(E B G D A E) D Am G C C9 Dsus2 E|--------2---------------0--------------3---------------0---------0---------3--| B|-------3---------------1---------------3---------------1---------3---------3---| G|-------2---------------2---------------0---------------0---------0---------2--| D|-------0---------------2---------------0---------------2---------2---------0---| A|-------x---------------0---------------2---------------3---------3---------x--| E|-------x----------------x--------------3----------------x---------x---------x-| Intro D / / / Am / / / G / / / D Dsus2 D -4x (w/piano and harmonica) Verse 1 D Am She Was standing by the highway G D In her boots and silver spurs D Am Gonna hitchhike to the yellow moon G Am where the cadillacs drive for her D Am he said "hey nioce to meet ya" G D "are you going my way" D Am Hey thats when it happened G D The world caught fire that day Chorus 1- C C C9 C G And She Went Down D Swingin' C C C9 C G And she went down G Swingin' Verse 2- Same Progression Well she was over 21 , had trouble with the law and it didnt phase her none, she called her mother in law She said i need a little money, i know i can count on you And after that night in vegas, and the hell that we went through Chorus 2- And she went down swingin' like Benny Goodman And she went down swingin' yes she did Solo- (2:35)aprox. E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12h14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---12h14p12-12-12-12-11h12p11| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------12--12h13p12----------------12--12--------------------------------------| G|-12h14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------14-----14------------14-14-14---12h14---12h-14---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ?????????????????????????????? ^ ! Verse 3- same progression Went out on the interstate, she was crossed the georgia line Looked out the window feeling great, yeah we had to call it time She said "I'm never going back", She said "At last I'm free" I wash ma could see me now, shed be so proud of me Chorus 3 / outro And she went down swingin' like Glen Miller And she went down swingin' like Chalie Dorsey And she went down swingin' like Sonny Davis And she went down swingin' like Sonny Liskin Note- In live shows, Instead of saying Sonny Davis , Glen Miller, etc. Tom Petty says other names like Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Preslie, Reggie Jackson, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, Tommy Shallcross, and other names. Outro solo- E|----------14-------------14------------12------------12-------------10----------10------------------------------------| B|--------------15-------------15------------13------------13-------------12----------12------------------------------| G---14-------------14------------14------------14------------14-------------12----------12-------12-/-14-----------D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4 times E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------10--12--12-12-10-12--------10--12-12-12-10-12----------------| A|----------------------------------------12------------------------------12------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3 times and fade