I’M STILL HERE – Goo Goo Dolls (John Rzeznik)
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Tabbed by: Liz M.
Email: [email protected]
Ok this is my first shot at doing a tab. The song is I’m Still Here by John
Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls. Although not all three Goos were in on it, I put
it under here so it’s easy to find. It’s actually the tab for the acoustic
version on Disney Channel’s Movie Surfers for Treasure Planet. I suggest to see
it and/or tape it to get rhythms down pat. This is a really awesome song and this
is the closest I have gotten trying to figure it out, I know there are a lot of
people out there wanting this! It’s not John’s actual fingerings but it sounds
amazing. Please bear with me, I’ve only been playing guitar for 6 months, and I
welcome any corrections or comments!! Enjoy!!
Tuning: (low to high) Db Ab Db Ab Db Eb
or C# G# C# G# C# A#
If you don’t want your B to snap, you can tune it to a LOW Db, it sounds twangy
but still good. Or you can replace it with a high E. If you have trouble, follow
the lyrics… I capitalized the words that coresspond to chord changes. It’s
pretty much the same throughout… it’s just tricky making chord changes while
singing. Good Luck!
INTRO:
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Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—0—0-0-0-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—0—0-0-0-0-|—7—7-7-7-7-|
Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|—7—7-7-7-7-| Play 2x
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Db|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—-0-|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—-0-|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
1 I am a Question to the World, not an Answer to
2 and What do you Think they’d Ever Say, i’m not Listening anyway
3 and What do you Think you’d Understand i’m a Boy, no, I’m a man
4 and How can you Learn what’s Never shown Yeah you stand here on
you’re own
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Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–9-9-9–7-7-7–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
1 Yearn or a Moment that’s Held In your Arms
2 You don’t Own me Cause I’ll never Be what you Want (pause
no playing then sing) me to be…
3 You can’t Take me and Throw me A- Way
4 They don’t Own me Cause i’m Not Here
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CHORUS: (same as above really)
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Db|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—-0-|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—-0-|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
1 and I want a Moment to be Real, wanna Touch things i don’t
2 and How can the World want me to Change they’re the Ones that stay
the
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Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–9-9-9–7-7-7–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
1 Feel wanna Hold on and Feel i Be- Long
2 Same they don’t Own me Cause i’m Not Here
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Db|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—-0-|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—-0-|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—-0-|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|
1 and You see the Things they never See all you Wanted I could be
2 and I wanna Tell you who I am, can you Help me be a man?
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Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—0—0-0-0-0-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–9-9-9–7-7-7–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—7—7-7-7-7-|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
1 Now you Know me and I’m Not Afraid
2 They can’t Break me As long As I Know who I am
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CHORUS
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TRICKY PART: (remember– a lot of this part is in 3’s or triplets, you’ll have
to figure out how the words work with the chords and triplets on your own, to
your own comfort. No way is really wrong, but he’s my way… it should work)
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Db|—0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0-|–0—0–0–0—0–0–0–|–0–0–0–|–0-|
Ab|—0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0-|–0—0–0–0—0–0–0–|–0–0–0–|–0-|
Db|—0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0-|–0—0–0–0—0–0–0–|–0–0–0–|–0-|
Ab|—9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9-|–12–12-12-12–12-12-12-|–11-11-11-|–9-|
Db|—9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9-|–12–12-12-12–12-12-12-|–11-11-11-|–9-|
1 They can’t tell me who to Be
2 Cause I’m not what they Seem
3 Yeah the world is still sleeping while i keep on dreaming for Me
4 And it wasn’t just whispers and lies that i’ll never Believe
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Db|—0-0-0-|–0–0-0-0–0–0-0-0–0–0-0-0–0-0-0-0–|
Ab|—0-0-0-|–0–0-0-0–0–0-0-0–0–0-0-0–0-0-0-0–|
Db|—0-0-0-|–0–0-0-0–0–0-0-0–0–0-0-0–0-0-0-0–|
Ab|—9-9-9-|–7–7-7-7–7–7-7-7–7–7-7-7–7-7-7-7–|
Db|—9-9-9-|–7–7-7-7–7–7-7-7–7–7-7-7–7-7-7-7–|
(rock out!)
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CHORUS
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FINALE:
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Ab|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|–0—0-0-0-0-|–9-9-9–7-7-7–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|–0—0-0-0-0-|–0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
1 I’m the one Cause I’m still Here
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Db|—0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
Ab|—9-9-9–7-7-7–0—0-0-0-0-|
Db|—0-0-0–0-0-0–0—0-0-0-0-|
1 I’m Still Here
2 I’m Still Here
3 I’m Still Here… (let it ring, and smile, you’re done!)
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