Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Swingin Chords
Tempo:
95.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
Well she was standing by the [Am] highway [G] in her boots and silver [D] spurs,
hitchhike through the yellow [Am] moon with [G] a Cadillac top for her, [D] and it said,
hey nice to meet you.
[C] [G] Are you going my way?
[D] Yeah that's when it happened.
[Am] [G] The world caught fire that day.
[D] And [C] she went down [G] [D] swinging.
Yeah [C] she went down [G] [D] swinging.
Well she was over 21, [C] [G] in trouble with the law.
[D] And it didn't faze her [C] none.
[G] She called her mother-in-law [D] and said I need a little money.
[Am] [G] I know I can count on you.
[D]
After that night in [Am] Vegas, and [G] the hell that we went through.
[D] We [C] went down [G]
[D] swinging like Benny Goodman.
[C] Yeah we went down [G]
[D] swinging.
And then, last Wednesday,
[Am] [G]
[D]
[G] [Am]
[G] [D]
mother had on the interstate.
[Am]
She [G] was across the Georgia line.
[D]
Looked out the window, feeling [Am] great.
[G] Yeah it had to come in time.
[D]
And she said I don't know what's going [Am] back.
She [G] said at last I'm free.
[D]
I wish mom could see me [Am] now.
[G] She'd be so proud of me.
[D]
[C] Yeah she went down [G]
[D] swinging like Clint Miller.
Yeah she [C] went down [G]
[D] swinging like Charlie Nelson.
Yeah [C] she went down [G]
[D] swinging like Sammy Davis.
[C] She went down [G]
[D] swinging like Sammy Liston.
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
Well she was standing by the [Am] highway [G] in her boots and silver [D] spurs,
hitchhike through the yellow [Am] moon with [G] a Cadillac top for her, [D] and it said,
hey nice to meet you.
[C] [G] Are you going my way?
[D] Yeah that's when it happened.
[Am] [G] The world caught fire that day.
[D] And [C] she went down [G] [D] swinging.
Yeah [C] she went down [G] [D] swinging.
Well she was over 21, [C] [G] in trouble with the law.
[D] And it didn't faze her [C] none.
[G] She called her mother-in-law [D] and said I need a little money.
[Am] [G] I know I can count on you.
[D]
After that night in [Am] Vegas, and [G] the hell that we went through.
[D] We [C] went down [G]
[D] swinging like Benny Goodman.
[C] Yeah we went down [G]
[D] swinging.
And then, last Wednesday,
[Am] [G]
[D]
[G] [Am]
[G] [D]
mother had on the interstate.
[Am]
She [G] was across the Georgia line.
[D]
Looked out the window, feeling [Am] great.
[G] Yeah it had to come in time.
[D]
And she said I don't know what's going [Am] back.
She [G] said at last I'm free.
[D]
I wish mom could see me [Am] now.
[G] She'd be so proud of me.
[D]
[C] Yeah she went down [G]
[D] swinging like Clint Miller.
Yeah she [C] went down [G]
[D] swinging like Charlie Nelson.
Yeah [C] she went down [G]
[D] swinging like Sammy Davis.
[C] She went down [G]
[D] swinging like Sammy Liston.
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
Key:
D
G
C
Am
Em
D
G
C
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Well she was standing by the [Am] highway _ _ [G] in her boots and silver [D] spurs,
_ _ _ _ hitchhike through the yellow [Am] moon with _ [G] a Cadillac top for her, [D] _ _ _ and it said,
hey nice to meet you.
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] Are you going my way?
[D] _ _ _ Yeah that's when it happened.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] The world caught fire that day.
[D] And _ _ [C] she went down _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] swinging. _
_ _ _ _ Yeah [C] she went down _ [G] _ _ _ [D] swinging. _
_ _ _ _ Well she was over 21, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] in trouble with the law.
_ [D] _ _ And it didn't faze her [C] none.
_ _ _ [G] She called her mother-in-law [D] and _ said I need a little money.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] I know I can count on you.
[D] _ _ _ _
After that night in [Am] Vegas, _ _ and [G] the hell that we went through.
[D] _ _ We [C] went down _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] swinging _ like Benny Goodman.
[C] Yeah we went down [G] _ _ _ _
[D] swinging.
And then, last Wednesday, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
mother had on the interstate.
[Am] _ _
She [G] was across the Georgia line.
[D] _ _ _
Looked out the window, feeling [Am] great. _ _
[G] Yeah it had to come in time.
[D] _ _ _
And she said I don't know what's going [Am] back. _
She [G] said at last I'm free.
[D] _ _ _
_ I wish mom could see me [Am] now. _ _
_ [G] She'd be so proud of me.
[D] _ _ _
[C] Yeah she went down _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] swinging like Clint Miller.
Yeah she [C] went down _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] swinging _ like Charlie Nelson. _
Yeah [C] she went down [G] _ _ _
[D] swinging _ like Sammy Davis. _
_ [C] She went down [G] _ _ _
_ [D] swinging like Sammy Liston. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Well she was standing by the [Am] highway _ _ [G] in her boots and silver [D] spurs,
_ _ _ _ hitchhike through the yellow [Am] moon with _ [G] a Cadillac top for her, [D] _ _ _ and it said,
hey nice to meet you.
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] Are you going my way?
[D] _ _ _ Yeah that's when it happened.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] The world caught fire that day.
[D] And _ _ [C] she went down _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] swinging. _
_ _ _ _ Yeah [C] she went down _ [G] _ _ _ [D] swinging. _
_ _ _ _ Well she was over 21, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] in trouble with the law.
_ [D] _ _ And it didn't faze her [C] none.
_ _ _ [G] She called her mother-in-law [D] and _ said I need a little money.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] I know I can count on you.
[D] _ _ _ _
After that night in [Am] Vegas, _ _ and [G] the hell that we went through.
[D] _ _ We [C] went down _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] swinging _ like Benny Goodman.
[C] Yeah we went down [G] _ _ _ _
[D] swinging.
And then, last Wednesday, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
mother had on the interstate.
[Am] _ _
She [G] was across the Georgia line.
[D] _ _ _
Looked out the window, feeling [Am] great. _ _
[G] Yeah it had to come in time.
[D] _ _ _
And she said I don't know what's going [Am] back. _
She [G] said at last I'm free.
[D] _ _ _
_ I wish mom could see me [Am] now. _ _
_ [G] She'd be so proud of me.
[D] _ _ _
[C] Yeah she went down _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] swinging like Clint Miller.
Yeah she [C] went down _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] swinging _ like Charlie Nelson. _
Yeah [C] she went down [G] _ _ _
[D] swinging _ like Sammy Davis. _
_ [C] She went down [G] _ _ _
_ [D] swinging like Sammy Liston. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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