Iris Chords

by Goo Goo Dolls
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: no capo
Author Shinoda_Ex [a] 101.
4 contributors total, last edit on Jan 31, 2023
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Chords

E
D
G5
Dsus2
Asus4
Bm7
Bm9
F#5

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Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
Music by John Rzeznik
Tab by Chan
Tuning: Double Drop D (DADGBd)
 
Tune e to d
E to D
 
I’m pretty tired of dropping down to BDDDDD to play this song, so I thought I’d tab it
in an easier to get to tuning… with no popping strings (and if you DO pop one… that’s
sad).
 
[Chords]
Bm7Aug3 – 020230 (For reference purposes, I will put Bm7)
Bm9Aug3 – 020220 (For reference purposes, I will put Bm9)
G5      - 055030
D       - 000230
Dsus2   - 000232
Asus4   - 002230
 
[Intro]
    Bm7     Bm9     G5
d|-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-x-2-2-2-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|x2
D|-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-4-0-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
 
[Verse]
        D       Dsus2       G5
And I’d give up forever to touch you
         Bm7           Asus4      G5
‘Cause I know that you feel me somehow
           D         Dsus2       G5
You’re the closest to Heaven that I’ll ever be
      Bm7           Asus4        G5
And I don’t want to go home right now
       D         Dsus2        G5
‘Cause all I can taste is this moment
    Bm7       Asus4          G5
And all I can breathe is your life
    D         Dsus2      G5
And sooner or later it’s over
       Bm7           Asus4     G5
I just don’t want to miss you tonight
 
[Chorus]
      Bm7            Asus4    G5
And I don’t want the world to see me
         Bm7              Asus4              G5
‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
     Bm7          Asus4              G5
When everything’s meant to be broken
       Bm7         Asus4      G5
I just want you to know who I am
 
[Instrumental]
Bm7 Bm9 G5
Bm7 Bm9 G5
 
[Verse]
        D               Dsus2           G5
And you can’t fight the tears that ain’t commin’
       Bm7       Asus4        G5
Or the moment of truth in your lies
     D          Dsus2         G5
When everything feels like the movies
          Bm7           Asus4       G5
Yeah, you bleed just to know you’re alive
 
[Chorus]
      Bm7            Asus4    G5
And I don’t want the world to see me
         Bm7              Asus4              G5
‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
     Bm7          Asus4              G5
When everything’s meant to be broken
       Bm7         Asus4      G5
I just want you to know who I am
 
[Instrumental]
Bm7 Bm9 Bm7 G5
Bm7 Bm9 Bm7 G5
Bm7 Bm9 Bm7
G5 F#5 G5 Bm7
G5 F#5 Bm7
 
[Chorus]
      Bm7            Asus4    G5
And I don’t want the world to see me
         Bm7              Asus4              G5
‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
     Bm7          Asus4              G5
When everything’s meant to be broken
       Bm7         Asus4      G5
I just want you to know who I am
 
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| x   Dead note
 
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167 comments
mac daddy ski
Dude your little fit at the end of the page? what's that all about, you really gotta chill.
+130
Honeyslide
Chan, pretty good arrangment...but I have to say that you have a flawed understanding of theory, and I want to point this out because you seem to be putting down those who "don't" get theory. I am a musician who knows theory and can read and what not, but I still say the best players rely on their ear. That B min chord voicing is good sounding, but there is no such thing as an augmented third. THat would simply be a 4th. The chord (as you tabbed it) is spelled xBDADD, which make the following chord tones: B=Root; D=flatted third (i.e. minor third); and A= flatted 7th. That spells out a simple tun of the mill B minor 7th chord thats lacking a 5th (which it doesn't need it anyway). Don't confuse people here who are actually trying to learn theory. That's my understanding anyway, and I'm been a trained musician with a performance degree. I've never heard of an Augmented 3rd!!! Good work on the tab though Chan, but less lecturing next time - especially when you're talking smack about stuff you don't know about.
+55
espresso1971
Very nice, sounds good...I was looking for a simple alternate tuning for this song, easy in-easy out when sitting in front of a group of people. This fits the bill. Thanks Keep em coming.
+27