Ankle Deep Chords

by Tom Petty
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author kirkp711 [a] 52.
1 contributor total, last edit on May 1, 2018

Chords

C
C7
G
F
Am
Em

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Tom Petty - Ankle Deep - Highway Companion #11
 
Intro C C7 C (x4)
 
C                      G             C
Well, they raised that horse to be a jumper 
       F                           C
He was owned by a mid-west bible thumper 
    F                        Am
His preacher was a Louisiana drummer 
         G                         C
Took all winter to get through the summer 
 
C             G                  C
The fieldhand hit the switch and stumbled 
     F                            C
Outside the big engine roared and rumbled 
    F                        Am
The stolen horse spooked and tumbled 
             G                          C
She didn't speak for a week, Just kinda mumbled 
 
Intro again
 
Am            Em    Am            G
ankle deep in love, ankle deep in love
 
solo
C  G  C  F  C  G  C
 
Intro again
 
Am            Em    Am            G
ankle deep in love, ankle deep in love
 
       C              G           C
He was caught up in a lie he half believed
          F                         C
Found her hiding high in the family tree
           F                           Am
Washed his hands and put her cross his knee
         G                              C
She said daddy "you been a mother to me"
 
Intro again
 
Am            Em    Am            G
ankle deep in love, ankle deep in love (x2)
 
Intro to end
 
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Ankle Deep – Tom Petty
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2 comments
buffaloblues
For the intro instead of a C7, try playing a C putting your pinky on the 3rd fret D string, lifting it off and then lifting your middle finger off of the D string and putting it back on. It's tough to describe but listen to the song when you try it and you'll figure out the rhythm pretty quickly.
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richardvilla31
Works for me. Thanks for the tab.
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