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Free Falling
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The original recording features at least three acoustic rhythm guitars, all doing something different. This chord chart tries to capture the spirit of the song with one guitar.
Play this progression throughout except for Interlude II:
/ D - (Dsus4) - / - (D) (Asus4) - /
Chords in parentheses are anticipated.
Capo 3
| Strum Guide | |
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Slow strum D Dsus4 D Asus4 D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Fast
strum
D Dsus4 D Asus4 D DUD D DUD D DUD DUD D DUD D DU 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
|
Power chord strum D5 G5 D5 A5 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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| Chord Guide | |||
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132 D: xx0232 |
134
Dsus4: xx0232 |
123
Asus4: x02230 |
134
D5: x577xx |
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134 G5: 355xxx |
134
A5: 577xxx |
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Intro: Progression x2 (w/slow strum)
Verse 1 (slow strum):
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
Verse 2 (fast strum):
It's a long day living 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
Chorus (fast strum):
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Verse 3 (slow strum):
All the vampires walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
All the good girls are home with broken hearts
Chorus
Interlude (fast strum):
/ D - (Dsus4) - / - (D) (Asus4) - /
/ D - (Dsus4) - / - (D) (Asus4) - /
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
/ D - (Dsus4) - / - (D) (Asus4) - /
/ D - (Dsus4) - / - (D) (Asus4) - /
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Verse 4 (slow strum):
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
Chorus
Interlude II (power chord strum):
/ D5 - (G5) - / - (D5) (A5) - /
/ D5 - (G5) - / - (D5) (A5) - /
Yeah, I'm
/ D5 - (G5) - / - (D5) (A5) - /
free, free fallin'
/ D5 - (G5) - / - (D5) (A5) - /
Yeah, I'm
/ D5 - (G5) - / - (D5) (A5) - /
free, free fallin'
/ D5 - (G5) - / - (D5) (A5) - /
End on D
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
