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Sympathy

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                          Sympathy - Goo Goo Dolls
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All tabs are relative to the capo.
Chords used in this tab:
                             ----------------------
                            |                      |
                            V                  Csus2(#11)
    Cadd9    G/B     Dsus4     G  Csus2*   Em7  Dadd2/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]
 Cadd9   G/B   Dsus4   G(x2)
[Verse]
Cadd9Stranger G/Bthan your Dsus4sympatGhy,
And Cadd9this is G/Bmy aDsus4polo-gGy
I'm Cadd9killing G/Bmyself from the Dsus4inside Gout,
And Cadd9all my G/Bfears have Dsus4pushed you Gout.
GAnd I wished for Dsus4things that I Cadd9don't need.
Csus2*            Cadd9  G  
    All I wanted
GAnd what I Dsus4chase won't set me Cadd9free.
Csus2*                  Cadd9  G  
    It's all I wanted
         G                Dsus4                  Cadd9  Csus2*  Cadd9  
And I get scared but I'm not crawling on my knees.
Oh Em7yeah, Cadd9everything's all wrong,
Em7Yeah, Cadd9everything's all wrong, yeah.
Em7Where the Cadd9hell did I think I Dsus4was?
[Riff]
e|---------------------|
B|-------3-3-3---------|
G|-2/4---------4-2-0---|
D|-------------------0-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[Chorus]
Cadd9Stranger G/Bthan your Dsus4sympatGhy,
I Cadd9take these G/Bthings so Dsus4I don't Gfeel.
I'm Cadd9killing mG/Byself from the Dsus4inside Gout,
And Cadd9now my G/Bhead's been Dsus4filled with Gdoubt.
[Verse]
GAnd it's hard to lead the Dsus4life yCadd9ou choose,
Csus2*             Cadd9  G  
    All I wanted
GWhen all your Dsus4lucks run out Cadd9on you.
Csus2*           Cadd9  G  
    All I wanted
             G               Dsus4                    Cadd9  Csus2* Cadd9  
And you can't see when all your dreams are coming true.
Oh Em7yeah, Cadd9it's easy to forget,
Em7Yeah, and yoCadd9u choke on the regrets, yeah.
Em7Who the Cadd9hell did I think I Dsus4was?
(Repeat Riff)
[Chorus]
Cadd9Stranger G/Bthan your Dsus4sympatGhy,
And Cadd9all these G/Bthoughts you Dsus4stole from Gme.
And Cadd9I'm not G/Bsure where Dsus4I be-lGong.
Cadd9Nowhere's G/Bhome and Dsus4I'm all Gwrong
[Bridge]
   EmAnd I wasn't Dadd2/F#all the things
I Gtried to make beDsus4lieve I was.
   EmAnd I wouldn't Dadd2/F#be the one
To Gkneel before the Cadd9dreams I wanted
And Em7all the talk,
And Cadd9all the lies
Were Em7all the empty Cadd9things disguised as Dsus4me
(Repeat Riff)
Cadd9Mmmmm YG/Beah.Dsus4  G  
Cadd9Stranger G/Bthan your Dsus4sympatGhy,
Cadd9Stranger G/Bthan your Dsus4sympatGhy,
Ending
Cadd9Mmmmmmmm-G/Bmmmm-mmmmmDsus4-mmm-mGmm

All chords in this song (9)

The story behind the song

This song by the Goo Goo Dolls, from their album Gutterflower, evokes a sense of quiet observation and perhaps a touch of melancholy. The music video, described by the band as a "guerrilla video," features the singer/guitarist as if "invisible" to others in a taxi, suggesting themes of unseen presence or unnoticed feelings. It's a song that invites you to step into a moment of reflection, perhaps about connection or the lack thereof.

AI-written from these sources:Sympathy (Goo Goo Dolls song) — Wikipedia ↗Goo Goo Dolls — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Sympathy

by Goo Goo Dolls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/B

Dsus4

Csus2

Em7

Dadd2/F#

Dsus4/A

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Sympathy - Goo Goo Dolls

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

All tabs are relative to the capo.

Chords used in this tab:

----------------------

| |

V Csus2(#11)

Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G Csus2 Em7 Dadd2/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]

Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G

(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 Cadd9 G

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 Csus2 Cadd9

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 Cadd9 G

All I wanted

G Dsus4 Cadd9 Csus2 Cadd9

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

About Sympathy Chords by Goo Goo Dolls

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