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You Dont Know How It Feels

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You Don’t Know How It Feels by Tom Petty
[Intro]
   E    A(x4)
[Verse 1]
ELet me run with Ayou tonight EI'll take you on a Amoonlight ride
E    A    E    A
EThere's someone I Aused to see but Eshe don't give a Adamn for me
E    A    E    A
[Chorus]
    So let me Eget to the Bpoint let's Eroll another Ajoint
    Turn the Eradio Bloud I'm too Ealone to be Aproud
    EYou don't Dknow how it Afeels
    EYou don't Dknow how it Afeels...to be meE  D  A  E  D  A  
[Verse 2]
EPeople come Apeople go Esome grow young Asome grow cold
E    A    E    A
EI woke up Ain between Ea memory Aand a dream
E    A    E    A
[Chorus]
    So let's  Eget to the Bpoint let's Eroll another Ajoint
    Let's  Ehead on down the Broad to someEwhere I gotta Ago
    EYou don't Dknow how it Afeels
    Eyou don't Dknow how it Afeels...to be meE  D  A  E  D  A  
[Bridge] (x2)
e|-------------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------||
D|--------------0-------------------0--------||
A|-----------2-----4-------------2-----4--0--||
E|---0--3\4--------------0--3\4--------------||
  E    D      A    E    D    A(hold the A)
2nd guitar can play riff under this progression, after first E  D  A:
e|---12--------||
B|---15b(17)---||
G|-------------||
D|-------------||
A|-------------||
E|-------------||
[Verse 3]
EMy old man was Aborn to rock but Ehe's still tryin' to Abeat the clock
E    A    E    A
EThink of me Awhat you will I've Egot a little Aspace to fill
E    A    E    A
[Chorus]
    So let's  Eget to the Bpoint let's Eroll another Ajoint
    Let's  Ehead on down the Broad to someEwhere I gotta Ago
    EYou don't Dknow how it Afeels
    EYou don't Dknow how it Afeels
 No Eyou don't Dknow how it Afeels...to be me
    EYou don't Dknow how it Afeels
    EYou don't Dknow how it Afeels
 No Eyou don't Dknow how it Afeels...to be me
[Outro]
  E    D      A    E    D      A    E    D      A    E    D    A(hold the A)
  E    A(repeat a bunch of times then end on E)
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The story behind the song

This classic comes from Tom Petty, a hugely influential American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. While he was best known as the frontman for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, he also found great success as a solo artist. "You Don't Know How It Feels" is one of his notable solo hits.

AI-written from these sources:Tom Petty — Wikipedia ↗

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You Dont Know How It Feels

by Tom Petty

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You Don’t Know How It Feels by Tom Petty

[Intro]

E A

(x4)

[Verse 1]

E A E A

Let me run with you tonight I'll take you on a moonlight ride

E A E A

There's someone I used to see but she don't give a damn for me

E A E A

[Chorus]

E B E A

So let me get to the point let's roll another joint

E B E A

Turn the radio loud I'm too alone to be proud

E D A

You don't know how it feels

E D A E D A E D A

You don't know how it feels...to be me

[Verse 2]

E A E A

People come people go some grow young some grow cold

E A E A

I woke up in between a memory and a dream

E A E A

[Chorus]

E B E A

So let's get to the point let's roll another joint

E B E A

Let's head on down the road to somewhere I gotta go

E D A

You don't know how it feels

E D A E D A E D A

you don't know how it feels...to be me

[Bridge] (x2)

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

B|-------------------------------------------||

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

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

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

E|---0--3\4--------------0--3\4--------------||

E D A E D A

(hold the A)

2nd guitar can play riff under this progression, after first E D A:

e|---12--------||

B|---15b(17)---||

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

D|-------------||

A|-------------||

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

[Verse 3]

E A E A

My old man was born to rock but he's still tryin' to beat the clock

E A E A

Think of me what you will I've got a little space to fill

E A E A

[Chorus]

E B E A

So let's get to the point let's roll another joint

E B E A

Let's head on down the road to somewhere I gotta go

E D A

You don't know how it feels

E D A

You don't know how it feels

E D A

No you don't know how it feels...to be me

E D A

You don't know how it feels

E D A

You don't know how it feels

E D A

No you don't know how it feels...to be me

[Outro]

E D A E D A E D A E D A

(hold the A)

E A E

(repeat a bunch of times then end on )

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About You Dont Know How It Feels Chords by Tom Petty

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