Fault Lines Chords by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
98.1 bpm
Chords used:

Abm

Ab

Gb

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fault Lines chords
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[Abm] [Db] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Gb]
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Ab]
[Abm] [Dbm] [Ab] [Abm] [E]
She knows fault lines, laid out like [Abm] landmines, it's hard to relax
[E]
A promise broken, a crown [Dbm] breaks [Ab] open, love falls, so it cracks
[Gb]
And I got a few [B] of my own
[Gb] I got a few [B] of my [Gb] own [E] fault lines
[Abm] Running under my [Ab] life, running [Abm] under [Ab] my life
[Db] [E]
I'm alone here, I play the odds [Eb] dear, I go where I [Ab] please
[Abm] [E]
Down below the man I know [Ab]
might not feed me
And [Gb]
I got a few [B] of my own
[Gb]
I got a few [B] of my [Gb] own [E] fault lines
[Ab] Running [Abm] under my [Ab] life, running [Abm] under my life
[Db]
[Dbm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Abm]
[Ab]
[Abm]
[E]
On the high wire, above the [Abm] wildfire, an old acrobat
[E]
On faulty cable, still he's [Abm] able, not to fall flat
[Gb] And I got a few [B] of my own
[Gb]
I got a few [B] of my [Gb] own [E] fault lines
[Ab] Running under my life, running [Abm] under my [Ab] life
[D] [Abm] [Ab] [Abm] [Ab]
[Abm] [D]
[Abm] [Ab] [Abm] [D]
[Abm] [Ab] [E]
[Ab]
[E]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Dbm]
Key:  
Abm
123111114
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
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To learn Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Fault Lines chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, Abm, D, Abm, Ab, B, Gb and B. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 98. With Ab Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
She knows fault lines, laid out like [Abm] landmines, it's hard to relax
_ _ _ _ [E] _
A promise broken, a crown [Dbm] breaks [Ab] open, love falls, so it cracks
_ _ _ [Gb]
And I got a few [B] of my own
[Gb] I got a few [B] of my [Gb] own [E] fault _ _ lines
_ _ [Abm] Running under my [Ab] life, _ _ running [Abm] under [Ab] my life
_ _ [Db] _ [E] _
I'm alone here, I play the odds [Eb] dear, I go where I [Ab] please
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
Down below the man I know [Ab]
might not feed me
_ And [Gb]
I got a few [B] of my own
_ [Gb]
I got a few [B] of my [Gb] own [E] fault _ _ lines
_ _ [Ab] Running [Abm] under my [Ab] life, _ _ running [Abm] under my life
_ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
On the high wire, above the [Abm] wildfire, an old _ acrobat
_ _ _ [E]
On faulty cable, _ still he's [Abm] able, not to fall flat
_ _ [Gb] And I got a few [B] of my own
_ [Gb]
I got a few [B] of my [Gb] own [E] fault _ lines
_ _ _ [Ab] Running under my life, _ _ running [Abm] under my [Ab] life
_ _ _ [D] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [D] _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Hypnotic Eye album.

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