Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

This was described as "The Song Of The Summer" - other words 3 months.
Well it was i love it, and that's not to bad for a song that was created
in an hour.
The tab below is not the correct way john plays it.  It's close but
not the way John plays it.  John has it BDDDDD but i consider it a bit
low on the guitar and we all don't have $2,500 guitars.
But ah well.  I think you will like the tab it's good easy and effective.

Guitar 1:
Type:  Guild "Electric-Acoustic" - Clean
Tuning: DADDDD 'or' DADDAD

Guitar 2:
Type:  Fender "Telecaster" 'or' Gibson Les Paul
		Clean - Distorted in interlude
Tuning: STANDARD

Keys:
x = block out/palm mute
h = hammer on
/ = slide up


Intro:
(Guitar 1)
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D|-12---12--12--12--11---11---11--11h12--12--5---5--5--4---4h5--5-5-4--0--||
A|-x----x---x---x---x----x----x---x------x---x---x--x--x---x----x-x-x--x--||
D|-12---12--12--12--12---12---12--12-----12--5---5--5--5---5----5-5-5--5--||
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(Guitar 2)							          ||
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------||

(Guitar 1)
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D|-12---12--12--12--11---11---11--11h12--12--5---5--5--4---4h5--5-5-4--0--||
A|-x----x---x---x---x----x----x---x------x---x---x--x--x---x----x-x-x--x--||
D|-12---12--12--12--12---12---12--12-----12--5---5--5--5---5----5-5-5--5--||
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(Guitar 2)							          ||
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------||


Verse:
(Guitar 1 only)
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D|----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----
D|------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0----
D|-0----------0----------0----------0-------------
A|-0----------x----------x----------x-------------
D|-0----------2----------5----------5-------------
And i'd 				'Cause i 
 give up forever to touch you

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D|----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----
D|------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0----
D|-0----------0----------0----------0-------------
A|-x----------x----------x----------x-------------
D|-9----------7----------5----------5-------------
know that you feel me somehow		Your the 


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D|----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----
D|------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0----
D|-0----------0----------0----------0-------------
A|-0----------x----------x----------x-------------
D|-0----------2----------5----------5-------------
closest to heaven that i'll ever be	And i 


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D|----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----
D|------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0----
D|-0----------0----------0----------0-------------
A|-x----------x----------x----------x-------------
D|-9----------7----------5----------5-------------
don't want to go home 
  		   right now

VERSE
(Use verse progression riff)
All i could taste is this moment
And all i can breathe is your life
When sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
And I,

Chorus:
(Guitar 1)
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A|-9---9-9----7---7-7----x---x---x--x-x-x-9---9-9----7---7-7----x---x---x--x-x-x-||
D|-9---9-9----7---7-7----5---5---5--5-5-5-9---9-9----7---7-7----5---5---5--5-5-5-||
Don't Want the world to see me, 'Cause i don't think       understand      When  ||
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(Guitar 2)								         ||
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
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A|-9---9-9----7---7-7----5---5---5--5-5-5-9---9-9----7---7-7----5---5---5--5-5-5-||
E|-7---7-7----5---5-5----3---3---3--3-3-3-7---7-7----5---5-5----3---3---3--3-3-3-||

(Guitar 1)
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A|-9---9-9----7---7-7----x---x---x--x-x-x-9---9-9----7---7-7----x---x---x--x-x-x-||
D|-9---9-9----7---7-7----5---5---5--5-5-5-9---9-9----7---7-7----5---5---5--5-5-5-||
Everything's Made to be broken,   I just want you to know who i am		 ||
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(Guitar 2)									 ||
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
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A|-9---9-9----7---7-7----5---5---5--5-5-5-9---9-9----7---7-7----5---5---5--5-5-5-||
E|-7---7-7----5---5-5----3---3---3--3-3-3-7---7-7----5---5-5----3---3---3--3-3-3-||

Transition:
(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 2)								  ||
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-12---------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|-12---------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|-10---------------------------------------------------------------------||

(Guitar 1)
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D|-0----0---0---0---0----0----0---0------0---0---0--0--0---0----0-0-0--0--
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A|-x----x---x---x---x----x----x---x------x---x---x--x--x---x----x-x-x--x--
D|-12---12--12--12--12---12---12--12-----12--5---5--5--5---5----5-5-5--5--


VERSE
(Use verse progression riff)
And you can't fight the tears that ain't comin'
Or the moment and truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you'd bleed just to know your alive


CHORUS
(Use chorus progession riff)
And i don't want the world to see me
'Cause i don't think that they'd understand
When everythings made to be broken
I just want you to know who i am


Interlude:
(Guitar 1)
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D|-9----9---9--11---11--11--12---12--12---12--12-||
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(Guitar 2)					 ||
E|-----------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------------------||
E|-7-----------9------------10-------------------||

(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 2)				       ||
E|---------------------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------------------||
D|---------------------------------------------||
A|---------------------------------------------||
E|-7-----------9-----------3-------------------||

--REPEAT x1--

(Guitar 1)
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D|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------x--x--x---x--x--4---4h5--5-5-4--0--||
A|-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9------9--7--5---5--5--x---x----x-x-x--x--||
D|-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9------9--7--5---5--5--5---5----5-5-5--5--||
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(Guitar 2)							||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------------------||
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D|-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9------9--7--5---5--5--5---5----5-5-5--5--||
A|-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9------9--7--5---5--5--5---5----5-5-5--5--||
E|-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------7--5--3---3--3--3---3----3-3-3--3--||

--REPEAT x2--

(Guitar 1)
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D|-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0--0-|-0----0----0---0---0-0-0-0-0----0----0---0--0-0-0-0-||
D|-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0--0-|-0----0----0---0---0-0-0-0-0----0----0---0--0-0-0-0-||
D|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------x--x-|-0----0----0---0---0-0-0-0-0----0----0---0--0-0-0-0-||
A|-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9------9--7-|-5----5----5---5---5-5-5-5-4----4----4---4--0-0-0-0-||
D|-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9------9--7-|-5----5----5---5---5-5-5-5-4----4----4---4--0-0-0-0-||
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(Guitar 2 - Uses a slide - And Sli|de to all positions/notes)			       ||
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------||
G|------------------------------2~|/7-------------------------6--------------------2---||
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------||
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G|-7--------------------------6----------------------2---4----------------/////////-||
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D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0----0----0---0--0-----0--0-0-----0--0--0--0--0-0-||
A|--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-9--12--5----5----5---5--5/7---7--7-7/9---9--9--9--9--9-9-||
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E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
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G|11-----------------------------2/7-----------------7/9--------9/11-----------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 
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A|-9/12--12--12---12--12--12-12--|-12--12-7--7-5--5-4--4-2-2-0-0-||
D|-9/12--12--12---12--12--12-12--|-12--12-7--7-5--5-4--4-2-2-0-0-||
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E|---9----------9h10p9-----------|/9-----------------------------||
B|-----------------------10------|-------------------------------||
G|---------------------------9---|-------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||

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A|-x----x---x--x----x---x---x----x---x----x---x--
D|-9----9---9--11---11--11--12---12--12---12--12-

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A|-x----x---x--x----x---x---x----x---x----x---x--
D|-9----9---9--11---11--11--12---12--12---12--12-

D|-0----0---0--0----0---0--0----0----------------
D|-0----0---0--0----0---0--0----0----------------
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A|-x----x---x--x----x---x--x----5----------------
D|-9----9---9--7----7---7--5----5----------------

CHORUS
(Use chorus progession riff)
And i don't want the world to see me
'Cause i don't think that they'd understand
When everythings made to be broken
I just want you to know who i am

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D|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-||
D|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-||
D|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-||
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-||
D|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-||
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E|-------------------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------||
D|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-||
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-||
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-||

CHORUS
(Use chorus progession riff)
And i don't want the world to see me
'Cause i don't think that they'd understand
When everythings made to be broken
I just want you to know who i am

Outro:
(Use chorus progression riff)
I just want you to know who i am
I just want you to know who i am
I just...
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A|-9---9-9----7---7-7----x----x---x--x----x---x---x----x---x----x---x--||
D|-9---9-9----7---7-7----9----9---9--11---11--11--12---12--12---12--12-||
  want you to know who i am					       ||
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-9---9-9----7---7-7----9---------------------------------------------||
A|-9---9-9----7---7-7----9---------------------------------------------||
E|-7---7-7----5---5-5----7---------------------------------------------||

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D|-0----0---0--0----0---0--0----0---0----0---0-
D|-0----0---0--0----0---0--0----0---0----0---0-
D|-0----0---0--0----0---0--0----0---0----0---0-
A|-x----x---x--x----x---x--x----x---x----x---x-
D|-9----9---9--7----7---7--5----5---5----5---5-

Cont.  Until outro fading ends.

Well there you have it.  My interpretation of Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls.
I think you'll agree it is as much correct as the real tuning version
(well guitar 2 is already in the correct tuning - but yeah.