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Date: Sun, 7 Jun 1998 11:47:04 -0500 (CDT)
From: World of Goo <goo@soong.heinous.net>
Subject: g/goo_goo_dolls/iris.crd

Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls
(tabbed by goo@soong.heinous.net)
Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo
http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html

(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. Check out the .tab
 file for the "real" version)


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...
         Bm7           A           G
'Cause I know that ...
           Bm7        A           G
You're the closest to heaven ...
      Bm7           A             G    *riff 1*
And I don't want to ...

(verse)
And all I can taste is this ...

Chorus:
(play verse part)
And I don't want the ...

(play intro minus last Em7)

(verse)
And you can't fight the tears that ..

(chorus)
And I don't want the world ...

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 ...

(chorus)
And I don't want the world ...

       Bm7         A          G
I just want you to ...
       Bm7         A          G
I just want you to ...
       Bm7         A          G
I just want you to ...