This isn't actually the real way to play it since the Goo Goo Dolls use all that
alternate tuning, but it's close enough. This is the standard tuning version.
Capo 1st fret
[Intro Riff]
Em7 D5 Csus2 G5 G5/F#
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------3-------3---------3-------3----3---|
G|----0---2---2---2-----0---0---0----------|
D|--2-------0-------0----------------------|
A|--------------------3--------------------|
E|----------------------------3-----2------|
[Breakdown Riff]
D Cadd9
e|------------------3--|
B|---------3--------3--|
G|------------------0--|
D|------4-----5-----2--|
A|-3/5-----------5--3--|
E|------------------0--|
[Intro]
Intro Riff x2
[Verse]
Em7 Dsus4
Could you whisper in my ear
Cadd9
The things you wanna feel
I'll give you anything to feel it coming
Em7 Dsus4
Do you wake up on your own,
Cadd9
Wonder where you are
Live with all your faults?
[Breakdown]
(Breakdown Riff) Cadd9
I wanna wake up where you are
(Breakdown Riff) Cadd9
I won't say anything at all,
Dsus4
so why don't you slide?
[Interlude]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Dsus4
Yeah, gonna let it slide
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Dsus4
[Verse]
Em7 Dsus4
Don't you love the life you killed?
Cadd9
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your Ma disowned you
Em7 Dsus4
I don't suppose I'll ever know
Cadd9
What it means to be a man
It's something I can't change
I'll live around it...
[Breakdown]
I wanna wake up where you are
(Breakdown Riff) Cadd9
I won't say anything at all
Dsus4
So why don't you slide?
[Interlude]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Dsus4
Uuhm, slide
[Refrain]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
Cadd9 G Dsus4
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
[Chorus]
Em7 Dsus4
Oh May, put your arms around me
Cadd9 G Cadd9 Dsus4
What you feel is what you are and what you are is beautiful
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9
Oh May, you wanna get married, or run away?
[Interlude]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Dsus4
(uuuhh) (uuhh)
[Refrain]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
Cadd9 G Dsus4
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
[Chorus]
Em7 Dsus4
Oh May, put your arms around me
Cadd9 G Cadd9 Dsus4
What you feel is what you are and what you are is beautiful
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9
Oh May, you wanna get married, or run away?
[Breakdown]
(Breakdown Riff) Cadd9 Dsus4
I wanna wake up where you are...
(Breakdown Riff) Cadd9 N.C.
I won't say anything...
[Refrain]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
(Yes, I)
Cadd9 G Dsus4
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
(Yes, I)
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
(Yes, I)
Cadd9 G Dsus4
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
(Yes, I)
Oh, oh, oh and I
(Yes, I)
[Post-Refrain]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Why don't you slide between them sheets of all those beds you never knew
Cadd9 G Em7 Dsus4
Just slide up to my room, just slide up to my room
And I will run away, run away run away...
[Outro]
(Intro Riff) x1 followed by version that's different at the end:
Em7 D5 Csus2 G
e|------------------------------3--|
B|------3-------3---------3-----3--|
G|----0---2---2---2-----0---0---0--|
D|--2-------0-------0-----------0--|
A|--------------------3---------2--|
E|------------------------------3--|Slide chords and lyrics
Free chords for Slide by Goo Goo Dolls. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
This isn't actually the real way to play it since the Goo Goo Dolls use all that
alternate tuning, but it's close enough. This is the standard tuning version.
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
Intro Riff x2
[Verse]
I'll give you anything to feel it coming
Live with all your faults?
[Breakdown]
[Interlude]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Dsus4
[Verse]
Your father hit the wall
Your Ma disowned you
It's something I can't change
I'll live around it...
[Breakdown]
I wanna wake up where you are
[Interlude]
[Refrain]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
[Refrain]
[Chorus]
[Breakdown]
[Refrain]
(Yes, I)
(Yes, I)
(Yes, I)
(Yes, I)
Oh, oh, oh and I
(Yes, I)
[Post-Refrain]
And I will run away, run away run away...
[Outro]
(Intro Riff) x1 followed by version that's different at the end:Slide Chords by Goo Goo Dolls
Learn how to play Slide by Goo Goo Dolls with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Slide chords”, “Slide guitar chords”, or “Goo Goo Dolls Slide 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 Slide chords and for experienced players who want accurate Slide lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em7, D5, Csus2, G5, G5/F#, B.
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What key is "Slide" in?
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