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Cuz Youre Gone

Goo Goo Dolls
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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Cuz´ Your Gone - Goo Goo Dolls

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Tabbed by:Ivan Serdarusic

Email:ivse@gmx.de

Tuning: Standart EADGhe

p.m - palm mute

p - pull off

h - hammer

/ - slide

bu - bend up

rb - release bend

~ - vibrato

It´s an awesome song with an adorable solo from one of my favorite bands.

I think I started playing the guitar because of this kind of music.

Feel free to comment my tab or to send me any corrections or questions.

Intro: Guitar 1 doubled and distorted throughout

e|-----------------I--------------I-----------------I----------------|
B|-----------------I--------------I-----------------I----------------|
G|--6--7-7p6-7p6-7-I-9---9--7--6--I-6--7-7p6-7p6-7--I--7--7-6--------|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-I-7---7--7--7--I-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--I--7--7-7--------|
A|-----------------I--------------I-----------------I--0--0-0--------|
E|-----------------I--------------I-----------------I----------------|

repeat 1 time

bass & drum come in

main riff:

e|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
B|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
G|--6--7-7p6-7p6-7-I-9---9--7--6--I-6--7-7p6-7p6-6-7p6-6-7p6-6-|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-I-7---7--7--7--I-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
E|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|

repeat 1 time

Verse: palm muted with emphasizes ! listen to the song to get the right feeling

(it´s maybe not 100% accurate)

p.m....!........!...........!........!.....!........!........!.....!

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|

You whispered in my mouth..............

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9----9--9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--7----9--9-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----7--7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

..your words right back

p.m....!........!...........!........!.....!........!........!.....!

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|

How good do you think I'll look.....

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9----9--9-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--7----9--9-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----7--7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

..to break and crack

Bridge:

e|-----------------I-------------I-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------I-------------I-------------------------------------|
G|-------11--------I-----9-------I-----6-7p6---7p6---6h7p6---7p6-------|
D|----11--------11-I---9-------9-I---7-------7-----7-------7-----7-----|
A|--9--------9-----I-7------7----I-5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------I-------------I-------------------------------------|

repeat 3 times

You beat your head upon your wall

You disconnect yourself from it all

Cuz you know that you're so beautiful and so untouchable

And I want to get in so bad, and I don't know how

then

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----5--5--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7----5--5--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--9----7--7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

No I don´t know how!!!

Chorus: repeat the main riff 2 times

e|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
B|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
G|--6--7-7p6-7p6-7-I-9---9--7--6--I-6--7-7p6-7p6-6-7p6-6-7p6-6-|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-I-7---7--7--7--I-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
E|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|

'Cause you're gone, and you ain't coming back.

Yeah you're gone, and you ain't coming back.

Verse:

p.m....!........!...........!........!.....!........!........!.....!

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2|

You held your hand so close......... And I just can't push

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9----9--9---------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--7----9--9---------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----7--7---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

you away

p.m....!........!...........!........!.....!........!........!.....!

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|

I wished you could be my girl........ But you're stuck in your

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9----9--9------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--7----9--9------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----7--7------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

grown-up world

Bridge:

e|-----------------I-------------I------------------------------------|
B|-----------------I-------------I------------------------------------|
G|-------11--------I-----9-------I-----6-7p6---7p6---6h7p6---7p6------|
D|----11--------11-I---9-------9-I---7-------7-----7-------7-----7----|
A|--9--------9-----I-7------7----I-5----------------------------------|
E|-----------------I-------------I------------------------------------|

repeat 3 times

You beat your head upon your wall

You disconnect yourself from it all

Cuz you know that you're so beautiful and so untouchable

And I want to get in so bad, and I don't know how

Chorus: repeat the main riff 2 times

e|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
B|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
G|--6--7-7p6-7p6-7-I-9---9--7--6--I-6--7-7p6-7p6-6-7p6-6-7p6-6-|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-I-7---7--7--7--I-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
E|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|

'Cause you're gone, and you ain't coming back.

Yeah you're gone, and you ain't coming back.

Solo:

e|-------------12-12-12bu14-14rb12-12~-10-9-10~-9-----------9-10~-9-------|
B|---10h12-10~------------------------------------12-10~-12---------12-10~|
G|---9-----9~~------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play this part with a little bar on the 9th fret

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12p10-12-12bu14rb12p10----10~-10/9-9---12-9---10~--9---9-------------|
G|--------------------------11------------9------9--------9---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10p9-----12p9-----10p9-----12p9-----10p9--10~------------------------|
G|---------9--------9--------9--------9----------------9~-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------7~-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

use a very broken and distorted tone here (I use my tonelab to create this one)

play really fast

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------14141414------|
A|-----------4444-6666-7777-9999-11111111-14141414-16161616---------------|
E|---9/2------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------17-----17----------------------------|
G|------------14141414-16p14--16p14--16bu18-16bu18-16bu18rb16p14----14~~--|
D|---16161616----------------------------------------------------16-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: (the second guitar plays a cool riff in the background)

e|-----------------I-------------I----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------I-------------I----------------------------------------|
G|-------11--------I-----9-------I-----6-7p6---7p6---6h7p6---7p6----------|
D|----11--------11-I---9-------9-I---7-------7-----7-------7-----7--------|
A|--9--------9-----I-7------7----I-5--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------I-------------I----------------------------------------|

repeat 3 times

You beat your head upon your wall

You disconnect yourself from it all

Cuz you know that you're so beautiful and so untouchable

And I want to get in so bad, and I don't know how

Chorus: repeat the main riff 2 times

e|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
B|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
G|--6--7-7p6-7p6-7-I-9---9--7--6--I-6--7-7p6-7p6-6-7p6-6-7p6-6-|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-I-7---7--7--7--I-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|
E|-----------------I--------------I----------------------------|

'Cause you're gone, and you ain't coming back.

Yeah you're gone, and you ain't coming back.

End:

fade out.......

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------(10)you don´t need this one-|
G|----------6h7p6h7p6-----------6h7p6h7p6------9--------------------------|
D|----------7-------------------7--------------7--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Yeah you're gone, and I wish you'd come back.

This file is my own work and it´s just the way I play the song.

I´ve transcripted it for one guitar,

but in some parts it sounds cooler with a second one.

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