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This is a great Tom Petty song and a great song for beginners who need to work on your strumming pattern. And after you've made your jugdement, please rate. D= down U= up So the song is in 4/4 beat and strumming pattern for the entire song is just: D U D U U D U 1 & 2 & (3)& 4 & So just take a brief pause on the 3 count and strum up on the & of the 3 count. So the strumming to the chords would be: D U D U U D U D U D U U D U 1 & 2 & (3)& 4 & 1 & 2 & (3)& 4 & C G Em D If you still have trouble with the strumming just listen to the song. So now to the song. Intro: C G Em D 2 times Verse 1:
Well I Cstarted Gout Em D down a Cdirty Groad Em D CStarted Gout Em D Call aDlone Em D
Verse 2:
And the Csun went Gdown Em D as I Ccrossed the Ghill Em D And the Ctown lit Gup Em D the Cworld got Dstill Em D
Chorus 1:
I'm Clearning to Gfly Em D but CI ain't got Gwings Em D CComing Gdown Em D is the Chardest Gthing Em D
Verse 3:
Well the Cgood old Gdays Em D may Cnot Greturn Em D And the Crocks might Gmelt Em D and the Csea may Gburn Em D
Chorus 1 Solo (just repeat the intro) Verse 4:
Well Csome say Glife Em D will Cbeat you Gdown Em D CBreak your Gheart Em D Csteal your Dcrown Em D
Verse 5:
So I Cstarted Gout Em D for CGod knows Gwhere Em D I Cguess I'll Gknow Em D when CI get Dthere Em D
Chorus 2:
I'm Clearning to Gfly Em D aCround the Gclouds Em D CWhat goes Gup Em D Cmust come Gdown Em D
Bridge (just repeat the intro) Last Chorus:
I'm Clearning to Gfly Em D but CI ain't got Gwings Em D CComing Gdown Em D is the Chardest Gthing Em D I'm Clearning to Gfly Em D aCround the Gclouds Em D CWhat goes Gup Em D Cmust come Gdown Em D I'm Clearning to Gfly Em D C G Em D I'm Clearning to Gfly Em D C G Em D
(end on G) And that should be that for Learning to Fly by Tom Petty. One of these days I'll figure out that solo, but for now it works as a great solo acoustic song. And once again, please rate. -I hope you enjoy; my little droogies.