(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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                                        ^
                                                        !       
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




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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