Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Swingin (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Tom Petty
From: "Echo" (1999)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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There are many slight variations in the course of the song. I just put
down the first intro and the lick that is played on the piano.
[Intro]/[Verse] D Am G D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|2---2---2-2-2-2-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|3---3---3-3-3-3-|2---2---2-2-2-2-| B|3---3---3-3-3-3-|1---1---1-0-1-1-|0---0---0-1-0-x-|3---3---3-3-3-3-| G|2---2---2-2-2-0-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|0---0---0-0-0-2-|2---2---0-2-0-2-| D|0---0---0-0-0-0-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0---0-0-0-0-| A|----------------|0---0---0-0-0-0-|x---x---x-x-x-x-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|3---3---3-3-3-3-|----------------| [Verse] (with piano lick incorporated) D Am G D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|2---2---2-2-2-2-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|3---3---3-3-3-3-|2---2---2-2-2-2-| B|3---3---3-3-3-3-|1---1---1-0-1-1-|0---0---0-1-0-x-|3---3---3-3-3-3-| G|2---2---2-4-2-0-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|0---0---0-0-0-2-|2---2---2-0-2-0-| D|0---0---0-0-0-0-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0---0-0-0-0-| A|----------------|0---0---0-0-0-0-|x---x---x-x-x-x-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|3---3---3-3-3-3-|----------------|
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[Intro]
| D | Am | G | D |
| D | Am | G | D |
| D | Am | G | D |
[Verse 1]
D Am Well, she was standing by the highway G D In her boots and silver spurs D Am Gonna hitchhike to the yellow moon G D When a Cadillac stopped for her
[Verse 2]
D Am And she said, "Hey, nice to meet you, G D Are you goin' my way?" D Am Yeah, that's when it happened G D The world caught fire that day
[Chorus]
C G D And she went down - swingin' C G D Yeah, she went down - swingin'
[Verse 3]
D Am Well, she was over twenty-one G D In trouble with the law D Am And it didn't faze her none G D She called her mother-in-law
[Verse 4]
D Am And said I need a little money G D I knew I could count on you D Am After that night in Vegas G D And the hell that we went through
[Chorus]
C G D We went down - swingin' - like Benny Goodman C G D Yeah, we went down - swingin'
[Solo]
| D | Am | G | D |
| D | Am | G | D |
[Verse 5]
D Am Moonlight on the interstate G D She was 'cross the Georgia line D Am Looked out the window feeling great G D Yeah, it had to come in time
[Verse 6]
D Am And she said I'm never goin' back G D She said at last I'm free D Am I wish ma could see me now, G D She'd be so proud of me
[Chorus]
C G D She went down - swingin' - like Glenn Miller C G D Yeah, she went down - swingin' - like Tommy Dorsey C G D Yeah, she went down - swingin' - like Sammy Davis C G D She went down - swingin' - like Sonny Liston
[Outro]
| D | Am | G | D |
| D | Am | G | D |
| D | Am | G | D | (repeat and fade)