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Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Tom Petty
Runnin' Down a Dream (1989)
(Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Mike Campbell)
From: "Full Moon Fever"
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x
G 3-x-0-0-3-x
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
Asus2/D x-x-0-2-0-0
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RIFF
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-|3-0-------------|
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INTRO (riff)
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
VERSE
E
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
Dsus2 E
I had the radio on, I was drivin' (riff)
E
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin'
Dsus2 E
"Little Runaway" - I was flyin'
CHORUS
D5 G E
Yeah runnin' down a dream
E G A
That never would come to me
D5 G E
Workin' on a mystery,
E G A
Goin' wherever it leads
A G [ E ]
Runnin' down a dream
INTERLUDE
| E | % | % | % |
(riff)
VERSE
E
I felt so good like anything was possible
Dsus2 E
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes (riff)
E
The last three days the rain was un-stoppable
Dsus2 E
It was always cold, no sunshine
CHORUS
D5 G E
Yeah runnin' down a dream
E G A
That never would come to me
D5 G E
Workin' on a mystery,
E G A
Goin' wherever it leads
A G [ E ]
Runnin' down a dream
INTERLUDE
| E | % | % | % |
(riff) (riff)
SOLO
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % | E | % |
(riff) (riff)
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % | [ E ]
(riff) (riff)
VERSE
E
I rolled on, the sky grew dark
Dsus2 E
I put the pedal down to make some time (riff)
E
There's something good waitin' down this road
Dsus2 E
I'm pickin' up whatever is mine
CHORUS
D5 G E
I'm runnin' down a dream
E G A
That never would come to me
D5 G E
Workin' on a mystery,
E G A
Goin' wherever it leads
A G [ E ]
Runnin' down a dream
INTERLUDE
| E | % | % | % |
(riff)
CHORUS
D5 G E
Yeah runnin' down a dream
E G A
That never would come to me
D5 G E
Workin' on a mystery,
E G A
Goin' wherever it leads
A G [ E ]
Runnin' down a dream
INTERLUDE
| E | % | % | % |
(riff) (riff)
| E | % |
(riff)
OUTRO (guitar solo)
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % | E | % | % | % |
(riff) (riff)
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % | E | % | % | % |
(riff) (riff)
(repeat and fade)
