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Tom Petty - Square One Chords

Chord reference C, Am, G, F, E, A, D, B
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [Am]Had to find some [G]higher ground, [Am]had some fear to [G]get around [F]You can’t say what [G]you don’t know, [F]“Later on” won’t [G]work no more [Am]Last time through I [G]hid my tracks, [Am]so well I could [G]not get back [F]Yeah, my way was [G]hard to find, [F]can’t sell your soul for [G]piece of mind

[F]Square one, my [C]slate is clear, [F]rest your head on [C]me, my dear It took a [G]world of trouble, it took a [F]world of tears It took a [G]long [F]time, to get back here [C]

[Am]Try so hard to [G]stand alone, [Am]struggle to see [G]past my nose [F]Always had more [G]dogs than bones, [F]I could never [G]wear those clothes [Am]It’s a tired [G]victory, [Am]you won, and you [G]also lost [F]Told us you were [G]satisfied, [F]but it never [G]came across

[F]Square one, my [C]slate is clear, [F]rest your head on [C]me, my dear It took a [G]world of trouble, it took a [F]world of tears It took a [G]long [F]time, to get back here [C]

[Am] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]

Artist Tom Petty
Album Elizabethtown
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 2005
Key C

How to Play Square One on Guitar?

Tom Petty - Square One can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, G, F, E, A, D, B chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Square One with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.