Sympathy

Goo Goo Dolls - Sympathy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sympathy" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn Sympathy Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Goo Goo Dolls

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Sympathy" smoothly on your guitar.

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Chorus:
C#       G#/C       D#sus4 G#
Stranger than your sympathy,
       C#  G#/C D#sus4 G#
And this is my apolo-gy
    C#        G#/C         D#sus4  G#
I'm killing myself from the inside out,
    C#     G#/C       D#sus4     G#
And all my fears have pushed you out.

G#                D#sus4              C#
And I wished for things that I don't need.
All I wanted
G#          D#sus4             C#
And what I chase won't set me free.
It's all I wanted

G#         D#sus4             Fm            C#
And I get scared but I'm not crawling on my knees.
   Fm7   C#
Oh yeah, everything's all wrong,
Fm7   D#           C#
Yeah, everything's all wrong, yeah.
Fm7        C#              D#sus4
Where the hell did I think I was?

Chorus:
And stranger than your sympathy
Take these things, so I don't feel
I'm killing myself from the inside out
And now my head's been filled with doubt

We're taught to lead the life you choose
(All I wanted)
When all your luck's run out on you
(All I wanted)
And you can't see when
all your dreams are coming true
Oh, yeah
It's easy to forget, yeah
When you choke on the regrets, yeah
Who the hell did I think I was?

Chorus:
And stranger than your sympathy
And all these thoughts you stole from me
And I'm not sure where I belong
And nowhere's home and I'm all wrong

Fm           D#/G
And I wasn't all the things
  G#               D#sus4
I tried to make believe I was.
Fm             D#/G
And I wouldn't be the one
    G#               C#
To kneel before the dreams I wanted
    Fm7
And all the talk,
    C#
And all the lies
     Fm7            C#              D#sus4
Were all the empty things disguised as me

C# G#/C D#sus4 G#
Mmmmm Yeah.
C#       G#/C       D#sus4 G#
Stranger than your sympathy,
C#       G#/C       D#sus4 G#
Stranger than your sympathy,


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D#sus4

Fm7

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sympathy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sympathy" by Goo Goo Dolls.

Goo Goo Dolls - Sympathy: Guitar Chords

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