Iris Goo Goo Dolls

Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls

(tabbed by googoodolls@musicfanclubs.org)

Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo

http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/index.html

Tuning:

Guitar 1-

BADAAD (Low E down to an B!)

(or to use a hint someone emailed me, you can tune

to AGCGGC and capo on the 2nd fret)

(or to be super-slick, tune to BGCGGC and capo only

the G's and C's on the 2nd fret)

(Johnny plays this tuned BDDDDD)

Guitar 2/Mandolin-

Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

Chords: (these are all D's, so they are just denoted by

their root note in the tab)

D - 3x0000

D/E - 5x0000

D/G - 8x0000

D/B - 0x0000 or (12)x00000 (listen for the variation)

D/A - (10)x0000

D/F# - 7x0000

D/C# - 2x0000

Riff 1 (mandolin, written for guitar 2):

 
 e -----10--12-
 B ---7--------
 G -7----------
 D ------------
 A ------------
 E ------------

Intro:

[B-B-B] [A-A]

[G-G-F#-E-E]

[B-B-B] [A-A]

[G-G-F#-E-E]

Verse: (arpeggiate the chords)

[D] [E] [G]

And I'd give up forever to touch you

[B] [A] [G]

'Cause I know that you feel me somehow

[D] [E] [G]

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be

B A G *riff 1*

And I don't want to go home right now

(verse)

And all I can taste is this moment

And all I can breathe is your life

'Cause sooner or later it's over

I just don't want to miss you tonight *riff 1*

Chorus:

[B] [A] [G]

And I don't want the world to see me

[B] [A] [G]

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

[B] [A] [G]

When everything's made to be broken

[B] [A] [G]

I just want you to know who I am

[B-B-B] [A-A]

[G-G-F#-E-E]

[B-B-B] [A-A]

[G-G-F#]

(verse)

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming

Or the moment of truth in your lies

When everything feels like the movies

Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive

(chorus)

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

[B-C#-D] [B-A-G]

Break:

 
 B-B-B-B A-A-A-A B-A

[G-G-G] [F#-F#] [G-F#-E]

(repeat three total times, then:)

 
 B-B-B-B A-A-A-A B-A

Solo:

(guitar 1 plays the chords,

guitar 2 the solo with *generous* slide)

[G] [F#] [G] [B] [G]

 
 e ------|---------|-------|----------|----------
 B ------|---------|-------|----------|----7-----
 G -/7---|-6----2/-|-7--/9-|-/11--\2/-|-7----6---
 D ------|---------|-------|----------|----------
 A ------|---------|-------|----------|----------
 E ------|---------|-------|----------|----------

[F#] [B-C#-D-E-F#] [G] [F#] [B]

 
 e -----|-----------|-------|--------|-9--10--9--------9-
 B -----|-0/12------|-------|-----10-|----------10-------
 G -(6)\|-----------|--7--/9|-/11----|--------------11---
 D -----|-----------|-------|--------|-------------------
 A -----|-----------|-------|--------|-------------------
 E -----|-----------|-------|--------|-------------------
 B-A-G-F#-E-D-B

(rest 2 measures)

[B-C#-D]

[B-A-G]

(chorus)

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

[G]

(chorus)

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

[B] [A] [G]

I just want you to know who I am

[B] [A] [G]

I just want you to know who I am

[B] [A] [G]

I just want you to know who I am

[B-C#-D] [B-A-G]

(fade out)

 
 ----------

(Standard Tuning version)

(note: This isn't exactly what Johnny plays, but it

is close and sounds fine for playing along with the

song or by yourself.)

Bm7 - x2023x (or x24232)

G/F# - 2x0033

Em7 - 022033

Intro:

[Bm7-Bm7-A-A-Bm7]

[G-G-G/F#-G/F#-Em7]

[Bm7-Bm7-A-A-Bm7]

[G-G-G/F#-G/F#-Em7]

Riff 1 (mandolin, written for guitar 2):

 
 e -----10---
 B ---7------
 G -7--------
 D ----------
 A ----------
 E ----------

[-----]

Verse:

[Bm7] [A] [G]

And I'd give up forever to touch you

[Bm7] [A] [G]

'Cause I know that you feel me somehow

[Bm7] [A] [G]

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be

Bm7 A G *riff 1*

And I don't want to go home right now

(verse)

And all I can taste is this moment

And all I can breathe is your life

'Cause sooner or later it's over

I just don't want to miss you tonight

Chorus:

(play verse part)

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

(play intro minus last Em7)

(verse)

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming

Or the moment of truth in your life

When everything feels like the movies

Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive

(chorus)

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

Break:

 
 Bm7-Bm7-Bm7-Bm7 A-A-A-A Bm7-A

[G-G-G] [G/F#-G/F#] [G-G/F#-Em7]

(repeat three total times, then:)

 
 Bm7-Bm7-Bm7-Bm7 A-A-A-A Bm7-A

and Solo:

(with *generous* slide)

 
 e ------|---------|----------------|----------
 B ------|---------|----------------|----7-----
 G -/7---|-6----2/-|-7--/9-/11--\2/-|-7----6---
 D ------|---------|----------------|----------
 A ------|---------|----------------|----------
 E ------|---------|----------------|----------
 e ------------|---------------|-9--10--9--------9-
 B ------0/12--|------------10-|----------10-------
 G -(6)\-------|--7--/9/11-----|--------------11---
 D ------------|---------------|-------------------
 A ------------|---------------|-------------------
 E ------------|---------------|-------------------

(play verse chords)

(chorus)

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

(chorus)

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

[Bm7] [A] [G]

I just want you to know who I am

[Bm7] [A] [G]

I just want you to know who I am

[Bm7] [A] [G]

I just want you to know who I am

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{t:Iris}
 {st:Goo Goo Dolls}
 
 Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls
 
 (tabbed by googoodolls@musicfanclubs.org)
 
 Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo
 
 http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/index.html
 
 
 Tuning:
 
 Guitar 1-
 
 BADAAD (Low E down to an B!)
 
 (or to use a hint someone emailed me, you can tune
 
 to AGCGGC and capo on the 2nd fret)
 
 (or to be super-slick, tune to BGCGGC and capo only
 
 the G's and C's on the 2nd fret)
 
 (Johnny plays this tuned BDDDDD)
 
 
 Guitar 2/Mandolin-
 
 Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
 
 
 Chords: (these are all D's, so they are just denoted by
 
 their root note in the tab)
 
 D - 3x0000
 
 D/E - 5x0000
 
 D/G - 8x0000
 
 D/B - 0x0000 or (12)x00000 (listen for the variation)
 
 D/A - (10)x0000
 
 D/F# - 7x0000
 
 D/C# - 2x0000
 
 
 Riff 1 (mandolin, written for guitar 2):
 
 
 {sot}
 e -----10--12-
 B ---7--------
 G -7----------
 D ------------
 A ------------
 E ------------
 {eot}
 
 
 Intro:
 
 
 [B-B-B] [A-A] 
 [G-G-F#-E-E] 
 [B-B-B] [A-A] 
 [G-G-F#-E-E] 
 
 Verse: (arpeggiate the chords)
 
 [D] [E] [G] 
 And I'd give up forever to touch you
 
 [B] [A] [G] 
 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
 
 [D] [E] [G] 
 You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
 
 B A G *riff 1*
 
 And I don't want to go home right now
 
 
 (verse)
 
 And all I can taste is this moment
 
 And all I can breathe is your life
 
 'Cause sooner or later it's over
 
 I just don't want to miss you tonight *riff 1*
 
 
 Chorus:
 
 [B] [A] [G] 
 And I don't want the world to see me
 
 [B] [A] [G]
 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
 
 [B] [A] [G] 
 When everything's made to be broken
 
 [B] [A] [G] 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 [B-B-B] [A-A] 
 [G-G-F#-E-E] 
 [B-B-B] [A-A] 
 [G-G-F#] 
 
 (verse)
 
 And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
 
 Or the moment of truth in your lies
 
 When everything feels like the movies
 
 Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive
 
 
 (chorus)
 And I don't want the world to see me
 
 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
 
 When everything's made to be broken
 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 [B-C#-D] [B-A-G] 
 [B-C#-D] [B-A-G] 
 
 Break:
 
 
 {sot}
 B-B-B-B A-A-A-A B-A
 {eot}
 
 [G-G-G] [F#-F#] [G-F#-E] 
 (repeat three total times, then:)
 
 
 {sot}
 B-B-B-B A-A-A-A B-A
 {eot}
 
 
 Solo:
 
 (guitar 1 plays the chords,
 
 guitar 2 the solo with *generous* slide)
 
 [G] [F#] [G] [B] [G]
 
 {sot}
 e ------|---------|-------|----------|----------
 B ------|---------|-------|----------|----7-----
 G -/7---|-6----2/-|-7--/9-|-/11--\2/-|-7----6---
 D ------|---------|-------|----------|----------
 A ------|---------|-------|----------|----------
 E ------|---------|-------|----------|----------
 {eot}
 
 
 [F#] [B-C#-D-E-F#] [G] [F#] [B]
 
 {sot}
 e -----|-----------|-------|--------|-9--10--9--------9-
 B -----|-0/12------|-------|-----10-|----------10-------
 G -(6)\|-----------|--7--/9|-/11----|--------------11---
 D -----|-----------|-------|--------|-------------------
 A -----|-----------|-------|--------|-------------------
 E -----|-----------|-------|--------|-------------------
 B-A-G-F#-E-D-B
 {eot}
 
 
 (rest 2 measures)
 
 
 [B-C#-D] 
 [B-A-G] 
 
 (chorus)
 
 And I don't want the world to see me
 
 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
 
 When everything's made to be broken
 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 [G] 
 
 (chorus)
 
 And I don't want the world to see me
 
 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
 
 When everything's made to be broken
 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 [B] [A] [G] 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 [B] [A] [G] 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 [B] [A] [G] 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 [B-C#-D] [B-A-G] 
 [B-C#-D] [B-A-G] 
 (fade out)
 
 
 
 {sot}
 ----------
 {eot}
 
 
 (Standard Tuning version)
 
 (note: This isn't exactly what Johnny plays, but it
 
 is close and sounds fine for playing along with the
 
 song or by yourself.)
 
 
 
 Bm7 - x2023x (or x24232)
 
 G/F# - 2x0033
 
 Em7 - 022033
 
 
 Intro:
 
 [Bm7-Bm7-A-A-Bm7] 
 [G-G-G/F#-G/F#-Em7] 
 [Bm7-Bm7-A-A-Bm7] 
 [G-G-G/F#-G/F#-Em7] 
 
 Riff 1 (mandolin, written for guitar 2):
 
 
 {sot}
 e -----10---
 B ---7------
 G -7--------
 D ----------
 A ----------
 E ----------
 {eot}
 
 
 [-----] 
 
 Verse:
 
 [Bm7] [A] [G] 
 And I'd give up forever to touch you
 
 [Bm7] [A] [G] 
 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
 
 [Bm7] [A] [G] 
 You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
 
 Bm7 A G *riff 1*
 
 And I don't want to go home right now
 
 
 (verse)
 
 And all I can taste is this moment
 
 And all I can breathe is your life
 
 'Cause sooner or later it's over
 
 I just don't want to miss you tonight
 
 
 Chorus:
 
 (play verse part)
 
 And I don't want the world to see me
 
 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
 
 When everything's made to be broken
 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 (play intro minus last Em7)
 
 
 (verse)
 
 And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
 
 Or the moment of truth in your life
 
 When everything feels like the movies
 
 Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive
 
 
 (chorus)
 
 And I don't want the world to see me
 
 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
 
 When everything's made to be broken
 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 Break:
 
 
 {sot}
 Bm7-Bm7-Bm7-Bm7 A-A-A-A Bm7-A
 {eot}
 
 [G-G-G] [G/F#-G/F#] [G-G/F#-Em7] 
 (repeat three total times, then:)
 
 
 {sot}
 Bm7-Bm7-Bm7-Bm7 A-A-A-A Bm7-A
 {eot}
 
 
 and Solo:
 
 (with *generous* slide)
 
 
 {sot}
 e ------|---------|----------------|----------
 B ------|---------|----------------|----7-----
 G -/7---|-6----2/-|-7--/9-/11--\2/-|-7----6---
 D ------|---------|----------------|----------
 A ------|---------|----------------|----------
 E ------|---------|----------------|----------
 e ------------|---------------|-9--10--9--------9-
 B ------0/12--|------------10-|----------10-------
 G -(6)\-------|--7--/9/11-----|--------------11---
 D ------------|---------------|-------------------
 A ------------|---------------|-------------------
 E ------------|---------------|-------------------
 {eot}
 
 
 (play verse chords)
 
 
 (chorus)
 
 And I don't want the world to see me
 
 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
 
 When everything's made to be broken
 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 (chorus)
 
 And I don't want the world to see me
 
 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
 
 When everything's made to be broken
 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 [Bm7] [A] [G] 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 [Bm7] [A] [G] 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 [Bm7] [A] [G] 
 I just want you to know who I am
 
 
 This file is copyright googoodolls@musicfanclubs.org, 1998. You are
 
 free to use it for your personal or educational use, but permission must
 
 be granted to post this transcription. Thank you.

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