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Sympathy

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                          Sympathy - Goo Goo Dolls
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Tabbed by: MasterXaero*
Figured out by: "Mark"
Email: MasterXaero8@hotmail.com
All tabs are relative to the capo.
Chords used in this tab:
                             ----------------------
                            |                      |
                            V                  Csus2(#11)
  Cadd9G/BDsus4G  Csus2Em7Dadd2/F#
            *   
e|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--3--|---0---|
B|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|---3---|
G|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|---2---|
D|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|---0---|
A|--3--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--3--|--2--|---0---|
E|-----|-----|-----|--3--|-----|--0--|---2---|
             Dsus4/A
            ()
[Intro]
Cadd9G/BDsus4G
    (x2)
[Verse]
Cadd9    G/B       Dsus4 G
Stranger than your sympathy,
    Cadd9   G/B Dsus4 G
And this is my apolo-gy
    Cadd9   G/B             Dsus4  G
I'm killing myself from the inside out,
    Cadd9  G/B        Dsus4      G
And all my fears have pushed you out.
G                Dsus4         Cadd9
And I wished for things that I don't need.
Csus2   Cadd9G
*            
    All I wanted
G          Dsus4             Cadd9
And what I chase won't set me free.
Csus2        Cadd9 G
*                  
    It's all I wanted
G        Dsus4         Cadd9           Csus2Cadd9
                                       *  
And I get scared but I'm not crawling on my knees.
   Em7  Cadd9
Oh yeah, everything's all wrong,
Em7  Cadd9
Yeah, everything's all wrong, yeah.
Em7      Cadd9               Dsus4
Where the hell did I think I was?
[Riff]
e|---------------------|
B|-------3-3-3---------|
G|-2/4---------4-2-0---|
D|-------------------0-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[Chorus]
Cadd9    G/B       Dsus4 G
Stranger than your sympathy,
  Cadd9      G/B       Dsus4   G
I take these things so I don't feel.
    Cadd9    G/B           Dsus4  G
I'm killing myself from the inside out,
    Cadd9  G/B         Dsus4       G
And now my head's been filled with doubt.
[Verse]
G                         Dsus4 Cadd9
And it's hard to lead the life you choose,
Csus2   Cadd9 G
*             
    All I wanted
G             Dsus4         Cadd9
When all your lucks run out on you.
Csus2   Cadd9G
*           
    All I wanted
G            Dsus4        Cadd9             Csus2Cadd9
                                            * 
And you can't see when all your dreams are coming true.
  Em7   Cadd9
Oh yeah, it's easy to forget,
Em7         Cadd9
Yeah, and you choke on the regrets, yeah.
Em7    Cadd9              Dsus4
Who the hell did I think I was?
(Repeat Riff)
[Chorus]
Cadd9    G/B       Dsus4 G
Stranger than your sympathy,
    Cadd9     G/B          Dsus4      G
And all these thoughts you stole from me.
    Cadd9   G/B        Dsus4 G
And I'm not sure where I be-long.
Cadd9     G/B      Dsus4   G
Nowhere's home and I'm all wrong
[Bridge]
Em              Dadd2/F#
   And I wasn't all the things
  G               Dsus4
I tried to make believe I was.
Em                Dadd2/F#
   And I wouldn't be the one
   G                Cadd9
To kneel before the dreams I wanted
    Em7
And all the talk,
    Cadd9
And all the lies
     Em7           Cadd9               Dsus4
Were all the empty things disguised as me
(Repeat Riff)
Cadd9  G/B    Dsus4  G
Mmmmm Yeah.
Cadd9    G/B       Dsus4 G
Stranger than your sympathy,
Cadd9    G/B       Dsus4 G
Stranger than your sympathy,
Ending
Cadd9    G/B       Dsus4 G
Mmmmmmmm-mmmm-mmmmm-mmm-mmm

Sympathy chords and lyrics

Free chords for Sympathy by Goo Goo Dolls. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Sympathy - Goo Goo Dolls
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: MasterXaero*
Figured out by: "Mark"
Email: MasterXaero8@hotmail.com
All tabs are relative to the capo.
            (Dsus4/A)
[Intro]
Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G (x2)
[Verse]
[Riff]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
(Repeat Riff)
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
(Repeat Riff)
[Ending]

Sympathy Chords by Goo Goo Dolls

Learn how to play Sympathy by Goo Goo Dolls with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sympathy chords”, “Sympathy guitar chords”, or “Goo Goo Dolls Sympathy chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sympathy chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sympathy lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Csus2, Cadd9, G/B, Dsus4, G, Em7.

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The chords for "Sympathy" show the original chord names (including Csus2, Cadd9, G/B, Dsus4, G, Em7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.