"Burnt Out Town Chords" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
114.35 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

F

E

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Burnt Out Town" chords
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[A] [Am] [A]
I was walking down the street the other day and a woman [C] stopped [A] me.
She said, why is it you look so down in the mouth?
And I told her, this is a burn out town.
It's full of dirty looks.
[Am]
[A] There's ashes on Main Street and the mayor is cooking the books.
[F] Why even my best [E] friends?
I turned it [A] into crumbs.
[Dm] [Am] [A] Yes, this is a burn out town.
New Emperor's ain't [Am] clothes.
[A]
They're dancing on [C] glass [A] ceilings while I felt their money [Am] flows.
[A]
[F] Yes, and here I am [E] stealing gas [C#m] with a [A] garden hose.
Why look out y'all.
[C]
[A] [G] [A] [Am]
[A] [G#] [A]
Take [Am] that.
Got it?
[A]
[F]
[Cm] [E] [Am] [Em] This [A]
[D] [Am]
[A]
is a burn out town.
The city fires come to blows.
It's out of that realm of reality.
The truth's indecent when it's closed.
[Am]
[F] Yes, it's a burn out town.
[E]
It's going [A] down but no one [Am] knows.
Yes, [F] it's a burn out town.
[E] Hey, [F#m] get, we're [A] getting close.
Rawr!
[Am] [A] [G] [A]
[C] [A] [G] [A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
F
134211111
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
Am
2311
F
134211111
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To learn Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Burnt Out Town chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, C, A, Am, A, G and A of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 57 BPM before aiming for the song's 114 BPM. With an eye on the song's key A Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was walking down the street the other day _ _ and a woman [C] stopped [A] me.
_ _ _ She said, why is it you look so down in the mouth? _ _ _
And I told her, _ _ this is a burn out town.
_ It's full of dirty looks.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] There's ashes on Main Street and the mayor is cooking the books.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Why even my best [E] friends?
_ I turned it [A] into crumbs.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] [A] Yes, this is a burn out town.
_ _ New Emperor's ain't _ [Am] clothes.
_ [A] _ _
_ They're dancing on [C] glass [A] ceilings while I felt their money [Am] flows.
_ [A] _ _
_ [F] Yes, and here I am [E] stealing gas [C#m] with a [A] garden hose. _ _
_ Why look out y'all.
_ _ [C] _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
[A] _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
Take [Am] that.
_ _ _ Got it? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Cm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] [Em] This _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
is a burn out town.
_ The city fires come to blows. _ _ _ _ _
_ It's out of that realm of reality.
The truth's indecent when it's closed.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F] Yes, it's a burn out town.
_ [E]
It's going [A] down but no one [Am] knows. _ _
_ _ Yes, [F] it's a burn out town.
[E] _ Hey, [F#m] get, we're [A] getting close. _
_ _ _ Rawr! _ _ _
[Am] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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