Wait for the Blackout - as performed by Goo Goo Dolls 
for the "Tommy Boy" soundtrack 
(tabbed by Johnny O)
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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