Something Big - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Chords

Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

F

Dm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Something Big - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers chords
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[D] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
Well, [G] [D]
it didn't feel like [Gm] Sunday, [D]
didn't feel like [Gm] June.
We met a silent partner in that long corner [D] room.
[F] Stood over the lawn in the [D] marquee, for [F] the blazer all [D] adorned.
[A] And he was not looking for romance, [G] just someone [Am] he [D] could trust.
[G] [F] And there wasn't no way [Dm] to carry on, [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to plan.
But [A] he could put up with it for a little while, [G] he was working on something [D] big.
[Gm]
[D] [G]
[D] Speedball rang the nightclub, said send me up your [G] track.
[Dm]
[Gm] Out at nightclub sat a Sunday man, wait a minute, let [D] me think.
[F] There was a little place [D] outside of town, [F] who might sell a glass [Dm] of wine.
[A] Speedball said forget it, [G] can't I have an [D] outside line.
[F] And there wasn't no way [Dm] to carry on, [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to plan.
But [A] he could put up with it for a little while, [G] he was working on something [D] big.
[G]
[C]
[F] [C]
[D]
[Gm]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C]
[Bb]
[G]
[D] It [Dm]
[D]
was Monday when the day made, found a steel made bed.
[G] All except the pillows [C]
[G] that lay stacked up at [D] the head.
[F] One said I [Dm] know I've seen his face, [F] I wonder who [Dm] he is.
[A] And the other said he's probably just another clown [G] working on [D] something big.
And [F] there wasn't no [Dm] way to carry on, [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to plan.
[A] But he could put up with it for a little while, [G] he was working on [D] something big.
[Dm]
[D] And [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to carry on, [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to plan.
But [A] he could put up with it for a little while, he [G] was working on something [D] big.
[Gm] [D]
[G] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Something Big chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, G, D, F, Dm, Gm, D, G, D and Dm. Start with a comfortable 60 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 122. With the song's key of D Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Well, [G] _ _ [D]
it didn't feel like [Gm] Sunday, _ [D] _
didn't feel like [Gm] June. _
We met a silent partner _ in that long corner [D] room. _ _
[F] Stood over the lawn in the [D] _ _ marquee, for [F] the blazer all [D] _ adorned.
[A] And he was not looking for _ romance, [G] just someone [Am] he [D] could trust. _
_ _ [G] _ [F] And there wasn't no way [Dm] to carry on, [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to plan.
But [A] he could put up with it for a little while, [G] he was working on something [D] _ _ big.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ Speedball rang the nightclub, said send me up your [G] track.
[Dm]
[Gm] Out at nightclub sat a Sunday man, _ wait a minute, let [D] me think. _
[F] There was a little place [D] outside of town, [F] who might sell a glass [Dm] of wine. _ _
[A] _ Speedball said forget it, _ [G] can't I have an [D] outside line. _ _
_ _ _ [F] And there wasn't no way [Dm] to carry on, [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to plan.
But [A] he could put up with it for a little while, [G] he was working on something [D] _ _ big. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ It _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
was Monday when the day made, _ _ found a steel made bed. _
[G] _ All except the pillows [C] _
[G] that lay stacked up at [D] the head. _
[F] One said I [Dm] know I've seen his face, [F] I wonder who [Dm] he is.
[A] And the other said he's probably just another clown [G] working on [D] something _ big.
And _ _ [F] there wasn't no [Dm] way to carry on, [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to plan.
[A] But he could put up with it for a little while, [G] he was working on [D] something big.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ And [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to carry on, [F] there wasn't no way [Dm] to plan.
But [A] he could put up with it for a little while, he [G] was working on something [D] _ big. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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It's Tom Petty who authored this song.

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