Chords
Into The Great Wide Open

Into the Great Wide Open is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The song tells the story of Eddie, a boy who moves to Hollywood to try his hand at music after finishing high school. Throughout the song, several themes are touched upon, such as the difficulties of breaking into the music industry, the loss of innocence, and the American dream. The lyrics detail Eddies rise and fall in the music world.

Key: E

Introduction:

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     Em   Em7M  Em7  Em6 
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 Em     Em7M          Em7            Em6 
Eddie waited till he finished high school
 Em          Em7M      Em7       Em6 
He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo
 Am        Am/G                Am/F#      Am/G 
He met a girl out there with a tattoo too
     G           F     C        G  C  G 
The future was wide open.
 Em          Em7M             Em7         Em6 
They moved into a place they both could afford
 Em          Em7M              Em7          Em6 
He found a nightclub he could work at the door
 Am         Am/G             Am/F#           Am/G 
She had a guitar and she taught him some chords
     G    F        C           G  C  G        C  G  D 
The sky was the limit.

 G         C           D4   G           Em        D      Am 
Into the great wide open,    under them skies of blue
 G           C           D4     G          F      Em      A 
Out in the great wide open,    a rebel without a clue.

 Em     Em7M             Em7            Em6 
The papers said Ed always played from the heart
 Em          Em7M         Em7       Em6 
He got an agent and a roadie named Bart
 Am        Am/G                Am/F#      Am/G 
They made a record and it went in the charts
     G           F     C        G  C  G 
The sky was the limit.
 Em          Em7M                Em7         Em6 
His leather jacket had chains that would jingle
 Em          Em7M                 Em7          Em6 
They both met movie stars, partied and mingled.
 Am/F#      Am/G             Am            Am/C 
Their A& R man said "I don' t hear a single."
     G    F        C           G  C  G        C  G  D 
The future was wide open.

 G         C           D4   G           Em        D      Am 
Into the great wide open, under them skies of blue
 G           C           D4     G          F      Em      A 
Out in the great wide open, a rebel without a clue.
 G         C           D4   G           Em        D      Am 
Into the great wide open,  under them skies of blue
 G           C           D4     G          F      Em      A 
Out in the great wide open, a rebel without a clue.