Into The Great Wide Open - Tom Petty
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Into the Great Wide Open - Tom Petty
Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne
Submitted by Tish

INTRO:

Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em6 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em6
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B:-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Verses look like this:

Eddie waited..finished high school went to Hollywood...tattoo
Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em6 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em6
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B:-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

he met a girl...tattoo too the future was wide open
Am Am7 Am6 Am7 G F C G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-|
B:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-|
G:-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-|
A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------3-3-|

C G
+ + + +
e:-0-----3-3---3-----------------|
B:-1-----3-3---3-----------------|
G:-0-----0-0---0-----------------|
D:-2-----0-0---0-----------------|
A:-3-----2-2---2-----------------|
E:-------3-3---3-----------------|

They moved into..both could afford he found a niteclub...at the door
Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em6 Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em6
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B:-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

she had a guitar..taught him... sky was the limit
Am Am7 Am6 Am7 G F C G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-|
B:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-|
G:-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-|
A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------3-3-|

C G C G D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-0-----3-3---3-------------3-3-|-0-----3-3---2-------------------|
B:-1-----3-3---3-------------3-3-|-1-----3-3---3-------------------|
G:-0-----0-0---0-------------0-0-|-0-----0-0---2-------------------|
D:-2-----0-0---0-------------0-0-|-2-----0-0---0-------------------|
A:-3-----2-2---2-------------2-2-|-3-----2-2-----------------------|
E:-------3-3---3-------------3-3-|-------3-3-----------------------|

This is the chorus:

Into the great wide open under the skies of blue
G C D G C D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B:-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A:-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E:-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|

Out of the great wide open a rebel without a clue
G C D G F Em A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-0----^0---------3-3-|
B:-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-0----^2---------3-3-|
G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0----^2---------0-0-|
D:-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2----^2---------0-0-|
A:-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2----^0---------2-2-|
E:-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-0---------------3-3-|

C G C G
+ + + + + + + +
e:-0-----3-3---3-------------3-3-|-0-----3-3---3-------------------|
B:-1-----3-3---3-------------3-3-|-1-----3-3---3-------------------|
G:-0-----0-0---0-------------0-0-|-0-----0-0---0-------------------|
D:-2-----0-0---0-------------0-0-|-2-----0-0---0-------------------|
A:-3-----2-2---2-------------2-2-|-3-----2-2---2-------------------|
E:-------3-3---3-------------3-3-|-------3-3---3-------------------|

LYRICS:

Eddie waited till he finished high school
Went to Hollywood and got a tattoo
He met a girl out there with a tattoo too
The future was wide open

They moved into a place they both could afford
He found a niteclub he could work at the door
She had a guitar and she taught him some chords
The sky was the limit

CHORUS
Into the great wide open
Under the skies of blue
Out of the great wide open
A rebel without a clue

GUITAR SOLO
Play intro

The paper said Ed always played from the heart
He got an agent and a roadie named Bart
They made a record and it went in the charts
The sky was the limit

His leather jacket had chains that would jingle
They both met movie stars; partied and mingled
There A&R man said "I don't hear a single"
The future was wide open

CHORUS (2x)
First time, skip last 2 measures

CHORDS:

Em 022000
Em(maj7) 022040
Em7 022030
Em6 022020
Am x02210
Am7 x02010
Am6 x04x10
F 103211 (thumb on 6th)

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Sender: mes3sl@mech.surrey.ac.uk (Shaun Lawson)

Here's a slightly more tricky TP song - any suggestions or corrections
are most welcome. Anyway here comes my version of ...

INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN by TOM PETTY from the album of same name
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The intro and first few bars of the verse seem to be the following:

Em Em? Em7 Em6

e---0-----------------
b---0----------------- The chord names are probably a bit
g---0----------------- dodgy but - hey. If you play this
d---2----1---0-------- on an acoustic 12 string (like TP's
a---2----2---2---4---- nice Martin one ...) it sounds ok.
e---0----0---0---0----



Em Em? Em7 Em6
Eddie waited till he finished high school
Em Em? Em7 Em6
He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo
Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G
He met a girl out there with a tattoo too
G F C G C G
The future was wide open.

Em Em? Em7 Em6
They moved into a place they both could afford
Em Em? Em7 Em6
He found a nightclub he could work at the door
Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G
She had a guitar and she taught him some chords
G F C G C G G C GD
The sky was the limit.

G C D(sus4) G Em D Am
Into the great wide open, under them skies of blue
G C D(sus4) G F Em A
Out in the great wide open, a rebel without a clue.


(instrum: play the intro riff and end with G then A - I think)

The papers said Ed always played from the heart
He got an agent and a roadie named Bart
They made a record and it went in the charts
The sky was the limit.

His leather jacket had chains that would jingle
They both met movie stars, partied and mingled.
Their A&R man said "I don't hear a single."
The future was wide open.

Into the great wide open, under them skies of blue
Out in the great wide open, a rebel without a clue.

Into the great wide open, under them skies of blue
Out in the great wide open, a rebel without a clue.

final flourish: G C G G C G.

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Song info
Into The Great Wide Open
Tom Petty
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Folk Rock
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