Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty Chords

Runnin' Down a Dream

by Tom Petty

on Full Moon Fever (1989)

Tempo: 168 (bpm)

Chords & Roman Numerals

I	E
b III	G
IV	A
b VI	C
b VII	D

Change Key

currently: Em

No Capo Em (Original Key)
E5 G5 A C D5 D Capo 1 Ebm
Eb5 Gb5 Ab Cb Db5 Db Capo 2 Dm
D5 F5 G Bb C5 C Capo 3 C#m
C#5 E5 F# A B5 B Capo 4 Cm
C5 Eb5 F Ab Bb5 Bb Capo 5 Bm
B5 D5 E G A5 A Capo 6 Bbm
Bb5 Db5 Eb Gb Ab5 Ab Capo 7 Am
A5 C5 D F G5 G Capo 8 G#m
G#5 B5 C# E F#5 F# Capo 9 Gm
G5 Bb5 C Eb F5 F Capo 10 F#m
F#5 A5 B D E5 E Capo 11 Fm
F5 Ab5 Bb Db Eb5 Eb

E

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  - - N.C.
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
  - - It
    - was
    - a
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- - - E5
  - - beau-
    - ti-
    - ful
    - day,
- - - E5
  - - the
- - - E5
  - - sun
    - beat
    - down.
- - - E5
  - - I
    - had
    - the
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - ra-
    - di-
    - o
    - on.
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - I
    - was
    - driv-
- - - E5
  - - in'.
- - - E5
  - - The
- - - E5
  - - trees
    - went
    - by,
- - - E5
  - - me
    - and
- - - E5
  - - Del
    - were
    - sing-
    - in'__
- - - E5
  - - lit-
    - tle
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - "Run-
    - a-
    - way,"
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - I
    - was
    - fly-
- - - E5
  - - in'.
- - - E5
  - - Yeah,
D

Ionian

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- - - D5
    - G5
    - E5
  - - run-
    - nin'
    - down
    - a
    - dream__
- - - E5
  - - that
- - - E5
    - G5
    - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - nev-
    - er
    - would
    - come
    - to
    - me.__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - Work__
- - - D5
    - G5
    - E5
  - - in'
    - on
    - a
    - mys-
    - ter-
    - y;__
- - - E5
- - - E5
    - G5
    - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - go-
    - in'
    - wher-
    - ev-
    - er
    - it
    - leads.__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - G5
    - E5
  - - Run-
    - nin'
    - down
    - a
    - dream.__
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
  - - I
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- - - E5
  - - felt
    - so
    - good,
- - - E5
  - - like
    - an-
- - - E5
  - - y-
    - thing
    - was
    - pos-
    - si-
    - ble.
- - - E5
  - - Hit
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - cruise
    - con-
    - trol,
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - and
    - rubber
    - my
- - - E5
  - - eyes.
- - - E5
  - - The
- - - E5
  - - last
    - three
    - days,
- - - E5
  - - and
    - the
    - rain__
- - - E5
  - - was
    - un-
    - stop-
    - pa-
    - ble,
- - - E5
  - - it
    - was
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - al-
    - ways
    - cold,
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - no
    - sun-
- - - E5
  - - shine.
- - - E5
  - - Yeah,
D

Ionian

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- - - D5
    - G5
    - E5
  - - run-
    - nin'
    - down
    - a
    - dream__
- - - E5
  - - that
- - - E5
    - G5
    - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - nev-
    - er
    - would
    - come
    - to
    - me.__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - Work__
- - - D5
    - G5
    - E5
  - - in'
    - on
    - a
    - mys-
    - ter-
    - y;__
- - - E5
- - - E5
    - G5
    - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - go-
    - in'
    - wher-
    - ev-
    - er
    - it
    - leads.__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - G5
    - E5
  - - Run-
    - nin'
    - down
    - a
    - dream.__
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
  - - (Woo.__
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- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
  - - Woo.__
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - Woo.)__
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
Em

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- - - E5
  - - I
    - rolled
    - on,
- - - E5
  - - the
- - - E5
  - - sky
    - grew
    - dark.
- - - E5
  - - I
    - put
    - the
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - ped-
    - al
    - dowm
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - to
    - make
    - some
- - - E5
  - - time.
- - - E5
  - - There's
- - - E5
  - - some-
    - thin'
    - good
- - - E5
  - - wait-
    - in'
- - - E5
  - - down
    - the
    - road.
- - - E5
  - - I'm
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - pick-
    - in'
    - up
- - - Dsus2add6
  - - what-
    - ev-
    - er's
- - - E5
  - - mine.
- - - E5
  - - I'm
D

Ionian

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- - - D5
    - G5
    - E5
  - - run-
    - nin'
    - down
    - a
    - dream__
- - - E5
  - - that
- - - E5
    - G5
    - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - nev-
    - er
    - would
    - come
    - to
    - me.__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - Work__
- - - D5
    - G5
    - E5
  - - in'
    - on
    - a
    - mys-
    - ter-
    - y;__
- - - E5
  - - I'm
- - - E5
    - G5
    - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - go-
    - in'
    - wher-
    - ev-
    - er
    - it
    - leads.__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - G5
    - E5
  - - Run-
    - nin'
    - down
    - a
    - dream.__
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
  - - Yeah,
    - I'm
D

Ionian

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- - - D5
    - G5
    - E5
  - - run-
    - nin'
    - down
    - a
    - dream__
- - - E5
  - - that
- - - E5
    - G5
    - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - nev-
    - er
    - would
    - come
    - to
    - me.__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - Work__
- - - D5
    - G5
    - E5
  - - in'
    - on
    - a
    - mys-
    - ter-
    - y;__
- - - E5
  - - I'm
- - - E5
    - G5
    - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - go-
    - in'
    - wher-
    - ev-
    - er
    - it
    - leads.__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
  - - I'm
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - G5
    - E5
  - - run-
    - nin'
    - down
    - a
    - dream.__
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
Em

Aeolian

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- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
Em

Aeolian

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Note: Coda 1 of 4
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
Em

Aeolian

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Note: Coda 2 of 4
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
Em

Aeolian

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Note: Coda 3 of 4
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
Em

Aeolian

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Note: Coda 4 of 4 (Fade out)
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Cmaj7
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - Dsus2add6
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5
- - - E5

Runnin' Down a Dream

Tom Petty

Runnin' Down a Dream

Chords & Roman Numerals

Change Key currently: Em

Change Key

currently: Em