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Keep A Little Soul
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
[Intro]
  A    F#m    E    D(x2)
[Verse 1]
I kAnow you tried hard, hGard to get it right
 DThere's a sadness Ein your eyes
  APoor little one, they Gruled you like a king
 DDon't be afraid to deEpend on me
[Chorus]
Nothin' Amatters (Nothin' matters)
No-ah-Goh (It doesn't matter)
Say you Dkeep a little soul
ENothin' really matters anyAmore (It doesn't matter)
Oh-oh-Goh (It doesn't matter)
Honey, Dkeep a little soul
ENothin's gonna matter anyAmore
[Link]
A  F#m  E  D
[Verse 2]
ALately I've been thinkin' 'bout, Ggettin' outta town
  DGo t'all the parties, Ego look around
  AYou think it over baby, Gyou come with me
 DDon't be afraid to Elive what you believe
[Chorus]
It doesn't Amatter (It doesn't matter)
No-oa-Goh (It doesn't matter)
When you Dkeep a little soul
ENothin' really matters anyAmore (It doesn't matter)
Oh-oh-Goh (It doesn't matter)
Honey, Dkeep a little soul
ENothin's gonna matter anyF#mmore
[Bridge]
F#m
D
All people got sGo-whoa-Aoul, honeyD  
All people have dGre-aAms
F#mDon't be afraid to get up on your feet man
DWhoa-or, depend on me
EDon't be afraid Eto live what Eyou belieEve,
E'yeEah.E.. EWhoE-aoE-ohE  
It doesn't matteAr (It doesn't matter)
No-oa-Goh (It doesn't matter)
When you Dkeep a little soul
ENothin' really matters anyAmore (It doesn't matter)
Whoa-oh-Goh (It doesn't matter)
I'll say Dyeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
ENothin' really matters anyA-more (It doesn't matter)
Oh-oh-oh-wGhoa-oh (It doesn't matter)
DKeep a little soul
ENothin' really matter anyAmore (It doesn't matter)
Oh-oa-Goh (It doesn't matter)
Honey, Dkeep a little soul
ENothin' really matters anyAmore
[Outro]
  A    F#m    E    D(x2)
A

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Keep A Little Soul

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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F#m

Keep A Little Soul

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

[Intro]

A F#m E D

(x2)

[Verse 1]

A G

I know you tried hard, hard to get it right

D E

There's a sadness in your eyes

A G

Poor little one, they ruled you like a king

D E

Don't be afraid to depend on me

[Chorus]

Nothin' matters (Nothin' matters)

No-ah-oh (It doesn't matter)

Say you keep a little soul

E A

Nothin' really matters anymore (It doesn't matter)

Oh-oh-oh (It doesn't matter)

Honey, keep a little soul

E A

Nothin's gonna matter anymore

[Link]

A F#m E D

[Verse 2]

A G

Lately I've been thinkin' 'bout, gettin' outta town

D E

Go t'all the parties, go look around

A G

You think it over baby, you come with me

D E

Don't be afraid to live what you believe

[Chorus]

It doesn't matter (It doesn't matter)

No-oa-oh (It doesn't matter)

When you keep a little soul

E A

Nothin' really matters anymore (It doesn't matter)

Oh-oh-oh (It doesn't matter)

Honey, keep a little soul

E F#m

Nothin's gonna matter anymore

[Bridge]

F#m

G A D

All people got so-whoa-oul, honey

G A

All people have dre-ams

F#m

Don't be afraid to get up on your feet man

Whoa-or, depend on me

E E E E

Don't be afraid to live what you believe,

E E E E E E E

'yeah... Who-ao-oh

It doesn't matter (It doesn't matter)

No-oa-oh (It doesn't matter)

When you keep a little soul

E A

Nothin' really matters anymore (It doesn't matter)

Whoa-oh-oh (It doesn't matter)

I'll say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

E A

Nothin' really matters any-more (It doesn't matter)

Oh-oh-oh-whoa-oh (It doesn't matter)

Keep a little soul

E A

Nothin' really matter anymore (It doesn't matter)

Oh-oa-oh (It doesn't matter)

Honey, keep a little soul

E A

Nothin' really matters anymore

[Outro]

A F#m E D

(x2)

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