Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – One Of Lifes Little Mysteries (Guitar)

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The first Em in each Em Bm Em sequence has an added fifth finger on third fret on high E string. [Intro] G Fdim/G# Am Fdim7 Bm F#dim7 Em Bm Em C7 B7 Em A D [Verse 1]
G                 Fdim/G#
Go to work in the morning

Am             Fdim7
Try and make a buck

Bm                   F#dim7
Do everything you're told

                Em    Bm    Em
And then you're still outta luck

C7          B7            Em         A    D
It's one of life's little mysteries
[Verse 2]
G                Fdim/G#
You get a little sun

Am               Fdim7
You get a little rain

Bm              F#dim7
Get a man and a woman

    Em    Bm    Em
You get a little pain

C7          B7            Em
It's one of life's little mysteries
[Bridge]
        C9
Tell me why when I try
Just as hard as I can
Em            A
I end up with nothin'

     D    Em7 D
Once again
[Verse 3]
G                  Fdim/G#
You get yourself a dog

Am                 Fdim7
You get yourself a cat

Bm                   F#dim7
Watch 'em chase each other

           Em Bm Em
Around the laundromat

C7          B7            Em         A    D
It's one of life's little mysteries
[Instrumental] G Fdim/G# Am Fdim7 Bm F#dim7 Em Bm Em C7 B7 Em [Bridge]
        C9
Tell me why when I try
Just as hard as I can
Em            A
I end up with nothin'

     D    Em7 D
Once again
[Verse 4]
G                     Fdim/G#
Do all the things you should

Am                Fdim7
You try to make a buck

Bm               F#dim7
You work a whole lifetime

       Em    Bm     Em
You're still out of luck

C7          B7            Em
It's one of life's little mysteries

       A
Little mysteries

       Em         A   Em
Little mysteries