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SOMETHING BIG   -       tom petty
The tuning and chords enable you to play the main bassline.
Tuning:     DADGBe
Intro:
  v                                   v  
e|----/------------------------------/----/
B|3---/------------------------3-----/3---/
G|2---/----0-----0-----0-----0---2---/2---/
D|0---/--0-----0-----0-----0-------0-/0---/
A|0---/------------------3-----------/0---/
E|0---/5-----3-----5-----------------/0---/
 D5-  A-  C-  F-  D- 
 D5-  A-  C-         
 D5-  A-  C-  F-  D- 
 D5-  A-  C-   
Well it    D5didn't feel like Sunday
   D5Didn't feel like June
When he       D5/Gmet his silent partner
In that       D5/Glonely corner     D5room
That     F5overlooked the     D5marquee
Of the     F5plaza all-a -     D5dult
And he       A7/Ewas not lookin' for romance
Just        Gadd9someone       G9/Fhe could     D5trust D5  
And it     F5wasn't no way to     D5carry on
It     F5wasn't no way to     D5live
But he could        A7/Eput up with it for a little while
He was        Gadd9workin' on some -          Gadd9/Fthing     D5big 
 D5-  A-  C-  F-  D- 
 D5-  A-  C-   
   D5Speedball rang the night clerk
Said, "    D5Send me up a drink"
Now the       D5/Gnight clerk said, "It's Sunday man
      D5/GWait a minute, let me     D5think"
"There' a     F5little place out -     D5side of town
   F5Might still have some     D5wine"
     A7/ESpeedball said, "Forget it 
Can I        Gadd9have an           Gadd9/Foutside     D5line?"
And it     F5wasn't no way to     D5carry on
It     F5wasn't no way to     D5live
But he could        A7/Eput up with it for a little while
He was        Gadd9workin' on some -          Gadd9/Fthing     D5big 
Break:
 D5-  A-  C-  F-  D- 
 D5-  A-  C-    
 Em7/C-  C-     
Dm11/ C-  C-       A-  C-
 D5-  A-  C-  F-  D- 
 D5-  A-  C-  
 Em7/C-  C-     
Dm11/ C-  C-      
  Bb- 
 D5/G- 
 D5-  A-  C-  F-  D- 
 D5-  A-  C- 
It was     D5Monday when the day maids
    D5Found the still made bed
      D5/GAll except the pillows
That lay     D5stacked up at the     D5head
And     F5one said, "I know I've     D5seen his face, 
I     F5wonder who he     D5is"
And the       A7/Eother said, "Probably it's just another clown
       Gadd9Workin' on some -           Gadd9/Fthing     D5big"
And it     F5wasn't no way to     D5carry on
It     F5wasn't no way to     D5live
But he could        A7/Eput up with it for a little while
He was        Gadd9workin' on some -          Gadd9/Fthing     D5big 
 D5-  A-  C-  F-  D-
And it     F5wasn't no way to     D5carry on
It     F5wasn't no way to     D5live
But he could        A7/Eput up with it for a little while
He was        Gadd9workin' on some -          Gadd9/Fthing     D5big 
Outro:
(D5) -  A-  C-  F-                                                    D  
                      Aahh 
 D5-  A-  C-  
 D5-  A-         C   F-           D                                        D5  
            some -        thing      big
(D5) -  A-  C- 
D5      REP & FADE 
     D500023x
      Ax0xxxx
      Cx3xxxx
      Dxx0xxx
      Fxx3xxx
   D5/G5x023x
     F53335xx
     A7202020
  Gadd950000x
   G9/F30000x
  Em7/Cx3203x
      Cx32010
Dm11/ Cx32031
     Bbx1333x

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Something Big

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D5/G

A7/E

Gadd9

G9/F

Gadd9/F

Em7/C

SOMETHING BIG - tom petty

The tuning and chords enable you to play the main bassline.

Tuning: DADGBe

Intro:

v v

e|----/------------------------------/----/

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

G|2---/----0-----0-----0-----0---2---/2---/

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

A|0---/------------------3-----------/0---/

E|0---/5-----3-----5-----------------/0---/

D5 A C F D

- - - - -

D5 A C

- - -

D5 A C F D

- - - - -

D5 A C

- - -

Well it didn't feel like Sunday

Didn't feel like June

D5/G

When he met his silent partner

D5/G D5

In that lonely corner room

F5 D5

That overlooked the marquee

F5 D5

Of the plaza all-a - dult

A7/E

And he was not lookin' for romance

Gadd9 G9/F D5 D5

Just someone he could trust

F5 D5

And it wasn't no way to carry on

F5 D5

It wasn't no way to live

A7/E

But he could put up with it for a little while

Gadd9 Gadd9/F D5

He was workin' on some - thing big

D5 A C F D

- - - - -

D5 A C

- - -

Speedball rang the night clerk

Said, " Send me up a drink"

D5/G

Now the night clerk said, "It's Sunday man

D5/G D5

Wait a minute, let me think"

F5 D5

"There' a little place out - side of town

F5 D5

Might still have some wine"

A7/E

Speedball said, "Forget it

Gadd9 Gadd9/F D5

Can I have an outside line?"

F5 D5

And it wasn't no way to carry on

F5 D5

It wasn't no way to live

A7/E

But he could put up with it for a little while

Gadd9 Gadd9/F D5

He was workin' on some - thing big

Break:

D5 A C F D

- - - - -

D5 A C

- - -

Em7/C C

- -

C C A C

Dm11/ - - - -

D5 A C F D

- - - - -

D5 A C

- - -

Em7/C C

- -

C C

Dm11/ - -

D5/G

D5 A C F D

- - - - -

D5 A C

- - -

It was Monday when the day maids

Found the still made bed

D5/G

All except the pillows

D5 D5

That lay stacked up at the head

F5 D5

And one said, "I know I've seen his face,

F5 D5

I wonder who he is"

A7/E

And the other said, "Probably it's just another clown

Gadd9 Gadd9/F D5

Workin' on some - thing big"

F5 D5

And it wasn't no way to carry on

F5 D5

It wasn't no way to live

A7/E

But he could put up with it for a little while

Gadd9 Gadd9/F D5

He was workin' on some - thing big

D5 A C F D

- - - - -

F5 D5

And it wasn't no way to carry on

F5 D5

It wasn't no way to live

A7/E

But he could put up with it for a little while

Gadd9 Gadd9/F D5

He was workin' on some - thing big

Outro:

D5 A C F D

() - - - -

Aahh

D5 A C

- - -

D5 A C F D D5

- - -

some - thing big

D5 A C

() - - -

D5 REP & FADE

00023x

x0xxxx

x3xxxx

xx0xxx

xx3xxx

D5/G

5x023x

3335xx

202020

Gadd9

50000x

G9/F

30000x

Em7/C

x3203x

x32010

Dm11/ x32031

x1333x

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