Refugee Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
115.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

F#

F#m

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Refugee chords
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[F#] [F#m] [A] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[F#] [G#] [A] [E]
[F#] [G#] [A] [E]
[F#m] We got something we both know and we [E] don't talk too [F#m] much about it.
[E]
[F#m] Ain't no real big secret or the [G#m] same somehow [F#m] we get around it.
[A] [E]
[D]
[B] You believe what you want, believe [F#] [A] [E] in a [F#] refugee.
[F#m] Someone else will help [A] find a [E] refugee.
[F#m] Somewhere, [A] somehow, somebody [E] must get [F#m] you a ransom.
[A] [E]
[F#m] Tell me why you want to lay [E] there, thrilled [F#] in your abandon.
[A] [E]
[D]
[B] You feel free [F#] saying you're a [A] [E]
[F#] refugee.
Someone has [A] to live like a [E] refugee.
No, [F#] baby, it's [G#] [A] [E] like a refugee.
[F#] Someone has to [A] live like [E] a refugee.
Baby, we ain't the first.
[A] I'm sure a lot of us have been there.
[D] I promise it ain't real to you.
[E] When you got the
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#m] [C#m] [A] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[F#] [G#m] [A] [E]
[F#] best.
Somewhere, [F#m] somehow, somebody must [E] get you [F#m] a ransom.
[E]
[F#m] Who knows, maybe you were [A] kidnapped, tied up, [E] taken away, and [F#m] held for ransom.
[A] [E]
[D] I
[B] feel free [F#] saying I'm [A] [E] a [F#] refugee.
Someone has to [A] live like a refugee.
[E]
[F#] [C#m] [A] [E]
[F#] Someone has to [A] live like a [E] refugee.
[F#m] [A] [E]
[F#] Someone [A] has to live like a refugee.
[E] [F#] [A] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A]
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
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To jam and learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Refugee chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, E, F#, A, E, F#m, A, G# and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 57 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 116 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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_ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] We got something we both know and we [E] don't talk too [F#m] much about it.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ Ain't no real big secret or the [G#m] same somehow [F#m] we get around it.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ You believe what you want, believe [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] in a [F#] refugee.
[F#m] Someone else will help [A] find a [E] refugee.
_ [F#m] _ Somewhere, [A] somehow, somebody [E] must get [F#m] you a ransom.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ Tell me why you want to lay [E] there, thrilled [F#] in your abandon.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ You feel free [F#] saying you're a _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] refugee.
Someone has [A] to live like a [E] refugee.
No, [F#] baby, it's _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ [E] like a refugee.
[F#] Someone has to [A] live like [E] a refugee.
_ _ _ _ Baby, we ain't the first.
[A] I'm sure a lot of us have been there.
[D] I promise it ain't real to you.
[E] _ When you got the _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#] best.
Somewhere, [F#m] somehow, somebody must [E] get you [F#m] a ransom.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] Who knows, maybe you were [A] kidnapped, tied up, [E] taken away, and [F#m] held for ransom.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] I _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ feel free [F#] saying I'm _ [A] _ _ [E] a [F#] refugee.
Someone has to [A] live like a refugee.
[E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] Someone has to [A] live like a [E] refugee.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] Someone [A] has to live like a refugee.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Damn The Torpedoes album.

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