One Story Town (words & music by Tom Petty) The intro is: B5* (the bass occasionally plays an A and hammers on a B note, you can hear it in the song). The intro riff is: E -----------|------------------|| B -----------|---------------7--|| G -9--8h9p8--|-----9--8---------|| D -----------|-7----------9-----|| A -----------|------------------|| E -----------|------------------||
Please escuse the vulgar misinterpretations of the lyrics: F#5 Yeah, I~ve been ... E5 I~ve been ... F#5 E5 B5* I don~t want fate ... F#5 Yeah, I~ve been ... E5 Try another ... F#5 Times ain~t ... E5 B5* Take a look ... D5 A5 G5 I~m lost in a one ... D5 A5 G5 Where everything~s close to ... G5 A5 Yeah, same shit goes ... G5 A5 Nothing turns ... G5 A5 B5* It~s a one story ... She was over seventeen when I.... I~m lost in a one story .... Instrumental: A5, A5, A5....B5 Yeah, I~m lost in a one .... Ending: B5* Those high guitar parts for the chorus are: X Y E -----17--14---------|-5h7p5----------8h10p8-| B -15----------15-----|-----------------------| G -----------------16-|-----------------------| D --------------------|-----------------------| A --------------------|-----------------------| E --------------------|-----------------------| -X- is played sometimes during the first half of the chorus and -Y- is played after that part where Petty sings -same shit goes down-. I hope this has been help towards you. Oh yeah! For the instrumental Mike's guitar just plays: A -10--12-- E --------- And that's about it.