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[Intro]
  D    C    G    Dx3
[Verse 1]
Well she was Dstandin' by the highwayC  
In her Gboots and silver spursD  
Gonna Dhitchhike to the yellow moonC  
When a GCadillac tried for herD  
And he Dsaid, Hey nice to meet youC  
GAre you goin' my way?D  
DYeah, that's when it happenedC  
The Gworld caught fire that dayD  
[Chorus]
And she Cwent down (dowGnnnnnnnnnn)
DSwingin'D  
CYeah she went down (downGnnnnnnnn)
DSwingin'
[Verse 2]
Well Dshe was over 21C  
In Gtrouble with the lawD  
And it Ddidn't phase him noneC  
She Gcalled her mother-in-lawD  
She Dsaid I need a little moneyC  
I Gknow I can count on youD  
DAfter that night in VegasC  
And the Ghell that we went throughD  
[Chorus]
And she Cwent down (dowGnnnnnnnnnn)
DSwingin'D  
CYeah she went down (downGnnnnnnnn)
DSwingin'
[Verse 3]
Went Dout on the interstateC  
She was 'Gcross the Georgia lineD  
DLooked out the window feelin' greatC  
Yeah it Ghad to come in timeD  
And she Dsaid I'm never goin' backC  
She Gsaid at last I'm freeD  
I Dwish ma' could see me nowC  
She'd Gbe so proud of meD  
[Chorus]
And she Cwent down(nnnnGnnnnnn)
DSwingin' (like GDlen Miller)
CYeah she went down(nnnnGnnnnnn)
DSwingin' (like Tommy Dorsey)
And Cshe went down(Gnnnnnnnnnnn)
DSwingin' (like SDammy Davis)
CYeah she went down(nnnnGnnnnnn)
DSwingin' (like Sonny Liston)
Continue and fade out...

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Swingin

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

D C G D

[Verse 1]

D C

Well she was standin' by the highway

G D

In her boots and silver spurs

D C

Gonna hitchhike to the yellow moon

G D

When a Cadillac tried for her

D C

And he said, Hey nice to meet you

G D

Are you goin' my way?

D C

Yeah, that's when it happened

G D

The world caught fire that day

[Chorus]

C G

And she went down (downnnnnnnnnn)

D D

Swingin'

C G

Yeah she went down (downnnnnnnnn)

Swingin'

[Verse 2]

D C

Well she was over 21

G D

In trouble with the law

D C

And it didn't phase him none

G D

She called her mother-in-law

D C

She said I need a little money

G D

I know I can count on you

D C

After that night in Vegas

G D

And the hell that we went through

[Chorus]

C G

And she went down (downnnnnnnnnn)

D D

Swingin'

C G

Yeah she went down (downnnnnnnnn)

Swingin'

[Verse 3]

D C

Went out on the interstate

G D

She was 'cross the Georgia line

D C

Looked out the window feelin' great

G D

Yeah it had to come in time

D C

And she said I'm never goin' back

G D

She said at last I'm free

D C

I wish ma' could see me now

G D

She'd be so proud of me

[Chorus]

C G

And she went down(nnnnnnnnnn)

D D

Swingin' (like Glen Miller)

C G

Yeah she went down(nnnnnnnnnn)

Swingin' (like Tommy Dorsey)

C G

And she went down(nnnnnnnnnnn)

D D

Swingin' (like Sammy Davis)

C G

Yeah she went down(nnnnnnnnnn)

Swingin' (like Sonny Liston)

Continue and fade out...

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