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Eyes Wide Open

Goo Goo Dolls
Bass Tab

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

Intro

F

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-1---------------|

D F# D A A

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------| x2
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse

F# A D A F# A E

I'm a fortunate son of a fortunate son Living large on the wrong side of town

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

F# A D A F# A E

Too many friends and the fun never ends Drinking and hanging around

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

F# A D A F# A E

I wanna rule the world, want to swallow it whole At least I could kick it all down

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

F# E D

I wanna kick it all down

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

Chorus

D D F# F#

Eyes wide open, I can't see Eyes wide open, what you mean

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D D A A

Eyes wide open, I can't seem to be

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D D A A

My eyes wide open, I can't see Eyes wide open, what you mean

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D D A A

Eyes wide open, I can't seem to be

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse

F# A D A F# A E

I don't take the bus and I never walk too far. The furthest I got was my own backyard

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

F# A D A F# A E

A fist full of cash that somebody else earned. Send me some more when it all got burned

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

F# A D A F# A E

I wanna take control, want to make it all mine. At least I could kick it all down

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

F# E D

I wanna kick it all down

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9-------7-------|-5---------------|-17--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus

D D F# F#

Eyes wide open, I can't see Eyes wide open, what you mean

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D D A A

Eyes wide open, I can't seem to be

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D D A A

My eyes wide open, I can't see Eyes wide open, what you mean

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D D A A

Eyes wide open, I can't seem to be

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Break

C# A C# A

Never ever ever Never ever ever

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4---------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-0---------------| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

F# E

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------2-2-2-0-|

Solo

D D F# F#

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

G G D D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

D D F# F#

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

G G D F# E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-0-|

Verse

F# A D A F# A E

I get what I want if I make up my mind I'm turning you inside out

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

F# A D A F# A E

I wanna rule the world, want to swallow it whole I think I'll just kick it all down

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|

F# E D

I wanna kick it all down

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

Chorus

D D F# F#

Eyes wide open, I can't see Eyes wide open, what you mean

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D D A A

Eyes wide open, I can't seem to be

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D D A A

My eyes wide open, I can't see Eyes wide open, what you mean

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D D A D C# B A

Eyes wide open, I can't seem to be

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-12---11---9---7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D D F# F#

Eyes wide open Eyes wide open

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D D A A

Eyes wide open

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D D F# F#

Eyes wide open Eyes wide open

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D D A D C# B A

Eyes wide open

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-12---11---9---7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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