Free Fallin Chords

by Tom Petty
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F
Capo: 8th fret
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Capo 8th fret to match Petty's recording.
 
 
[Intro]
A   D     D A  E     x2
 
 
[Verse 1]
        A    D     D   A     E
She's a good girl, loves her mama
      A  D      D  A    E
Loves Jesus and America too
        A    D     D      A    E
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
      A  D           D  A      E
Loves horses and her boyfriend too
 
 
[Interlude]
A   D     D A  E
 
 
[Verse 2]
           A    D   D      A    E
And it's a long day livin' in Reseda
          A   D   D       A           E
There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
          A   D             D     A    E
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
      A   D       D   A        E
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
 
 
[Chorus]
        A   D     D A  E      A     D     D A  E
Now I'm free,            free fallin'
          A   D     D A  E      A    D     D A  E
Yeah, I'm free,            free fallin'
 
 
[Verse 3]
        A   D    D       A           E
All the vampires walkin' through the valley
     A    D       D  A      E
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
            A   D        D        A      E
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
        A    D            D         A      E
And the good girls are at home with broken hearts
 
 
[Chorus]
        A   D     D A  E      A     D     D A  E
Now I'm free,            free fallin'
          A   D     D A  E      A     D     D A  E
Yeah, I'm free,            free fallin'
A   D     D A  E     A      D               D A    E
                      (Free fallin', now I'm, free fallin', now I'm)
A   D     D A  E     A      D               D A    E
                      (Free fallin', now I'm, free fallin', now I'm)
 
 
[Verse 4]
        A     D    D A     E
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
        A     D   D    A      E
I wanna write her name in the sky
          A    D    D   A    E
I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'
      A     D    D     A     E
Gonna leave this world for a while
 
 
[Chorus]
        A   D     D A  E      A     D     D A  E
Now I'm free,            free fallin'
          A   D     D A  E      A     D     D A  E
Yeah, I'm free,            free fallin'
 
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        A   D     D A  E      A     D     D A  E
Now I'm free,            free fallin'
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81 comments
bluntman
This is in the wrong key. nice try, but do chords D, Dsus4, and Asus4 with capo on 3 its the right key and I submitted a tab with that but this stupid web site hasn't put it on there!!!!!!!
+16
takinaride05
im new to guitar but i think it sounds pretty good
+7
Knives490
dude dont listen to what they say this was a great help to me, it sounds perfect.
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