Tab for IRIS by Goo Goo Dolls

Tabbed by Kyle Cameron

Kay, this is not the real version, but it's
a version I kinda made up with a certain
chord progression I really like, and it sounds
good, and it's quite easy, and it's in standard tuning.
It's in a different key than Johnny plays it in,
but you can play around with a capo to put it
wherever you want to sing it.
(I use capo 4, personally)

The chords are simple, but I don't know most of
their names.  It's essentially a G, C, D, A and Em
song, but each chord is "anchored" by your ring and
pinky fingers on the third fret, 5th and 6th strings.
They never leave that place through the whole song, and
it hurts after a little while but you get used to it.
So, they look like this:

(x = mute string)
G:  3x0033
A:  x02233
C:  x32033
D:  xx0233
Em: 022033

It helps a lot if you really emphasize the bass notes,
and just let the pick play over the higher strings.
The other thing is, the rhythm changes a few times
throughout the song from 4/4 time to 3/4 time.  If you
don't know what that means, listen to the song, and you
can probably figure it out.

Here's MY version:

INTRO (In 4/4 time): Em  C  Em  C

VERSE (In 3/4 time):
	 G	    A	    C
Well I'd give up forever to touch you
	Em	      D		  C
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
	   G	      A		  C
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
      Em	    D 		  C
And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
When sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight

CHORUS:
      Em	     D	      C
And I don't want the world to see me
	Em      	 D 	     C
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
     Em	          D	     C
When everything's made to be broken
       Em	   D	      C
I just want you to know who I am

***Back to 4/4 time:
  Em	   D		   C	   C/B
E----3-3-3----3-3-3--------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-------
B----3-3-3----3-3-3--------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-------
G----0-0-0----2-2-2--------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-------
D----2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-2----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0-------
A----2-2-2-x--x-x-x-----3--3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-2-3-2-0-
E-0--0-0-0-x--x-x-x--------x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-------

  Em       D            C          C/B
E----3-3-3----3-3-3--------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-
B----3-3-3----3-3-3--------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-
G----0-0-0----2-2-2--------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-
D----2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-2----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0-
A----2-2-2-x--x-x-x-----3--3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-2-
E-0--0-0-0-x--x-x-x--------x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-

***From there, go right back into 3/4 time for the VERSE:

And you can't fight the tears that ain't comin
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive

CHORUS

***After CHORUS, there's another interlude which leads into
the big orchestration thing (Remember this!
It comes up again later):
  Em         D/F#       G
E----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-
B----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-
G----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-
D----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-
A----2-2-2-2----x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-
E-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-

  Em         D          C
E----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-
B----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-
G----0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-
D----2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-
A----2-2-2-2----x-x-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-
E-0--0-0-0-0----x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-

***Do the above twice, then this (this is the big
orchestration thing):

  Em        D             C          C/B
E-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3----------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-------
B-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3----------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-------
G-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-------
D-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---0-2----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0-------
A-2-2-2-2---x-x-x-x-------3--3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-2-3-2-0-
E-0-0-0-0---x-x-x-x----------x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-------

***Do the above three times, then the following progression
(listen to the track for the strumming):

Em D
***Solo kicks in:
C  C/B  C  Em
C  C/B  Em
        /\  At the end of this Em, do a walk on the bass strings
		like this: (listen to the song, you should be
		able to hear it)
	    A:----------0------
	    E:-0--2--3-----3-2-
C  C/B  Em
***With walk (as above) at the end, finishing in an Em, which you hold a
little longer than before, then do:
Em D    C
Em D/F# G (As above)
Em D    C (hit it once, then wait)

CHORUS:
***As above, but on
I just want you to know who I am
***Hold the C chord longer than usual, (listen to the song :)
	then:
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
       Em          D          C
I just want you to know who I am
       Em          D          C
I just want you to know who I am
       Em          D          C
I just want you to know who I am
       Em          D
I just want you to know who I am
			      /\ On this "am", drop to an Em,
				then do an Em D/F# G several times
				to end it.  I usually end it on a C.
				It's really pretty that way.  Sometimes
				on an upstroke.  It's all tinkly and
				stuff.  I like it.

There, that's it.  I hope it makes sense, I sometimes tend to be a
bit more specific than I need to when I do these but I guess that
might be a good thing.

You didn't think I'd forget the solo did you?!?

Here it is.  I would play it on the two top strings, personally, but
you could put it together anywhere you want, really!
It sounds better if you slide like crazy from note to note.
It's not crisp, it's flowy, kinda.  Get it?  I dunno.
Listen to the song! :)

/ = slide up, \ = slide down
  C	  C/B     C           Em          C        C/B     Em      (Walk...)
B-8-------7-----3-/8-----8/10-10/12-----3/8-----10-7-----3-5-----5/17-------

  C          C/B             Em                    (Walk...)
E----------------------10-12/14--14/15/14-------12/14-------
B-8-----8/10-10/12------------------------15-12-------------

I think that's right.

GOOD LUCK!  HAPPY GUITARING!!!
Email me if there's any questions or other requests: kscam@yahoo.com