Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ~ Swingin' Chords

Tempo:
95.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Am

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ~ Swingin' chords
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[Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
Well she was standing by the [Am] highway in [G] her boots and silver spurs.
[D] A hitchhiker threw the yellow moon [Am] with [G] a cut of that top for her.
[D] And he said, hey nice to meet [Am] you.
[G] Are you going my way?
[D] Yeah, that's what it happened.
But, [Am] [G] you were caught by that dude.
[D] [C] And she went down [G] [D] swinging.
[C] Yeah, she went down [G] [D] swinging.
Well she was over 21, [Am] [G] in trouble with the law.
[D] And it didn't faze her none.
[Am] [G] She called her mother-in-law [D] and said, I need your little money.
[Am] I [G] know I can count on you.
[D]
After that night in [Am] Vegas, [G] count the hell that we went through.
[D]
[C] We went down [G]
[D] swinging like Benny Goodman.
[C] Yeah, we went down [G]
[D] swinging.
And, last Wednesday,
[Am] [E]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
who was that on the interstate?
[Am]
[G] She 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] on.
[G] She said, at last I'm free.
[D]
I wish my aunt would see me [Am] now.
[G] She'd be so proud of [D] me.
[C] Yeah, she went down [G]
[D] swinging like Clint Miller.
[C] Yeah, she went down [G]
[D] swinging like Tommy Dorsey.
[C] Yeah, she went down [G]
swinging [D] like Sammy Davis.
[C] She went down [G]
[D] swinging like Sonny Liskin.
[Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Swingin chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, D, Am, G, C, G, D and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 47 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 95 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Well she was standing by the [Am] highway in _ [G] her boots and silver spurs.
[D] _ _ _ A hitchhiker threw the yellow moon [Am] _ with _ [G] a cut of that top for her.
_ [D] _ _ And he said, hey nice to meet [Am] you.
_ _ _ [G] Are you going my way?
[D] _ _ _ _ Yeah, that's what it happened.
But, [Am] _ _ _ [G] you were caught by that dude.
[D] _ _ _ [C] And she went down [G] _ _ _ _ [D] swinging. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Yeah, she went down [G] _ _ _ [D] swinging. _
_ _ _ _ Well she was over 21, [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] in trouble with the law.
_ [D] _ _ _ And it didn't faze her none.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] She called her mother-in-law [D] _ _ _ and said, I need your little money.
[Am] _ _ _ I [G] know I can count on you.
_ [D] _ _ _
After that night in [Am] Vegas, _ _ _ [G] count the hell that we went through.
[D] _ _ _
[C] We went down [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] swinging like Benny Goodman.
[C] Yeah, we went down _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] swinging.
And, last Wednesday, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
who was that on the interstate?
[Am] _ _ _
[G] She 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] on. _ _
_ [G] She said, at last I'm free.
[D] _ _ _
_ I wish my aunt would see me [Am] now. _ _
_ [G] She'd be so proud of [D] me. _ _
[C] Yeah, she went down _ [G] _ _ _
[D] swinging _ _ like Clint Miller.
[C] Yeah, she went down _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] swinging like Tommy Dorsey. _
[C] Yeah, she went down [G] _ _
swinging [D] _ _ like Sammy Davis. _
_ [C] She went down [G] _ _ _
_ [D] swinging like Sonny Liskin. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Tom Petty, finds its place within the Echo album.

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