Free Fallin Chords & Tabs

by Tom Petty

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Basic Pattern:
BPM: 84
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [3, 202, 202, 3, 202, 202, 202, 202, 3, 3, 202, 3, 202, 202, 202, 202]
Alternative:
BPM: 84
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [3, 202, 202, 101, 1, 202, 3, 202, 202, 101, 1, 202, 1, 202, 1, 101, 3, 202, 3, 202, 202, 202, 3, 202, 202, 101, 1, 202, 1, 202, 1, 101]
Capo 8th fret to match Petty's recording.

[Intro]
A   D     D A  E     x2

[Verse 1]
        A    D     D   A     E   
She's a good girl, loves her mama
      A  D      D  A    E  
Loves Jesus and America too
        A    D     D      A    E    
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
      A  D           D  A      E  
Loves horses and her boyfriend too

[Interlude]
A   D     D A  E

[Verse 2]
           A    D   D      A    E   
And it's a long day livin' in Reseda
          A   D   D       A           E   
There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
          A   D             D     A    E       
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
      A   D       D   A        E    
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart

[Chorus]
        A   D     D A  E      A     DDAE
Now I'm free,            free fallin'
          A   D     D A  E      A    D DAE
Yeah, I'm free,            free fallin'

[Verse 3]
        A   D    D       A           E     
All the vampires walkin' through the valley
     A    D       D  A      E   
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
            A   D        D        A      E      
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
        A    D            D         A      E     
And the good girls are at home with broken hearts

[Chorus]
        A   D     D A  E      A     DDAE
Now I'm free,            free fallin'
          A   D     D A  E      A     DDAE
Yeah, I'm free,            free fallin'
ADDAEAD               D A    E                
(Free fallin', now I'm, free fallin', now I'm)
ADDAEAD               D A    E                
(Free fallin', now I'm, free fallin', now I'm)

[Verse 4]
        A     D    D A     E      
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
        A     D   D    A      E  
I wanna write her name in the sky
          A    D    D   A    E      
I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'
      A     D    D     A     E    
Gonna leave this world for a while

[Chorus]
        A   D     D A  E      A     DDAE
Now I'm free,            free fallin'
          A   D     D A  E      A     DDAE
Yeah, I'm free,            free fallin'
...
        A   D     D A  E      A     DDAE
Now I'm free,            free fallin'