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Iris

Goo Goo Dolls
All-time classics Rock & alternative 90s & 2000s Slow & emotional
KeyD
Capo—
LevelMedium
Transpose D 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
PRECISIONS ON CHORDS: It is hard to figure out how to name these chords with such a weird
tuning. So I just decided to name them according to the prominent bass note and I gave them
a number if necessary.
 
TUNING : BDDDDD (E down to B; A down to D; D stays the same;
G down to D; B UP to D; E down to D)
 

Chords

000000
C 2x0000
D x00000
D* 0-12-12-000
D2 x12-11-000
D3 3x0000
E 5x0000
G 8x0000
G* x55000
G2 x54000
 
 

Intro

D* D2 D* G* G2 D x2
 

Verse 1

D3EG
And I'd give up forever to touch you
AG
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
D3EG
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
AG
And I don't wanna go home right now
 

Verse 2

D3EG
And all I can taste is this moment
AG
And all I can breathe is your life
D3EG
When sooner or later it's over
AG
I just don't wanna miss you tonight
 

Chorus

  D* D2 G 
And I don't want the world to see me
B2CG
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
  D* D2 G 
When everything's made to be broken
B2CG
I just want you to know who I am
 

Interlude

D* D2 D* G* G2 D x2
 

Verse 3

D3EG
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
AG
Or the moment of truth in your lies
D3EG
When everything feels like the movies
AG
Yeah, you'd bleed just to know you're alive
 

Chorus

  D* D2 G 
And I don't want the world to see me
B2CG
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
  D* D2 G 
When everything's made to be broken
B2CG
I just want you to know who I am
 

Solo

Create your solo as you wish.
End of solo and transition to the last chorus:
CE
 

Chorus

  D* D2 G 
And I don't want the world to see me
B2CG
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
  D* D2 G 
When everything's made to be broken
B2CG
I just want you to know who I am
  D* D2 G 
And I don't want the world to see me
B2CG
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
  D* D2 G 
When everything's made to be broken
B2CG
I just want you to know who I am
B2CG
I just want you to know who I am
B2CG
I just want you to know who I am
B2CG
I just want you to know who I am
End

How to play Iris chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Iris by Goo Goo Dolls is presented in the key of D. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

The page is set up for practice as well as quick reference: adjust the text size, use auto scroll when your hands are busy, or switch to focus mode for a cleaner playing view. The published arrangement uses 9 distinct chord shapes, including C, D, D3, E, G, G2 and others. You can also explore related material through All-time classics, Rock & alternative, 90s & 2000s.