Learning to Fly — Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Chords and lyrics for Learning to Fly by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (key of F).
Verse 1
Learning To Fly – Tom Petty
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Intro
[F] [C] [Am] [G]
Verse
[F]Well I started [C]out,[Am] [G] [F]down a dirty [C][Am]road[G]
[F]Started [C]out[Am] [G] [F]all [C][Am]alone[G]
[F]And the sun went [C][Am]down, [G] [F]as I crossed the [C][Am]hill[G]
[F]As the town lit [C]up, [Am] [G] [F]the world got [C][Am]still[G]
Chorus
[F]I’m learning to [C]fly,[Am] [G] [F]but I ain’t got [C][Am]wings[G]
[F]Coming [C]down[Am] [G] [F]is the hardest [C][Am]thing[G]
Verse
[F]Well the good ol’ [C][Am]days, [G] [F]may not [C][Am]return[G]
[F]And the rocks may [C]melt[Am] [G] [F]and the sea may [C][Am]burn[G]
Chorus
[F]I’m learning to [C]fly,[Am] [G] [F]but I ain’t got [C][Am]wings[G]
[F]Coming [C]down[Am] [G] [F]is the hardest [C][Am]thing[G]
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Verse
[F]Well some say [C]life[Am] [G] [F]will beat you [C][Am]down,[G]
[F]Break your [C][Am]heart, [G] [F]steal your [C][Am]crown[G]
[F]So I started [C]out,[Am] [G] [F]for god knows [C][Am]where[G]
[F]I guess I’ll [C]know[Am] [G] [F]when I get [C][Am]there[G]
Chorus
[F]I’m learning to [C]fly,[Am] [G] [F]around the [C][Am]clouds,[G]
[F]But what goes [C]up [Am] [G] [F]must come [C][Am]down[G]
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Solo
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~ = vibrato
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide down
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2nd guitar
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