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YOU DONT KNOW HOW IT FEELS   -   Tom Petty

Transcribed by Joe Fister
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A.  Intro

  Gtr.2 (Acous.)
  E6     E5      A5               E5       A5

  Gtr.1 (w/Leslie speaker)
e:-0---|------------------------|-----------------------|
B:-2---|------------------------|-----------------------|
G:-1---|------------------------|-----------------------|
D:-2---|------------------------|-----------------------|
A:-2---|------------------------|-----------------------|
E:-0---|-0--0---3/5--5----5--3--|-0--0---2/5--5---5--3--|


   E5          A5              E5         A5
e:---------------------------|-------------------------|
B:---------------------------|-------------------------|
G:---------------------------|-------------------------|
D:---------------------------|-------------------------|
A:---------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-0--0---0--4-5---5---5--3--|-0--0---2/4/5--5---5--3--|


B.  Verses

  1. Let me run with you tonight I'll take you on a moonlight ride
  2. People come people go Some  grow  young   some  grow cold
  3. My old man was born to rock  He's still trying to beat the clock

  E5              A5                 E5                   A5
e:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E:-0--0-----0--4--5----5-----5--3--|-0--0----------0--4--5----5-------5--3--|


   E5        A5            E5        A5
e:-----------------------|-----------------------|
B:-----------------------|-----------------------|
G:-----------------------|-----------------------|
D:-----------------------|-----------------------|
A:----------7------------|----------7------------|
E:-0--0---9---5--5---5\--|-0--0---9---5--5---5\--|


   There's someone I use to see   But she don't give a *** for me
   I  woke   up  in   between   the memory    and  the dream
   Think  of me  what  you  will  I've got a little space to fill

   E5             A5              E5                 A5
e:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E:-0--0------2-/-5--5-------5\-|---0--0-------2--/-5---5------5\--|


                                             But let me 
                                               So let's
                                               So let's

   E5           A5          E5              A5
  (w/Fill 1  3rd time)
e:-------------------------|---------------------------|
B:-------------------------|---------------------------|
G:-------------------------|---------------------------|
D:-------------------------|---------------------------|
A:-----------7-------------|-----------4-7-------------|
E:-0--0----9---5--5-----5\-|-0--0-----------5---5------|


C.  Pre-chorus

      (1.) get to the point     Let's roll another joint     And turn
  (2., 3.) get to the point     Let's roll another joint     And Let's

           E          B7              E               A
e:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
D:--------------------4-------------|-2---------------2--------------|
A:---------2----------2-------------|-2---------------0--------------|
E:---------0------------------------|-0------------------------------|

                                                               
  the radio         loud    I'm too alone to be proud       And
   head on down the road    There's somewhere I gotta go    And

   E                B7              E               A
e:--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|---------------------------|
G:--------------------------------|-----------------2---------|
D:-2----------------4-------------|-2---------------2---------|
A:-2----------------2-------------|-2---------------0---------|
E:-0------------------------------|-0-------------------------|


D.  1st & 2nd Choruses

       You don't know how it feels   You don't know how it feels       to be

           E       D   Asus2           E     D    Asus2
     (Rhy. Fig. 1)
e:-----------------------------------|-------2-------------------|---------|
B:-----------------3-----------------|-------3----2--------------|---------|
G:-----------------2---2-------------|-------2----2--------------|---------|
D:---------2-------0---2-------------|-2-----0----2--------------|---------|
A:---------2-----------0-------------|-2----------0--------------|---------|
E:---------0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|---------|
       (w/Leslie)


                                           |-------------||--------------
                                           | 1.          || 2.
     me
                             E   D   A       E   D   A       E   D   A
                                          (end Rhy.Fig.1) 
e:---0-----0-----0-----0---|-------------|---------------|---------------|
B:-------------------------|-----3---2---|-------3---2--.|-------3---2---|
G:-------------------------|-----2---2---|-------2---2---|-------2---2---|
D:-------------------------|-2---0---2---|---2---0---2--.|--2----0---2---|
A:-------------------------|-2-------0---|---2-------0---|--2--------0---|
E:-------------------------|-0-----------|---0-----------|--0------------|


E.  Interlude      (repeat twice)                       

   N.C.                    N.C.
   (E)               A/C#  (E)               A/C#
  (Gtrs.1 & 2)
e:------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:---------------------2--|--------------------2--------|    
D:---------------------2--|--------------------2-----2--|
A:--------------2-/-5--4--|-------------2-/-5--4-----0--|
E:--0-----3--4------------|-0-----3--4------------------|


F.  1st Guitar Solo

  Gtr.2                 E     D     A
  Gtr.1 w/Rhy.Fig.1
                                 8va.................................
  Gtr.3                            full (hold bend)............
e:--------------------------------12b----12----12---12-12-12--------|
B:--------------------------------15b----15----15---15-15-15-(15)---|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|


     E        D             A                                          Asus2

  8va...............................................8va......................
    full...  full...  1/2 full...................    full...  1/2 full.......
e:--12b--12--12b--12-12b-------12-12--12-12-12-----|-12b--12-12b-------12-12|
B:--15b--15--15b--15-15b-------15-15--15-15-15-(15)|-15b--15-15b-------15-15|
G:-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|

                                                         
                                        D.S. % al Coda *
  8va.........................
  still hold bend..........  1/2 full...............
e:--12-12-12---12-12-12------12b------12--12-12-12------|
B:--15-15-15---15-15-15-(15)-15b------15--15-15-15-(15)-|
G:------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------|


  * Coda

G.  3rd Chorus

    You don't know how it feels     You don't know how it feels      No

    E           D           A       E           D           A
  (Gtr.1 w/Leslie)
e:--------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B:--------------3-----------------|-------------3----------------------||
G:--------------2-----------2-----|-------------2-----------2----------||
D:--2-----------0-----------2-----|-2-----------0-----------2----------||
A:--2-----------------------0-----|-2-----------------------0----------||
E:--0-----------------------------|-0----------------------------------||


   you don't know how it feels            to be    me

    E           D           Asus2

e:-------------------------------|--------------|--0-----0-----0-----0----x-|
B:--------------3-----------2----|-(2)----------|-------------------------x-|
G:--------------2-----------2----|-(2)----------|---------------------------|
D:--2-----------0-----------2----|-(2)----------|---------------------------|
A:--2-----------------------0----|-(0)----------|---------------------------|
E:--0----------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|


   You don't know how it feels   You don't know how it feels     No

    E        D      A             E          D         A         Asus2
e:-----------2-----------------|-------------2------------------------|
B:-----------3------2----------|-------------3---------2--------------|
G:--1--------2------2----------|--1----------2---------2--------------|
D:--2--------0------2----------|--2----------0---------2--------------|
A:--2---------------0----------|--2--------------------0--------------|
E:--0--------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|

                                                            
  you don't know how it feels                    to    be

   E           D          A     Asus2
e:-------------2---------------------|---------------------|
B:-------------3----------2----------|---------------------|
G:-1-----------2----------2----------|---------------------|
D:-2-----------0----------2----------|------------2-----2--|
A:-2----------------------0----------|------0--------------|
E:-0---------------------------------|---------------------|

   me
                            E        D    A         E        D    A
e:-0----0-----------0-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B:-------------2----------|----------3----2-------|----------3----2-------|
G:----------------------2-|----------2----2-------|----------2----2-------|
D:------------------------|----------0----2-------|----------0----2-------|
A:---------0--------------|---------------0-----0-|---------------0-----0-|
E:------------------------|-0---0-----------------|-0---0-----------------|


H.  2nd Gitar Solo

  (Gtr.2)    E       D        A
  (Gtr.3)                             1/4
e:-------------------0---0--0---0--0------0--0-|
B:-------------3---------0--0---------3b-------|
G:----------/4----4----------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------|
  (Gtr.1)
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------3--------2----------------|
G:-----------1-------2--------2----------------|
D:-----------2-------0--------2----------------|
A:-----------2----------------0----------------|
E:-----------0---------------------------------|


   E       D        A                             Asus2
           1/4              1/4           1/4
e:----0----0b--0--0---0--0-------0--0-|-0------0--0--0--0-|
B:----8----8b--8--8-------------------|-------------------|
G:/9-------------------------7b-------|----7b-------------|
D:------------------------------------|-------------------|
A:------------------------------------|-------------------|
E:------------------------------------|-------------------|

e:------------------------------------|-------------------|
B:---------3--------2-----------------|-------------------|
G:---------2--------2-----------------|-----------2--2----|
D:-2-------0--------2-----------------|-----------2--2----|
A:-2----------------0-----------------|-------------------|
E:-0----------------------------------|-------------------|

e:-0--0---0----0--0---0---0--0-------||
B:-8--8---8----8--8---8--------------||
G:------------------------7--7-------||
D:-----------------------------------||
A:-----------------------------------||
E:-----------------------------------||

e:-0--------0-------0--------0-------||
B:-----------------------------------||
G:---------------2--------2-----2--1-||
D:-----------------------------------||
A:-----------------------------------||
E:-----------------------------------||


I.  Outro                                                     

   E5            A5               E5             A5
  (Gtr.1 Leslie off)
e:------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D:------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A:---------------7--7-----------|----------------7---7--------|
E:-0--0-----2/4--5--5-----5--3--|-0--0-----3--5--5---5-----5\-|
   P.M.........................................................


   E5              A5               E5           A5
e:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|------------7------------------|
E:-0--0------0--4--5---5------5\3-|-0--0-----9---5---5-------5--5-|
  P.M..............................................................


   E5            A5             E5            A5
e:----------------------------|------------------------------|
B:----------------------------|------------------------------|
G:----------------------------|------------------------------|
D:----------------------------|------------------------------|
A:-2--2-------7--7--7---------|-2--2-------7--7--7-----------|
E:-0--0-----9----5--5-----5\3-|-0--0-----9----5--5----5--5\3-|
  P.M.........................................................


   E5            A5             E5            A5
e:----------------------------|------------------------------|
B:----------------------------|------------------------------|
G:----------------------------|------------------------------|
D:----------------------------|------------------------------|
A:-2--2-------7--7--7---------|-2--2-------7--7--7-----------|
E:-0--0-----9----5--5-----5\3-|-0--0-----9----5--5----5--5\3-|
  P.M.........................................................


   E5           A5         E5           A5        E
e:---------------------0-|---------------------|--0---------||--|
B:-----------------------|---------------------|--2---------||--|
G:-----------------------|---------------------|--1---------||--|
D:-----------------------|---------------------|--2---------||--|
A:-2--2------7--7--7-----|------------7--------|--2---------||--|
E:-0--0----9----5--5-----|-0--0-----9----5---5-|--0---------||--|
  P.M........................................:
 

                      You Dont Know How It Feels
                           By Tom Petty


This is the way that I play the bridge part to this song.
I think that it sounds better this way.
 

  Bridge                                                   
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
|---2-------2--5--4--|--2-------2--5--4--0--|---------------
|---0--2\4-----------|--0--2\4--------------|---------------
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