Tom Petty – Alright For Now (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Tom Petty From: “Full Moon Fever” (1989) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whatever your strumming pattern, try to integrate the vocal melody along these lines:
 [D(sus2)         [A(7sus4)        [D(sus2)         [A(7sus4)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0---------|----------------|
B|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-----------|----------------|
G|2h4-----2-------|--0-------0-----|2h4-4---2-------|----------------|
D|0---------------|4-------2-------|0-----------4---|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 [D(sus2)         [Bm              [G               [D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0-------0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-------3---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|2h4-----2-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|4-----------4---|------------0---|0---------------|
A|----------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [False start]
| D | A7sus4 | D
               (One more ... one, two, three, four)
[Intro] | D | A7sus4 | D | A7sus4 | | D | Bm | G | D | % | [Verse 1]
D         A7sus4
Goodnight baby

D              A7sus4
Sleep tight my love

    D         Bm   G         D
May God watch over you from above
[Verse 2]
D            A7sus4
Tomorrow I'm workin

D            A7sus4
What would I do

    D           Bm     G          D
I'd be lost and lonely if not for you
[Verse] (instrumental) | D | A7sus4 | D | A7sus4 | | D | Bm | G | D | % | [Middle 8]
   F#         Em
So close your eyes

      F# Em       | A | % | % |  A
We're al-right for now        (break)
[Verse 3]
     D             A7sus4
I've spent my life travelin'

D             A7sus4
Spent my life free

        D     Bm      G               D
I could not repay all you've done for me
[Verse 4]
   D           A7sus4
So sleep tight baby

  D           A7sus4
Unfurrow your brow

    D      Bm
And know I love you

      G           Bm
We're alright for now

      G         |  D  | D
We're alright for now