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                      KEEPING ME ALIVE                                Tom Petty
[Intro] 
    A      A6     A    A6(lAittA6le fAingA6er oAn/oA6ff 2And A6fret A1sA6t stArinA6g) A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
[Verse 1]
TAheA6y sAaiA6d love,  was a tEhing of the past
TAhat A6theAse A6days,  nEothing ever lasts
TDhis whole world,  is mEoving too faAstA6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
WAelA6l sAomA6etimes,  we rEide around
SAhe plays her radio,  Eup loud
IDf I was sad, well,  IE'm happy nAowA6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
[Chorus]
AAnd it feDels Aso gEood to know
I got yDou whAere yEou belong
HDere in my hAeart,   RDight by my sAide
HDoney you're gAetting me Eby
YDeah you're keeping me alAivA6eA  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
[Verse 2]
I AgA6ot Aa A6job, I Ework hard
ThAese days the money don’t gEo very far
IDt’s hard enough keeping gEas in the cAarA6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
WAelA6l sAomA6etimes, wEe ride around
SAhe plays her radio, Eup loud
IDf I was sad, well, IE'm happy nAowA6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
[Chorus]
AAnd it feDels Aso gEood to know
I got yDou whAere yEou belong
HDere in my hAeart,   RDight by my sAide
HDoney you're gAetting me Eby
YDeah you're keeping me alAivA6eA  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
[Solo]
     A     E      A     E      D     E    A
[Chorus]
AAnd it feDels Aso gEood to know
I got yDou whAere yEou belong
HDere in my hAeart,   RDight by my sAide
HDoney you're gAetting me Eby
YDeah you're keeping me alAivA6eA  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
[Outro]
YDeah you're keeping me alAivA6eA  A6  A  A6  A  A6  
YDeah, you're keeping me  aAli-i-i-Ei-i-i-iD-i-i-i-Ei-i-i-iAve
A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6  A  A6

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Keeping Me Alive

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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KEEPING ME ALIVE Tom Petty

[Intro]

A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

(little finger on/off 2nd fret 1st string)

[Verse 1]

A A6 A A6 E

They said love, was a thing of the past

A A6 A A6 E

That these days, nothing ever lasts

D E A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

This whole world, is moving too fast

A A6 A A6 E

Well sometimes, we ride around

A E

She plays her radio, up loud

D E A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

If I was sad, well, I'm happy now

[Chorus]

A D A E

And it feels so good to know

D A E

I got you where you belong

D A D A

Here in my heart, Right by my side

D A E

Honey you're getting me by

D A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

Yeah you're keeping me alive

[Verse 2]

A A6 A A6 E

I got a job, I work hard

A E

These days the money don’t go very far

D E A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

It’s hard enough keeping gas in the car

A A6 A A6 E

Well sometimes, we ride around

A E

She plays her radio, up loud

D E A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

If I was sad, well, I'm happy now

[Chorus]

A D A E

And it feels so good to know

D A E

I got you where you belong

D A D A

Here in my heart, Right by my side

D A E

Honey you're getting me by

D A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

Yeah you're keeping me alive

[Solo]

A E A E D E A

[Chorus]

A D A E

And it feels so good to know

D A E

I got you where you belong

D A D A

Here in my heart, Right by my side

D A E

Honey you're getting me by

D A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

Yeah you're keeping me alive

[Outro]

D A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

Yeah you're keeping me alive

D A E D E A

Yeah, you're keeping me ali-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ive

A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6

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