Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Keeping Me Alive (Guitar)

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KEEPING ME ALIVE Tom Petty [Intro]
 A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6 A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6 
             (little finger on/off 2nd fret 1st string) 
[Verse 1]
 A A6 A A6              E
They said love,  was a thing of the past

 A  A6  A  A6      E
That these days,  nothing ever lasts

 D                     E           A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6             
This whole world,  is moving too fast

 A A6 A A6           E
Well sometimes,  we ride around

 A                    E
She plays her radio,  up loud

 D                    E         A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6
If I was sad, well,  I'm happy now
[Chorus]
 A       D   A   E
And it feels so good to know

       D    A    E
I got you where you belong

 D          A        D           A  
Here in my heart,   Right by my side

 D            A         E
Honey you're getting me by

 D                       A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6
Yeah you're keeping me alive
[Verse 2]
 A A6 A A6    E
I got a job, I work hard

  A                         E
These days the money don’t go very far

 D                        E          A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6   
It’s hard enough keeping gas in the car

 A A6 A A6       E
Well sometimes, we ride around

 A                   E
She plays her radio, up loud

 D                   E         A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 
If I was sad, well, I'm happy now
[Chorus]
 A       D   A   E
And it feels so good to know

       D    A    E
I got you where you belong

 D          A        D           A  
Here in my heart,   Right by my side

 D            A         E
Honey you're getting me by

 D                       A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6
Yeah you're keeping me alive
[Solo] A E A E D E A [Chorus]
 A       D   A   E
And it feels so good to know

       D    A    E
I got you where you belong

 D          A        D           A  
Here in my heart,   Right by my side

 D            A         E
Honey you're getting me by

 D                       A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6
Yeah you're keeping me alive
[Outro]
 D                       A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6
Yeah you're keeping me alive

 D                        A      E      D      E      A
Yeah, you're keeping me  ali-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ive
A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6