Goo Goo Dolls - I'm Still Here (from 'treasure Planet') guitar tab
Technically this is labeled as a "John Rzeznik" song, but I put
it under Goo Goo Dolls instead. I love this song, it should've
been nominated for an Oscar, dammit!
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2
[--2.---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----X----------0-----------X---------0------
[--2.---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----X----------3----3------X---------3--3---
[--2.---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----X----------2------2----X---------2----2-
[--2.---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-----0----7---7--7---0--0--------7---7--7--0-0----
[--0.---X-X-X-X-X-X--0-0-0-0-0-0--X-X-----X----7----------X-----------7---------X------
[--X.---X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-----X----5--5--5----X-----------5--5--5---X------
Verse 1: (repeat A5 and Dsus2 pattern over the verses)
A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2
I am a question to the world, not an answer to be heard or a moment
Bm Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 A5
that's held in your arms. And what do you think you'd ever say?
Dsus2 A5 Dsus2
I won't listen anyway. You'll remove me and...
F#m7 E Dsus2 A5
I'll never be what you want me to be.. (continue A5 and Dsus2 pattern)
F#m7 E Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2
[-2--------0-------------0----------------------------------------------
[-2--------0-------------3----------------------------------------------
[-2--------1-------------2----------------------------------------------
[-2--------2-------------0----------------------------------------------
[-4--------2-------------X----------------------------------------------
[-2--------0-------------X----------------------------------------------
Verse 2:(same A5 Dsus2 pattern)
A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 A5
And what do you think you'd understand? I'm a boy? No, I'm a man.
Dsus2 Bm Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 A5
You can't take me and throw me away. And how can you learn what's
never shown?
Dsus2 A5 Dsus2
Yeah, you stand here on your own. They don't know me, 'cause....
F#m7 E Dsus2
I'm not here.....C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5
[-2--------0-------------0---------X--X--X-----------------
[-2--------0-------------3---------X--X--X-----------------
[-2--------1-------------2---------X--X--X-----------------
[-2--------2-------------0--------10--9--5-----------------
[-4--------2-------------X--------10--9--5-----------------
[-2--------0-------------X--------8---7--3-----------------
Chorus:(I'm not sure on the strumming pattern here, 3 strums
per chord?)
And I want a moment to be real, want to touch things I don't feel,
want to hold on and
A5 A/D A5 A/D A5 A/D
[-X-X-X-----0-0-0-----
[-X-X-X-----2-2-2----
[-X-X-X-----2-2-2----
[-7-7-7-----0-0-0----
[-7-7-7-----X-X-X----
[-5-5-5-----X-X-X----
..feel I belong. And how can the world want me to change? They're
the ones that stay
B7sus Dsus A5 A/D A5 A/D
[--2---
[--5---
[--2----
[--4----
[--2----
[--X----
A5 A/D
the same. They don't/can't know/see me, 'cause.....
I'm not here....
F#m7 Esus D5 A/D C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5
[-2-------0------X----- And....
[-2-------0------X-----
[-2-------2------7-----
[-2-------2------7-----
[-4-------2------5-----
[-2-------0------X-----
Verse 3: (same A5 and Dsus2 pattern)
A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 Bm
..you see the things they never see. All you wanted I can be. Now
you know me and I'm
Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2 A5 Dsus2
not afraid. And I want to tell you who I am.Can you help me be a man?They
can't break me
F#m7 E Dsus2 C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5
..as long as I know who I am...
CHORUS,then..
Bridge:
Dmaj7 E6 F#m C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
[--X-X-X-X-X-X--2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
[--X-X-X-X-X-X--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
Dmaj7 E6 F#m C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
[--X-X-X-X-X-X--2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
[--X-X-X-X-X-X--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
Dmaj7 E6 F#m C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
[--X-X-X-X-X-X--2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
[--X-X-X-X-X-X--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
Dmaj7 E6 F#m C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5 F#m7 Esus D5 A/D
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
[--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
[--X-X-X-X-X-X--2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------
[--X-X-X-X-X-X--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5 C5 C5 C5
And...
CHORUS, then..
Outro:
A5 A F#5 E A5 A F#5 E A5 A F#5 E A5 A F#5 E Dmaj9
I'm the one, 'cause I'm still here. I'm still here. I'm still
here. I'm still here.
Ending: A6(15x) then Dmaj7(15x) and end on A6.
