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[Intro]
| A   E|  G| A   E|G  
|  A| Em   G|  A|  Em  G  
[Verse 1]
AHomegrown    Em   Gin the AheadphoneEm  G  
ASandy      Em  Gloading up the AvanEm  G  
ASinging     Em  Gthrough the AspeakerEm  G  
You're Aall right,    Em  Ganywhere you AlandEm  G  
[Chorus]
CGainesville Cwas a Gbig townG  
CGainesville Cwas a Bmbig townE  
[Interlude]
|   A     Em|     G|    A     Em|G  
[Verse 2]
ABird dogs    Em  Gin the hAigh grassEm  G  
        A    Em               G     A|   Em  G  
Dancers      all along the wall
We Agot down     Em    Gto ClearAwaterEm  G  
You're AOK,      Em   Ganywhere you AfallEm  G  
[Verse 1]
CGainesville Cwas a Gbig townG  
CGainesville Cwas a Bmbig townE  
[Interlude]
|    A|  Em    G|   A|  Em  G  
[break]
DmOn and on and Gon we go CGood times roll and Amthen moved on
Was Dmlong ago and Gfar away, Bmanother time, Eanother day
[Interlude]
| A   E|    G| A   E|G  
|   A| Em   G|   A| Em  G  
[Chorus]
CGainesville Cwas a Gbig townG  
CGainesville Cwas a Bmbig townE  
[Outro]
|    A|  Em    G|   A|  Em  G  

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Gainesville

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A E G A E G

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A Em G A Em G

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[Verse 1]

A Em G A Em G

Homegrown in the headphone

A Em G A Em G

Sandy loading up the van

A Em G A Em G

Singing through the speaker

A Em G A Em G

You're all right, anywhere you land

[Chorus]

C C G G

Gainesville was a big town

C C Bm E

Gainesville was a big town

[Interlude]

A Em G A Em G

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[Verse 2]

A Em G A Em G

Bird dogs in the high grass

A Em G A Em G

Dancers all along the wall

A Em G A Em G

We got down to Clearwater

A Em G A Em G

You're OK, anywhere you fall

[Verse 1]

C C G G

Gainesville was a big town

C C Bm E

Gainesville was a big town

[Interlude]

A Em G A Em G

| | | |

[break]

Dm G C Am

On and on and on we go Good times roll and then moved on

Dm G Bm E

Was long ago and far away, another time, another day

[Interlude]

A E G A E G

| | | |

A Em G A Em G

| | | |

[Chorus]

C C G G

Gainesville was a big town

C C Bm E

Gainesville was a big town

[Outro]

A Em G A Em G

| | | |

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