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

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)

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
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
B-C#-D    B-A-G
(fade out)

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(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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