Tom Petty - Runnin' Down A Dream

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The document provides guitar chords and lyrics for the Tom Petty song 'Runnin Down a Dream'.

The song is about driving down the road and feeling free and hopeful about the future.

The song features vocals and guitar as the main instruments. It also possibly includes drums, bass and other instrumentation in the full band version.

Runnin Down A Dream chords by Tom Petty

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Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E

CHORDS

E Dsus2 D5 G A Cmaj7 Asus2/D

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Runnin' Down a Dream – Tom Petty
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Written by: Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne/Mike Campbell


From: “Full Moon Fever” (1989)

Tabbed by: maguri


Tuning: Standard

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RIFF
E E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| or e |----------------|---0
B|----------------|----------------| B |----------------|---0
G|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|---1
D|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|---2
A|----------------|----------------| A |----2---1---0---|---2
E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-b3-0-------------| E |--0---0---0---0-b3--0

Cmaj7 Asus2/D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb3-0-------------|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-b3-0-------------|----------------|

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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 = Dsus2(add13)

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The chords in the E E
Cmaj7 x-3-5-5-0-0 The last three days the rain was
Asus2/D x-5-7-7-0-0 unstoppable
E(5) (0)7-9-9-0-0 Dsus2 | E | % |
Thank you, NSpen1, for the It was always cold, no sunshine
[Interlude] might
suggestion!
conveniently be played : [Chorus]
D5 G E
---------------------------------- Yeah, runnin' down a dream
---------------------------------- E G A
------- That never would come to me
D5 G E
[Intro] Workin' on a mystery
| E | % | % | % | E G A
| E | % | % | % | Goin' wherever it leads
A G E
Runnin' down a dream
[Verse]
E E
It was a beautiful day, the sun [Interlude]
beat down | E | % | % | % |
Dsus2 | E | % | | Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % |
I had the radio on, I was drivin' | E | % |
E E | Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % |
Trees flew by, me and Del were
singin'
Dsus2 E [Verse]
“Little Runaway” - I was flyin' E E
I rolled on as the sky grew dark
Dsus2 |
[Chorus] I put the pedal down to make some
D5 G E E | % |
Yeah, runnin' down a dream time
E G A E
That never would come to me There's something good waitin'
D5 G E E
Workin' on a mystery down this road
E G A Dsus2 | E | % |
Goin' wherever it leads I'm pickin' up whatever's mine
A G E
Runnin' down a dream
[Chorus]
D5 G E
[Interlude] Yeah, runnin' down a dream
| E | % | % | % | E G A
That never would come to me
D5 G E
[Verse] Workin' on a mystery
E E E G A
I felt so good like anything was Goin' wherever it leads
possible A G | E | % | % | % |
Dsus2 Runnin' down a dream
I hit cruise control and rubbed my
| E | % |
eyes [Chorus]
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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

[Outro] (solo)
| E | % |

| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| Cmaj7 | % | Asus2/D | % |
| E | % | % | % |

(repeat and fade)


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