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Square One

Tom Petty
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Had  to find some  higher ground, had  some fear to get  around
You  can’t say what you  don’t know, “Later  on” won’t work  no more
Last  time through I hid  my tracks, so  well I could not  get back
Yeah,  my way was hard  to find, can’t  sell your soul for piece  of mind
Square  one, my slate  is clear
Rest  your head on me,  my dear
 It took a world  of trouble, it took a world  of tears
 It took a long  time,  to get back here
Try  too hard to stand  alone, struggle  to see past  my nose
Always  had more dogs  than bones,  I could never wear  those clothes
It’s  a tired victory, you  won, and you also  lost
Told  us you were satisfied, but  it never came  across
 Slide Guitar Solo, Played over Verse Chords.
 | | | | 1 |
 | | 2 3 | | 1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
 | | | | | | 2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
 | | | | | | 3rd Finger : 2nd Fret, G String
 | | | | | |
 | | | | | |
 | | | | | |
 | 1 | | | | 1st Finger : 2nd Fret, A String
 2 | | | 3 4 2nd Finger : 3rd Fret, E String
 | | | | | | 3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, B String
 | | | | | | 4th Finger : 3rd Fret, e String
 | | | | | |
 | | | | 1 |
 | | | 2 | | 1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
 | | 3 | | 4 2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, G String
 | | | | | | 3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, D String
 | | | | | | 4th Finger : 3rd Fret, e String
 | | | | | |
 | | | | 1 |
 | | 2 | | | 1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
 | 3 | | | | 2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
 | | | | | | 3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, A String
 | | | | | |
 | | | | | |
 | | | | 1 |
 | | 2 | | | 1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String (Optional)
 | 3 | | 4 | 2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
 | | | | | | 3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, A String
 | | | | | | 4th Finger : 3rd Fret B String
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Readable chord sheet for Square One by Tom Petty

[C]  [C9]

[Am]Had to find some[G] higher ground, [Am]had some fear to [G]get around

[F9]You can’t say what [G]you don’t know, [F9]“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

[F9]Yeah, my way was [G]hard to find, [F9]can’t sell your soul for [G]piece of mind

[F9]Square one, my [C]slate is clear
[F9]Rest your head on [C]me, my dear
It took a [G]world of trouble, it took a [F9]world of tears
It took a [G]long tim[F9]e, to get back here [C]

[Am]Try too hard to [G]stand alone, s[Am]truggle to see [G]past my nose

[F9]Always had more [G]dogs than bones,[F9] I could never [G]wear those clothes

[Am]It’s a tired vic[G]tory, [Am]you won, and you [G]also lost

[F9]Told us you were sa[G]tisfied, [F9]but it never c[G]ame across

Slide Guitar Solo, Played over Verse Chords. [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [F9] [G] [F9] [G]

[Am]

[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
| | | | 1 |
| | 2 3 | |    1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
| | | | | |    2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 2nd Fret, G String
| | | | | |
| | | | | |

[G]

[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
| | | | | |
| 1 | | | |    1st Finger : 2nd Fret, A String
2 | | | 3 4    2nd Finger : 3rd Fret, E String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, B String
| | | | | |    4th Finger : 3rd Fret, e String
| | | | | |

[F9]

[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
| | | | 1 |
| | | 2 | |    1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
| | 3 | | 4    2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, G String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, D String
| | | | | |    4th Finger : 3rd Fret, e String
| | | | | |

[C]

[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
| | | | 1 |
| | 2 | | |    1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
| 3 | | | |    2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, A String
| | | | | |
| | | | | |

[C9]

[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
| | | | 1 |
| | 2 | | |    1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String (Optional)
| 3 | | 4 |    2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, A String
| | | | | |    4th Finger : 3rd Fret  B String
| | | | | |

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