Tablature wait for the blackout - Goo Goo Dolls

          



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  Wait for the Blackout - as performed by Goo Goo Dolls 

  for the "Tommy Boy" soundtrack 

  (tabbed by Johnny O)

  (questions or comments to goo@soong.heinous.net)

  Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo

  http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html

  

  Song order identified by section

  

  INTRO:	Play Riff 1 - 4x

  

  1st VERSE:  (Play Rhythm Fig. 1 - 2x)

  	Don't you ask me to come out

  	out when the sun does shine

  	Gonna stay here with curtains drawn

  	in darkness you'll be mine	

  

  CHORUS:    (Play Rhythm Fig. 2 - 2x)

  	Let's wait for the blackout

  	The lights are too bright

  	Let's wait for the blackout

  	Wait for the night

  

  2nd VERSE:  (Play Rhythm Fig. 1 - 2x)

  	Well welcome to my basement flat

  	No windows to see through

  	With darkness closing in, my friend

  	We both know what to do

  

  CHORUS:    (Play Rhythm Fig. 2 - 2x)

  	Let's wait for the blackout

  	Wait for the night

  	Let's wait for the blackout

  	The lights are too bright

  

  BREAK:     (Play Riff 2 - 2x with End 2 second time)

  	Yea!

  

  FILL:      (Play Fill 1 - 4x)

  

  CHORUS:    (Play Rhythm Fig. 2 - 2x)

  	Let's wait for the blackout

  	The lights are too bright

  	Let's wait for the blackout

  	Wait for the night

  

  3rd VERSE:  (Play Rhythm Fig. 1 - 2x)

  	Come roam with me upon this earth

  	Keep us both alive

  	Know everything has lasted here

  	And ne'er would survive

  

  CHORUS:     (Play Rhythm Fig. 2 - 2x)

  	Let's wait for the blackout

  	The lights are too bright

  	Let's wait for the blackout

  	Wait for the night

  

  BREAK:	(Play Riff 2 - 2x with End 2 second time)

  

  BRIDGE: (Guitar 1 Plays Fill 1 - 8x)

          (Guitar 2 Enters on 5th repeat of Fill 1 w/ Rhythm Fig. 3 - 4x)

  	In darkness there is no sin

  	Light only brings in fear

  	There's nothing to corrupt the eyes 

  	There is no vision here

  	At first you may find it strange

  	But do not go away

  	The darkness holds a power that you

  	wont find in the day

  

  OUTRO:	(Guitar 1 Plays Rhythm Fig. 4 until fade out)

  	(Guitar 2 Enters on 5th repeat of Rhythm Fig. 4

  	 with Rhythm Fig. 5 and repeats until fade out)

  	There is no vision here (repeat)

  

  INTRO

  Riff 1

  e -------------------------------------------------------------

  B -------------------------------------- 8---7---8---7---8---7-

  G 6--7--9--7--6----6-------------------- 7---7---7---7---7---7-

  D -------------------6--7--9--7--6---6---0---0---0---0---0---0-

  A -------------------------------------------------------------

  E -------------------------------------------------------------

  

  VERSE

  Rhythm Fig. 1  ( let all notes ring)

  e -------------------------------------------------------------

  B --8---8---8p7----7---7---7h8----8---8h10-----10----10-10-10--

  G --7---7---7------7---7---7------7---7--------7-----7--7--7---

  D --0---0---0------0---0---0------0---0--------0---------------

  A -------------------------------------------------------------

  E -------------------------------------------------------------

  

  CHORUS

  Rhythm Fig. 2

  e -------------------------------------------------------------

  B ---------------------------------8---7---8---7---8---7-------

  G --2---2------------------------- 7---7---7---7---7---7-------

  D --0---0------------2---2---------0---0---0---0---0---0-------

  A --0---0---2---4----2---2-------------------------------------

  E -------------------0---0-------------------------------------

  

  RIFF 2

                                      | END 1          |End  2

  e ----------------------------------|----------------|------------

  B ----------------------------------|----------------|------------

  G 5-7--5----------------5-7--5/////-|-11h12p11h12p11-|--11h12p11--

  D --------7-6-5-3-5-7---------------|----------------|------------

  A ----------------------------------|----------------|------------

  E ----------------------------------|----------------|------------

  

  FILL 1  ( 2 guitars semi-arranged for 1)

  let all notes ring

  e ----------------------------------------------------------------

  B ----------7---8p7----7---10p7-----8p7----8p7--------------------

  G --7---7-----------7-----------7-------7-------------------------

  D --7-------------------------------------------------------------

  A ----------------------------------------------------------------

  E ----------------------------------------------------------------

  

  BRIDGE

  Rhythm Fig. 3	

  e ---------------------------------------

  B ---------------------------------------

  G ----7---7---7---7---7---7\----------

  D ----7---7---7---7---7---7\----------

  A ----5---5---5---5---5---5\----------

  E ---------------------------------------

  

  OUTRO

  Rhythm Fig. 4

  e -------------------------------------------------------------

  B -------------------------------------------------------------

  G ---7----7---7---7---7----------------------------------------

  D ---7----7---7---7---7--------5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------

  A ---5----5---5---5---5--------5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------

  E -----------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------

  

  OUTRO

  Rhythm Fig. 5 (let all notes ring)

  e -----------------------------------------------------

  B ---7---8p7---8p7------////12----13p12---13p12--------

  G -- 7---7-----7--------////12----12------12-----------

  D -----------------------------------------------------

  A -----------------------------------------------------

  E -----------------------------------------------------

  

  

  LEGEND

  

  \ - slide out of

  ///// - slide into

  h    -  hammer on

  p   -   pull off

  

  Tabbed by Johnny O in honor of the late great and troubled Chris Farley

   


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