]
D# A# C F A# G
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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[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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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]
D# A# C F A# G
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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