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Turning Point

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TURNING POINT by Tom Petty 
[Intro] (x2)
G  C G
G  D G
[Verse 1]
GBlack cloud Con the Gsun
GI turn my Dcollar Gup
GAnd walk from Cyour Gdoor
GOut to the Dcounty GRoad
[Chorus 1]
COh yeah, Fwhat Cluck
CTime ain't been Grough oCn us 
GBut right now, Coh Gboy
GWe've hit the Dturning Gpoint
C    F C
C    G C
G    C G
G    D G
[Verse 2]
GThree, four Cyears or Gmore
GMy life was oDn the Gfloor
GBlind faith, Changin' Gin
GHungry and tiDred of Git
[Chorus 2]
COh yeah, Fbad Cluck
CHad taken oGver Cus
GBut right now, Coh Gboy
GWe've hit the tDurning Gpoint
[Solo]
C     D     C     D
[Verse 3]
GShe's had to Cfollow Gme
GUp and down these Dempty Gstreets
GWhiskey Con her Gbreath
GTrying to give the Dworld a Gtest
[Chorus 3]
COh yeah, Fbad Cluck
CHad taken oGver Cus
GBut right now, Coh Gboy
GWe've hit the tDurning Gpoint
GYeah right now, Coh Gboy
GWe've hit the tDurning Gpoint
C        F   C
C        G   C
GBut right now, Coh Gboy
GWe've hit the tDurning Gpoint
G              C  G
G              D  G
G              C  G
GWe've hit the tDurning Gpoint
(Repeat to fade)
G      C  G
G      D  G

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Turning Point

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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TURNING POINT by Tom Petty

[Intro] (x2)

G C G

G D G

[Verse 1]

G C G

Black cloud on the sun

G D G

I turn my collar up

G C G

And walk from your door

G D G

Out to the county Road

[Chorus 1]

C F C

Oh yeah, what luck

C G C

Time ain't been rough on us

G C G

But right now, oh boy

G D G

We've hit the turning point

C F C

C G C

G C G

G D G

[Verse 2]

G C G

Three, four years or more

G D G

My life was on the floor

G C G

Blind faith, hangin' in

G D G

Hungry and tired of it

[Chorus 2]

C F C

Oh yeah, bad luck

C G C

Had taken over us

G C G

But right now, oh boy

G D G

We've hit the turning point

[Solo]

C D C D

[Verse 3]

G C G

She's had to follow me

G D G

Up and down these empty streets

G C G

Whiskey on her breath

G D G

Trying to give the world a test

[Chorus 3]

C F C

Oh yeah, bad luck

C G C

Had taken over us

G C G

But right now, oh boy

G D G

We've hit the turning point

G C G

Yeah right now, oh boy

G D G

We've hit the turning point

C F C

C G C

G C G

But right now, oh boy

G D G

We've hit the turning point

G C G

G D G

G C G

G D G

We've hit the turning point

(Repeat to fade)

G C G

G D G

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