Goo Goo Dolls – You Are The Answer (Bass Tab)
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Band: Goo Goo Dolls
Song: You Are the Answer
Album: Chaos in Bloom (2022)
Tabbed for: Bass
I have assumed the more intricate parts are the bass. However, this is quite far from the part Robbie normally
plays so it could very well be another instrument.
[Intro]
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Ah, ah, ah
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[Verse 1]
Searching for truth can be a fool's game.
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Some people lie right through the smiles.
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Don't rip the heart off of your sleeve.
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[Chorus]
And is it wrong to carry on with all you ever knew?
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The curtain's drawn, you're hanging on to all you thought was true.
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You know the answer isn't lost on you.
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'Cause I know the answer isn't lost on you.
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[Break]
E E A B E
Ah, ah, ah
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[Verse 2]
E D E A B E
You've got your own fight to choose.
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E D E A B E D E D C# B A
And the world might kick you when you're down.
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E D E E B A D E B
They count you out but you refuse.
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E E D E E D E D E F# G#
You might lie bleeding on the ground
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[Chorus]
A G# C# B F#m E C# E G#
Close your eyes, realize some hearts, they can't be sewn.
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A G# C# B F#m E C# E G#
Your only crime is being alive, you know you're not alone.
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A G# C# B F#m E C# E G#
You are the answer you've been looking for.
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A G# E C# B F#m E E C# B
You are the answer you've been looking for.
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[Solo]
A G# F#m D E D E F# G#
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A G# B E F# A B E E
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[Bridge]
G G D B A G D
Sometimes you know that it ain't easy. We're on our own
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from the day we're born.
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G B A G F#
Don't let the bastards steal your soul. 'Cause then you'll see
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E A B E D E D C# B A E A B E D E D C# B A
you're gold, you're gold
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E A B E D E D C# B A E E D E D C# B
you're gold,
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[Verse 3]
E D E A B E
The world is crazy again.
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E D E A B E D E D C# B A
She said it's never been sane.
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[Chorus]
A G# D B F#m E G#B G#
Here we are, you and me, tryna make the changes.
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And I believe that I can see a better time.
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A G# D B F#m E G#B G#
Cause you are the answer you've been looking for
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A G# E C# B F#m E E C# B
You are the answer you've been looking for
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[Ending]
A A B E E D C# B D E D C# A
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E E
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