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Good Thing

Reel Big Fish
Bass Tab
★4.7(3)

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Song

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Good Thing - Reel Big Fish

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Album: Cheer Up!

Tuning: Standard

Intro (Bass enters at 0:13)

G|----------------|-------5--------|-------3------------|
D|----------------|---2-5----------|---0-3--------------|
A|----------------|-3--------------|-1------------------|
E|------------1-3-|---------3------|---------1----1-1-1-|
G|-------5--------|-------3------------|
D|---2-5----------|---0-3--------------|
A|-3--------------|-1------------------| x3
E|---------3------|---------1----1-1-1-|

Verse (0:27)

I never felt too good, but in this world who would

G|-------5-------------|-------3---------|
D|---2-5---------------|---0-3-----------|
A|-3-------------------|-1---------------|
E|---------3-----------|---------1-------|

I was always thinkin' somethin' wasn't right

G|-------5-------------|-------3---------|
D|---2-5---------------|---0-3-----------|
A|-3-------------------|-1---------------|
E|---------3-----------|---------1-------|

But then you came along and helped me sing a song

G|-------5-------------|-------3---------|
D|---2-5---------------|---0-3-----------|
A|-3-------------------|-1---------------|
E|---------3-----------|---------1-------|

And now I feel okay I hope it can stay this way

G|-------5---------|-----------------|------------------|
D|---2-5-----------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------3----3\-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1/13\1-|

Chorus (0:46)

You know we've got a good thing goin' and I don't wanna see it end

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-3---3-3--5--3-2-3-2-0-|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|-----------------------|
E|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|------------------|-----------------------|

You know we've got a good thing goin' and I don't wanna see it end

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|
E|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|

Bridge 1 (1:01)

Are these the good days that I've heard so There goes the heartbreak

much about That I can live without

G|-------5-------------|---------------------|-------5-------------|---------------------|
D|---2-5---------------|-------3-------------|---2-5---------------|-------3-------------|
A|-3-------------------|---0-3---------------|-3-------------------|---0-3---------------|
E|---------3-----------|-1-------3-----------|---------3-----------|-1-------3-----------|
G|-------5--------|-------3------------|-------5--------|-------3------------|
D|---2-5----------|---0-3--------------|---2-5----------|---0-3--------------|
A|-3--------------|-1------------------|-3--------------|-1------------------|
E|---------3------|---------1----1-1-1-|---------3------|---------1----1-1-1-|

Verse 2 (1:17)

I've been so frustrated, bitter, mean and jaded

G|-------5-------------|-------3---------|
D|---2-5---------------|---0-3-----------|
A|-3-------------------|-1---------------|
E|---------3-----------|---------1-------|

I've taken for granted all the things I've got

G|-------5-------------|-------3---------|
D|---2-5---------------|---0-3-----------|
A|-3-------------------|-1---------------|
E|---------3-----------|---------1-------|

But now that you are here this anger disappears

G|-------5-------------|-------3---------|
D|---2-5---------------|---0-3-----------|
A|-3-------------------|-1---------------|
E|---------3-----------|---------1-------|

And feel happy too, this is sappy but it's true

G|-------5---------|-----------------|------------------|
D|---2-5-----------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------3----3\-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1/13\1-|

Chorus 2 (1:34)

You know we've got a good thing goin' and I don't wanna see it end

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-3---3-3--5--3-2-3-2-0-|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|-----------------------|
E|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|------------------|-----------------------|

You know we've got a good thing goin' and I don't wanna see it end

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|
E|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|

Bridge 2 (1:49)

Are these the good days that I've heard so There goes the heartbreak

much about That I can live without

G|-------5-------------|---------------------|-------5-------------|---------------------|
D|---2-5---------------|-------3-------------|---2-5---------------|-------3-------------|
A|-3-------------------|---0-3---------------|-3-------------------|---0-3---------------|
E|---------3-----------|-1-------3-----------|---------3-----------|-1-------3-----------|

Are these the good days that I've heard so There goes the heartbreak

much about That I can live without

G|-------5-------------|-------3------------|-------5---------------|-----------------|
D|---2-5---------------|---0-3--------------|---2-5-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------------------|-1------------------|-3---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------3-----------|---------1----1-1-1-|---------3-------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

Breakdown (2:04)

Heartbreak I can live without

G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|
A|-0---0-3-2-0---|------7--------|-----------------|----------------|------3-2-0--|
E|-------------3-|-0--0---0--0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5----3----12\5-|-5--5-------3|

Heartbreak heartbreak I can live live without

G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------7--------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0--0---0--0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Guitar Solo (2:20)

G|-------5--------|-------3---------|
D|---2-5----------|---0-3-----------|
A|-3--------------|-1---------------| x3
E|---------3------|---------1-------|

One, two, three

G|-------5---------|-----------------|------------------|
D|---2-5-----------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------3-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1/13\1-|

Chorus 3 (2:37) x3

You know we've got a good thing goin' and I don't wanna see it end

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-3---3-3--5--3-2-3-2-0-|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|-----------------------|
E|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|------------------|-----------------------|

You know we've got a good thing goin' and I don't wanna see it end

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-|--------------2-5-|
E|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|------------------|-1--1-1--3--3-----|

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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