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Free Fallin by Tom Petty
Free Fallin
Tuning:standard(capo on the third fret)
INTRO
D/Dsus Dsus/D/Asus (x2)
(simply put, this is the chord pattern for the ENTIRE song)
D Dsus Dsus D Asus
she's a good girl, loves her mama
D Dsus Dsus D Asus
loves Je-sus and America too
D Dsus Dsus D Asus
she's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
D Dsus Dsus D Asus
loves hors-es and her boy - friend too
(intro again 1x)
D Dsus Dsus D Asus
it's a long day livin' in Reseda
D Dsus Dsus D Asus
there's a free-way runnin' through the yard
D Dsus Dsus D Asus
and i'm a bad boy, cause i don't even miss her
D Dsus Dsus D Asus
i'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
CHORUS
D-Dsus Dsus-D-Asus
now i'm free
D-Dsus Dsus-D-Asus
free fall-in'
D-Dsus Dsus-D-Asus
ya i'm free
D-Dsus Dsus-D-Asus
free fall-in'
all the vampires walkin' through the valley
move west down Ventura Boulevard
all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
and the good girls are home with broken hearts
now i'm free
free fall-in'
ya i'm free
free fall-in'
intro again, with light solo/riff
(free fallin, now I'm, free fallin)
i wanna glide down over Mulholland
i wanna write her name in the sky
gonna free fall out into nothin'
gonna leave this world for a while
and i'm free
(free fallin, now I'm, free fallin)
free fall-in'
(free fallin, now I'm, free fallin)
ya i'm free
(free fallin, now I'm, free fallin)
free fall-in'
(free fallin, now I'm, free fallin)
BAR CHORD BREAK
(second guitar with capo on 1st fret
play E-A A-E-B bar chords)
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version 2
CAPO ON 1
Intro: E Asus2 E Bsus2
E Asus2 E Bsus2
She's a good girl, loves her mama
E Asus2 E Bsus2
Loves Je-sus and America too
E Asus2 E Bsus2
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
E Asus2 E Bsus2 -let ring-
Loves hor-ses and her boyfriend too
E Asus2 E Bsus2
It's a long day livin' in Reseda
E Asus2 E Bsus2
There's a free-way runnin' through the yard
E Asus2 E Bsus2
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
E Asus2 E Bsus2
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
E Asus2 E Bsus2 E Asus2 E Bsus2
And I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm free falllllllllllin'
E Asus2 E Bsus2
All the vamp-ires walkin' through the valley
E Asus2 E Bsus2
Move west down Ventura Blvd
E Asus2 E Bsus2
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
E Asus2 E Bsus2
All the good girls are home with broken hearts
E Asus2 E Bsus2 E Asus2 E Bsus2
And I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm free fallllllllllllin'
E Asus2 E Bsus2
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
E Asus2 E Bsus2
I wanna write her name in the sky
E Asus2 E Bsus2
I wanna free fall out into nothin'
E Asus2 E Bsus2
Gonna leave this world for awhile
E Asus2 E Bsus2 E Asus2 E Bsus2
And I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm free falllllllllllin'
Outro: E Asus2 E B
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version 3
CAPO 3
intro:
D, G, G, D, Asus4
D, G, G, D, Asus4
D G G D Asus4
She's a good girl, loves her mama
D G G D Asus4
Loves Jesus and America too
D G G D Asus4
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
D G G D Asus4
Loves horses and her boyfriend too
D G G D Asus4
It's a long day, livin' in Reseda
D G G D Asus4
There's a freeway, runnin' through the yard
D G G D Asus4
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
D G G D Asus4
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
And I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4
All the vampires, walkin' through the valley
D G G D Asus4
Move west down, Ventura Blvd.
D G G D Asus4
And all the bad boys, are standing in the shadows
D G G D Asus4
All the good girls, are home with broken hearts
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
And I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4
I wanna glide down, over Mulholland
D G G D Asus4
I wanna write her, name in the sky
D G G D Asus4
I wanna free fall, out into nothin'
D G G D Asus4
Gonna leave this, world for awhile
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
And I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
And I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Oh! Free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Yeah I'm free, oh! free fallin'
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version 4
CAPO 3
intro:
D, G, G, D, Asus4
D, G, G, D, Asus4
D G G D Asus4
She's a good girl, loves her mama
D G G D Asus4
Loves Jesus and America too
D G G D Asus4
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
D G G D Asus4
Loves horses and her boyfriend too
D G G D Asus4
It's a long day, livin' in Reseda
D G G D Asus4
There's a freeway, runnin' through the yard
D G G D Asus4
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
D G G D Asus4
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
And I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4
All the vampires, walkin' through the valley
D G G D Asus4
Move west down, Ventura Blvd.
D G G D Asus4
And all the bad boys, are standing in the shadows
D G G D Asus4
All the good girls, are home with broken hearts
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
And I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4
I wanna glide down, over Mulholland
D G G D Asus4
I wanna write her, name in the sky
D G G D Asus4
I wanna free fall, out into nothin'
D G G D Asus4
Gonna leave this, world for awhile
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
And I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
And I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Oh! Free fallin'
D G G D Asus4 D G G D Asus4
Yeah I'm free, oh! free fallin'
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version 5
The Chords stay the same troughout the song.
First Guitar
e--5--6-----6--5---3----|
B--6--6-----6--6---6----|
G--5--5-----5--5---5----|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
Secong Guitar
Verse
e-1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1--|
B-1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1--|
G-2-2--2--2-2--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-2--0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|
D-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3--3--|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
She's a good girl crazy about Elvis
Loves Jesus and America too
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--3-3--3--3-3/8--8-8--8--8--8-3--3-3--3--3-3/10-10-10-10-10-10---|
E--1--1-1--1--1-1/6--6-6--6--6--6-1--1-1--1--1-1/8--8--8---8--8--8---|
She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
Loves horses and her boyfriend too
It's a long day livin' in Reseda
There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
And all the vampires walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Free fallin', now I'm free fallin', now I'm
Free fallin', now I'm free fallin', now I'm
I want to glide down over Mulholland
I want to write her name in the sky
Gonna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for a while
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
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version 6
Guitar 1- Standard tuning (CAPO at 3rd FRET)
Guitar 2- Standard tuning
Guitar 3- Standard tuning
~ = let ring
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
Intro: Guitar 1
e|--|---2~----3~------3--2--0~------|
B|--c---3~----3~------3--3--3~------|
G|--a---2~----2~------2--2--2~------|x2
D|--p---0~----0~------0--0--2~------|
A|--o-------------------------------|
E|--|-------------------------------|
Intro: Guitar 2
e|----1~----1~------1--1--1~------|
B|----1~----1~------1--1--1~------|
G|----2~----3~------3--2--0~------|x2
D|----3~----3~------3--3--3~------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Verse: Guitar 1
e|--|---2~----3~------3--2--0~------|
B|--c---3~----3~------3--3--3~------|
G|--a---2~----2~------2--2--2~------|x4
D|--p---0~----0~------0--0--2~------|
A|--o-------------------------------|
E|--|-------------------------------|
Verse: Guitar 2 (first verse quietly)
e|1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1---|
B|1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1---|
G|2--2-2-2--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--2--2-2--0---0-0--0--0-0---|x4
D|3--3-3-3--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3--2---2-2--2--2-2---|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
REPEAT VERSE: x1 (no vocals)
REPEAT VERSE: x4
Chorus: Guitar 1
e|--|---2--2-2-2--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--2---0--0-0--0--0-0-----|
B|--c---3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3---3--3-3--3--3-3-----|
G|--a---2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2--2-2--2--2-2-----|x4
D|--p---0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0---2--2-2--2--2-2-----|
A|--o------------------------------------------------------|
E|--|------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: Guitar 2
e|1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1---|
B|1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1---|
G|2--2-2-2--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--2--2-2--0---0-0--0--0-0---|x4
D|3--3-3-3--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3--2---2-2--2--2-2---|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
REPEAT VERSE: x4
REPEAT CHORUS: x4
REPEAT CHORUS: x4 (with guitar part)
Guitar part: Guitar 3
e|--"Free fallin I'm a.....Free fallin I'm a"---------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2~--2-0~-----0-----------|
D|--------------------------------------3---3~--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
REPEAT VERSE: x4
REPEAT CHORUS: x4
Rhythm Solo: Guitar 3 (plays into last chorus x2)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|x4
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3--3--3-/8--8--8--8--8--8-\3--3-/10--10--10--10--10-|
E|---1--1--1-/6--6--6--6--6--6-\1--1-/-8---8---8---8---8-|
REPEAT CHORUS & FADE:
She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
Loves horses and her boyfriend too
It's a long day livin' in Reseda
There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
And all the vampires walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Free fallin', now I'm free fallin', now I'm
Free fallin', now I'm free fallin', now I'm
I want to glide down over Mulholland
I want to write her name in the sky
Gonna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for a while
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
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version 7
INTRO:(two guitars)
F Fsus4 F Cadd4 F Fsus4 F Cadd4
-5-----6---------6---5----1---------5-----6---------6---5----1---------
-6-----6---------6---6----1---------6-----6---------6---6----1---------
-5-----5---------5---5----0---------5-----5---------5---5----0---------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-5-----6---------6---5----0---------5-----6---------6---5----0---------
-6-----6---------6---6----6---------6-----6---------6---6----6---------
-5-----5---------5---5----5---------5-----5---------5---5----5---------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------3----------------------------------3---------
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Verse 1
She's a
(F)Good (Fsus4)girl,loves (F)her (Cadd4)mamma, loves (F)Jesus, (Fsus4)and
Ameri(F)ca (Cadd4)too. She's a (F)good (Fsus4)girl, crazy (F)about
(Cadd4)elvis, loves (F)horses,(Fsus4) and her boyfri(F)end
(Cadd4)too (F, Fsus4, F,) Cadd4 And it's a.
Verse 2
(F)long (Fsus4)day, livin'(F)in (Cadd4)Reseda. There's a (F)freeway(Fsus4)
runnin' throu(Cadd4)gh the yard. And I'm a (F)bad (Fsus4)boy 'cause I don't
(F)even (Cadd4)miss her, I'm a (F)bad (Fsus4)boy for brea(F)kin' (Cadd4)her
heart. An I'm _ _ (chorus)
Verse 3
And all the vampires walkin' through the valley move west down Ventura
Boulevard. And all the bad boys are standin' in the shadows, and the good
girls are home with broken hearts. An I'm _ _ (chorus)
Verse 4
I wanna glide down over Mulholland I wanna write her name in the sky. I'm
gonna free fall out into nothin', gonna leave this world for a while. An I'm _
_ _ (chorus)
1st and 2nd chorus
(F)free (Fsus4) (F) (Cadd4) free (F)fallin' (Fsus4) (F) (Cadd4) Yeah, I'm
(F)free,(Fsus4) (F) (Cadd4) free (F)fallin' (Fsus4)
3rd chorus and out chorus
More or less the same as the 1st and 2nd
Note: The rhythm pattern for the verse and chorus differs to that supplied for
the intro. It requires a lot of strumming -Listen to the recording( one
guitar will suffice).
Enjoy!
Kurt Lightfoot
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
South Africa
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 96 14:34:56 PDT
From: np95fc@mail.telepac.pt (Dolo)
Subject: TAB:Free Falling by Tom Petty
Name: Ignacio
Date: April 10, 1996
Song: FREE FALLIN'
By: Tom Petty
The lyrics can already be found on the Harmony Central Archive, but these
chords sound better to me than the ones found there:
Instead of: G C C G D which is what is found in the Crd.
Archive of Harmony Central for FREE
FALLING, use the following in TAB:
I only used them on the part of the chorus, but is generally all the same
throughout the song. Note that this is a very simple way of playing it.
When playing it strum each chord up and down something like 3 or 4 times.
Or just listen to the song.
-------3-----------2---------3-----------2---
-------2---3---2-------------2---3---2-------
-----------2---2-----------------2---2-------
---------------------------------------------
-------3---3---3---3---------3---3---3---3---
-------3---3---3---3---------3---3---3---3---
And I'm free, free fallin'
-------3-----------2---------3-----------2---
-------2---3---2-------------2---3---2-------
-----------2---2-----------------2---2-------
---------------------------------------------
-------3---3---3---3---------3---3---3---3---
-------3---3---3---3---------3---3---3---3---
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
The rest of the song is always the same
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version 8
Capo III (or Rickenbacker 12 string)
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D/A x2
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
She s a good girl, loves her mama
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
loves Je-sus and America too
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
she s a good girl, crazy about Elvis
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
loves hors-es and her boy friend too
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D/A
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
It s a long day living in Reseda
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
there s a free-way running through the yard
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
and I m a bad boy, cause I don t even miss her
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
I m a bad boy for breaking her heart
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A *
Now I m free free fall-ing
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A *
Yeh I m free free fall-ing
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
All the vampires walking through the valley
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
move west down Ventura Boulevard
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
and the good girls are home with broken hearts
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A *
Now I m free free fall-ing
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A *
Yeh I m free free fall-ing
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D/A
e|--------------| from capo
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-9-9-7-5-H7-5-|
E|--------------|
D Dsus4 D A
Free falling now I m free falling
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D/A
e|--------------| from capo
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-9-9-7-5-H7-5-|
E|--------------|
D Dsus4 D A
Free falling now I m free falling
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
I wanna write her name in the sky
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
gonna free fall out into nothing
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D A
gonna leave this world for a while
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A *
Now I m free free fall-ing
D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A D/Dsus4 Dsus4/D A *
Yeh I m free free fall-ing 4x
* rapid mandolin style strumming
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