Into The Great Wide Open Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
82.4 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Into the Great Wide Open ~ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chords
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[Em]
[D#]
[G] [Em]
[B] Eddie waited till [G] he finished high [Em] school.
He went [B] to Hollywood, [G]
got a [Em] tattoo.
[Am] He [C] met a girl out there [Am] with a tattoo [C] too.
[G] The future [F] was [C] wide open.
[G] [Em]
They [B] moved into a place [G] they both could [C#] afford.
[Em] He [B] found a nightclub he [G] could work at the [A] door.
[Em] [Am] She [C] had a guitar [F#] and she taught him some [C] chords.
[G] The sky [F] [C] was the limit.
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] Into [C] the great [D] wide open, [G]
under [Em] them skies [D] of blue.
Out [Am] [G] in [C] the great [D] wide open, [G] a rebel [F] without [Em] a clue.
[A] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[Em] [B] [G]
[Em]
[B] [G] [Em]
The [B] paper said Ed [G] always played from [Em] the heart.
He [B] got an agent [G] and a roadie [Em] named Bart.
[Am] They [C] made a record [Am] and it went in [C] the charts.
[G] The sky [F] [C] was the limit.
[G] [Em]
His [B] leather jacket [G] had chains that [C#] would jingle.
[Em] They [B] both met movie [G] stars, partied [Em] and mingled.
[F#m] [Am] Their [C] A&R man [Am] said, I don't hear [C] a single.
[G] The future [F] was [C] wide open.
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] Into [C] the great [D] wide open, [G]
under [Em] them skies [D] of blue.
[Am] [G] Out [C] in the great [D]
wide open, [G] a rebel [F]
without [Em] a clue.
[A] [G]
Into [C] the great [D] wide open,
[G] under [Em] them skies [D] of blue.
[Am] [G] Into [C] the great [D] wide open, [G]
a rebel [F] without [Em] a clue.
[A] [C] [G] [C]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: B, G, Em, C, D, G, F, C and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 41 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 82 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] Eddie waited till [G] he finished high [Em] school.
_ He went [B] to Hollywood, [G]
got a [Em] tattoo.
_ [Am] He [C] met a girl out there [Am] with a tattoo [C] too.
[G] The future [F] was [C] wide open. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em]
They [B] moved into a place [G] they both could [C#] afford.
[Em] He [B] found a nightclub he [G] could work at the [A] door.
[Em] _ [Am] She [C] had a guitar [F#] and she taught him some [C] chords.
[G] The sky [F] _ [C] was the limit. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] Into [C] the great [D] wide open, _ [G] _
under [Em] them skies [D] of blue.
Out [Am] _ [G] in [C] the great [D] wide open, _ [G] a rebel [F] without [Em] a clue.
[A] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
The [B] paper said Ed [G] always played from [Em] the heart.
He [B] got an agent [G] and a roadie [Em] named Bart.
_ [Am] They [C] made a record [Am] and it went in [C] the charts.
[G] The sky [F] _ [C] was the limit. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em]
His [B] leather jacket [G] had chains that [C#] would jingle.
[Em] _ They [B] both met movie [G] stars, partied [Em] and mingled.
[F#m] [Am] Their [C] A&R man [Am] said, I don't hear [C] a single.
[G] The future [F] was [C] wide open. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] Into [C] the great [D] wide open, _ _ [G]
under [Em] them skies [D] of blue. _
[Am] _ [G] Out [C] in the great [D]
wide open, _ [G] a rebel [F]
without [Em] a clue.
_ [A] _ _ [G]
Into [C] the great [D] wide open, _
_ [G] under [Em] them skies [D] of blue.
[Am] _ _ [G] Into [C] the great [D] wide open, _ [G]
a rebel [F] without [Em] a clue.
[A] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

It's Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne who authored this song.

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