Goo Goo Dolls – Souls In The Machine (Bass Tab)

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Band: Goo Goo Dolls Song: Souls in the Machine 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]
   G                         G                         G                         G                         
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[Verse]
   G                         G                         C                         C      
   All this time I was losing control.                 Chasing a life that would steal my soul.        
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D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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   G                         G                         C                         C      
   Too many faces,           too many lies.            Too many hands trying to   steal this prize.
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   G                         G                         C                         C      
   We all got demons.          We all get scared.      On our knees hoping       someone cares.
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   D                         C                         D                         C      
   cares.         And all we need is a little,                               honesty          right now.
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   D                         C    
                 We're still waitin.
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[Chorus]
   G                         G                         G                         G 
               We are,                   we are,                  we are the     soul in the machine.     
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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--|

   C                         C                         G                         G    
                We are,                  we are,          when you look up     at the bright stars.     
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A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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   G                         G                         C                         C      
                We are apart of everything.                        We are,                   we are.
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E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   E                         C                         G                         G
   Every breath's a moment.  Every moment is a chance to live again.
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A|-7-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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[Verse]
   G                         G                A#       C                         C  
   This hope is burning like    fire in my veins.  When the fear is gone and the truth remains.
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E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   G                         G                A#       C                         C  
   People are gusts.  We've got so much to give, yeah. So many dreams.           So much to live for.
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A|-------------------------|-------------------1--1--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   D                         C                         D                         C      
                When life gets hard, we get brave.                 We all get scared, it's okay.  
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A|-5-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
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[Chorus]
   G                         G                         G                         G 
               We are,                   we are,                  we are the     soul in the machine.     
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--|

   C                         C                         G                         G    
                We are,                  we are,          when you look up     at the bright stars.     
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-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--|

   G                         G                         C                         C      
                We are apart of everything.                        We are,                   we are.
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-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                         
   Every breath's a moment.  Every moment is a chance to live again.
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A|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
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[Solo]
   E                         C                         G                         D      
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E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|

   E                         C                         G                         F#      
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A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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{Interlude}
   E                         C                         G                         D      
                     Can you hear it callin?                               Oh it feels like falling.
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A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
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   E                         C                         G                         F#     
                    When you find your callin.        Don't be afraid darling. I know you'll always be
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   E                         C                         G                         D      
   brave.            Can you hear it callin?                               Oh it feels like falling.
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   E                         C                         G                         D     
                    When you find your callin.        Don't be afraid darling. I know you'll always be
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   E                         C                         G                         D      
   brave.            Can you hear it callin?                               Oh it feels like falling.
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A|-7-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-5-----------------------|
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   E                         C                         G                               
                And then you find your calling.                         Don't be afraid. Darling be brave.
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   Darling be brave.
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