Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Makin Some Noise (Guitar)

Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D)
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Chords

[Verse 1]
C  G                              C  G
     When I was a young boy           I was working for the state

Bb F                              C  G
     I wasn't makin' much money       I was stayin' out late

C  G                              C  G
     Go down at nighttime             Playing music in the bars

Bb F                              C  G
     Takin' my breaks Out             underneath the stars
[Chorus 1] (Riff over the C)
C                         G
I was makin' some noise

C                         G
I was a workin' boy

C                         G
Up at the top of my voice

       D                  Bb
Saying "Look at me Mama, I'm Making some Noise"
[Verse 2]
C  G                               C  G
    I had to rock the boat              I had to shake the tree

Bb F                               C  G
    To see what'd fall                  down on me

C  G                               C  G
    I thought "Maybe I can make it"     if I never give in

Bb F                               C  G
    I've been down before               I ain't going down again”
[Chorus 2] (Riff over the C)
C                         G
I'm makin' some noise

C                         G
I've been a worried boy

C                         G
Up at the top of my voice

       D                   Bb
Saying "Look at me Mama, I'm Making some Noise"
[Instrumental] C [Verse 3]
C  G                               C  G
    From across the canyon             A guitar plays

Bb F                               C  G
    Through an amplifier               and a  long delay

C  G                               C  G
    It was an old melody               I recognized the song

Bb F                               C  G
    I had an amplifier too             So I played along
[Chorus 3] (Riff over the C)
C                       G
I'm makin' some noise

C                       G
I'm still a workin' boy

C                          G
At the top of the voice

                D                                Bb
Saying "Look at me Mama, I'm Making some Noise"
[Chorus 4] (Riff over the C)
C                       G
I'm makin' some noise

C                       G
I've been a long-gone boy

C                          G
At the top of the voice

                D                                Bb
Saying "Look at me Mama, I'm Making some Noise"
(Repeat chorus 4 then fade out)