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Band: Goo Goo Dolls
Song: Before It’s Too Late
Album: Transformers
Tuning: EADGCe
        For those who don't dear to tune the lower E-string to a C as
        Alejandro Manzano's verson (which is VERY VERY GREAT though)...
        So you can try this one insted, it sounds the same..
Time: 3/4
      Listen to the song to get the real timing and right strum.
Chords used:
e|--F3--|   e|--G3--|   e|-Am-3--|   e|--C3--|
C|--0--|   C|--0--|   C|--0--|   C|--0--|
G|--2--|   G|--0--|   G|--2--|   G|--0--|
D|--3--|   D|--0--|   D|--2--|   D|--2--|
A|--0--|   A|--2--|   A|--0--|   A|--3--|
E|--1--|   E|--3--|   E|-----|   E|-----|
[Intro]
F    G    Am    G    F    G    F
[Verse 1]
I Fwondered through Gfiction to Amlook for the Gtruth
FBuried Gbeneath all the Flies
And I Fstood at a Gdistance
To Amfeel who you Gare
FHiding Gmyself in your Ceyes
[Chorus]
And Fhold Gon Ambefore it's too Flate
UFntil we Gleave this Ambehind
FDon't Gfall Amjust be who you aFre
FIt's all that we Gneed in our Clives
[Verse 2]
And the Frisk that Gmight break you
Is the Amone that would Gsave
A Flife you dont Glive is still lFost
FSo stand on the Gedge with me
AmHold back your Gfear and see
FNothing is Greal til it's Cgone
[Chorus]
And Fhold Gon Ambefore it's too Flate
UFntil we Gleave this Ambehind
FDon't Gfall Amjust be who you aFre
FIt's all that we Gneed in our Clives
[Bridge]
So Amlive like you Cmean it
GLove til you Ffeel it
It's Amall that we Cneed in our Glives
So Amstand on the Cedge with me
GHold back your Ffear and see
         Am               G   F(C)
Nothing is real til it's gone
[Chorus]
FHold Gon Ambefore it's too Flate
UFntil we Gleave this Ambehind
FDon't Gfall Amjust be who you aFre
FIt's all that we Gneed in our Clives
[Chorus]
FHold Gon Ambefore its too lFate
UFntil we Gleave this Ambehind
FDon't Gfall Amjust be who you aFre
It's Fall that we Gneed in our Amlives
[Outro]
It's Fall that we Gneed in our Amlives
It's Fall that I Gneed in my Clife 
Thomas Lundesgaard, Norway

The story behind the song

Goo Goo Dolls is an American rock band that formed in 1985, with John Rzeznik on guitar and vocals, and Robby Takac on bass and vocals. They began as a cover band and later developed a punk sound. The band achieved mainstream success after their 1995 breakthrough single "Name."

AI-written from these sources:Goo Goo Dolls — Wikipedia ↗

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Before Its Too Late

by Goo Goo Dolls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Band: Goo Goo Dolls

Song: Before It’s Too Late

Album: Transformers

Tuning: EADGCe

For those who don't dear to tune the lower E-string to a C as

Alejandro Manzano's verson (which is VERY VERY GREAT though)...

So you can try this one insted, it sounds the same..

Time: 3/4

Listen to the song to get the real timing and right strum.

Chords used:

F G Am C

e|--3--| e|--3--| e|--3--| e|--3--|

C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--|

G|--2--| G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--0--|

D|--3--| D|--0--| D|--2--| D|--2--|

A|--0--| A|--2--| A|--0--| A|--3--|

E|--1--| E|--3--| E|-----| E|-----|

[Intro]

F G Am G F G F

[Verse 1]

F G Am G

I wondered through fiction to look for the truth

F G F

Buried beneath all the lies

F G

And I stood at a distance

Am G

To feel who you are

F G C

Hiding myself in your eyes

[Chorus]

F G Am F

And hold on before it's too late

F G Am

Until we leave this behind

F G Am F

Don't fall just be who you are

F G C

It's all that we need in our lives

[Verse 2]

F G

And the risk that might break you

Am G

Is the one that would save

F G F

A life you dont live is still lost

F G

So stand on the edge with me

Am G

Hold back your fear and see

F G C

Nothing is real til it's gone

[Chorus]

F G Am F

And hold on before it's too late

F G Am

Until we leave this behind

F G Am F

Don't fall just be who you are

F G C

It's all that we need in our lives

[Bridge]

Am C

So live like you mean it

G F

Love til you feel it

Am C G

It's all that we need in our lives

Am C

So stand on the edge with me

G F

Hold back your fear and see

Am G F C

()

Nothing is real til it's gone

[Chorus]

F G Am F

Hold on before it's too late

F G Am

Until we leave this behind

F G Am F

Don't fall just be who you are

F G C

It's all that we need in our lives

[Chorus]

F G Am F

Hold on before its too late

F G Am

Until we leave this behind

F G Am F

Don't fall just be who you are

F G Am

It's all that we need in our lives

[Outro]

F G Am

It's all that we need in our lives

F G C

It's all that I need in my life

Thomas Lundesgaard, Norway

About Before Its Too Late Chords by Goo Goo Dolls

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