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Tom Petty's cover of Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air".
The song uses basic chords
e|---D2----Em0-----F#m-2------E0------G3----A0-----B2----|
B|---3----0------2------0------3----2-----4----|
G|---2----x------2------1------0----2-----4----|
D|---0----2------4------2------0----2-----4----|
A|--------2------4------2------2----0-----2----|
E|--------0------2------0------3---------------|
[Verse]
D
DCall out the instigator
Because there's something Emin the air
We've got to get togetheDr sooner or later
Because the revolution'Ems here
And you know it's right
Fill A - play this twice. This little piece can be a little bit tricky but it sounds good.
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-----------2-----------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Fill 1
And you know that it's right
[Chorus]
EmWe have got to get it together
EmWe have got to get it together now
Fill 1 2x
[Verse]
DRun through the fields and houses
Because there's something Emin the air
We've got to get togetheDr sooner or later
Because the revolutioEmn's here
And you know it's right
Fill  A2x
And you know that it's right
[Chorus]
EmWe have got to get it together
We have got to get it together nowD  
[Interlude/Solo] - it's the same thing again and again just in a different tone
  Figure 1
e|------------------------|
B|--------------------7---|
G|-7--7---------5h7---7---|
D|-7--7----5h7------------|
A|(5)(5)------------------|
E|------------------------|
  Figure 2
e|------------------------|
B|--------------------5---|
G|-5--5---------3h5---5---|
D|-5--5----3h5------------|
A|(3)(3)------------------|
E|------------------------|
  Figure 3
e|-------------------------|
B|--------------------3----|
G|-3--3---------1h3---3----|
D|-3--3----1h3-------------|
A|(1)(1)-------------------|
E|-------------------------|
  Figure 4
e|-------------------------|
B|--------------------2----|
G|-2--2---------0h2---2----|
D|-2--2----0h2-------------|
A|(0)(0)-------------------|
E|-------------------------|
It looks long and confusing but it's really simple.  Here's the layout out the interlude/solo:
Figure 1 2x
Figure 2 2x
Figure 1 2x
Figure 2 2x
Figure 3 2x
Figure 4 2x
Ends with   G    A  B  
From there the whole rest of the song changes key.
[Verse]
E
ECall out the instigator
Because there's something F#min the air
We've got to get togethEer sooner or later
Because the revolution's F#mhere
                        Efill B  
And you know it's right
Again it changes key so it changes the fill but it's easy now.
Fill B play twice
e|-----0------------0--------0----------0-----|
B|---0---0-------0----0----0----0----0----0---|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------0--------------------0----------|
A|-----------------------4--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
And you know that it's right
[Chorus]
F#mWe have got to get it together
We have got to get it together noEw

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Something In The Air

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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F#m

Tom Petty's cover of Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air".

The song uses basic chords

D Em F#m E G A B

e|---2----0------2------0------3----0-----2----|

B|---3----0------2------0------3----2-----4----|

G|---2----x------2------1------0----2-----4----|

D|---0----2------4------2------0----2-----4----|

A|--------2------4------2------2----0-----2----|

E|--------0------2------0------3---------------|

[Verse]

Call out the instigator

Because there's something in the air

We've got to get together sooner or later

Because the revolution's here

And you know it's right

Fill A - play this twice. This little piece can be a little bit tricky but it sounds good.

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|

G|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|

D|-0-----------------------------------------------|

A|-------------3-----------2-----------3-----------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

Fill 1

And you know that it's right

[Chorus]

We have got to get it together

We have got to get it together now

Fill 1 2x

[Verse]

Run through the fields and houses

Because there's something in the air

We've got to get together sooner or later

Because the revolution's here

And you know it's right

Fill 2x

And you know that it's right

[Chorus]

We have got to get it together

We have got to get it together now

[Interlude/Solo] - it's the same thing again and again just in a different tone

Figure 1

e|------------------------|

B|--------------------7---|

G|-7--7---------5h7---7---|

D|-7--7----5h7------------|

A|(5)(5)------------------|

E|------------------------|

Figure 2

e|------------------------|

B|--------------------5---|

G|-5--5---------3h5---5---|

D|-5--5----3h5------------|

A|(3)(3)------------------|

E|------------------------|

Figure 3

e|-------------------------|

B|--------------------3----|

G|-3--3---------1h3---3----|

D|-3--3----1h3-------------|

A|(1)(1)-------------------|

E|-------------------------|

Figure 4

e|-------------------------|

B|--------------------2----|

G|-2--2---------0h2---2----|

D|-2--2----0h2-------------|

A|(0)(0)-------------------|

E|-------------------------|

It looks long and confusing but it's really simple. Here's the layout out the interlude/solo:

Figure 1 2x

Figure 2 2x

Figure 1 2x

Figure 2 2x

Figure 3 2x

Figure 4 2x

G A B

Ends with

From there the whole rest of the song changes key.

[Verse]

Call out the instigator

F#m

Because there's something in the air

We've got to get together sooner or later

F#m

Because the revolution's here

E B

fill

And you know it's right

Again it changes key so it changes the fill but it's easy now.

Fill B play twice

e|-----0------------0--------0----------0-----|

B|---0---0-------0----0----0----0----0----0---|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|-2----------0--------------------0----------|

A|-----------------------4--------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|

And you know that it's right

[Chorus]

F#m

We have got to get it together

We have got to get it together now

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