Tom Petty - Into The Great Wide Open Chords & Tabs

The lyrics are sung over a stretched out E chord played on the 7th fret 
on the A string. Stretch the E chord by one fret until your 
index finger reaches the 4th fret on the A string, then go back 
to the E chord on the 7th fret. The numbers after the E 
represent the fret number that's stretched from the original E position. 
If you're familiar with the song, then the strumming patterns will come to you naturally!

E       E1                E2                E3
Eddie  waited  'til  he finished  high-school

E             E1         E2           E3
He  went  to  Hollywood  got  a  tattoo

Am           C                   Am             C
He  met  a  girl  out  there  with  a  tattoo  too

      G            F     C  C      G-C-G  G-C-G 
The  future  was  wide  open

E       E1          E2               E3                 E4
They  both  moved  to  a place  they  both  could  afford

E      E1           E2                E3                E4
He  found  a  night-club;  He  could  work  at  the  door

Am           C                Am                  C
She  had  a  guitar  and  she  taught  him  some  chords

     G     F         C         G-C-G   G-C-D
The sky  was  the  limit

G           C            D
Into  the  great  wide  open
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tom_petty/into_the_great_wide_open_crd_ver_3.html ]
G             E (open)   D A
Under  them  skies  of  blue 

G             C             D
Out  in  the  great  wide  open

  G         F         E A     G-C-G  G-C-G
A  rebel  without  a  clue


Repeat the same chord progressions for the following lyrics . . .

The  papers  said  Ed  always  played  from  heart

He  got  an  agent  and  a roadie  named  Bart

Am              C               Am               C
They  made  a  record  and  it  went  in  the  charts

    G      F        C     G-C-G   G-C-G
The  sky  was  the  limit


His  leather  jacket  had  chains  that  would  jingle

They  both  met  movie  stars  partied  and  mingled

 Am        C                 Am                 C               
Their  A & R  man  said  "I  don't  hear  a  single" 

       G           F     C      G-C-G   G-C-D
The  future  was  wide  open



G           C            D
Into  the  great  wide  open

G             E (open)   D A
Under  them  skies  of  blue 

G             C             D
Out  in  the  great  wide  open

  G         F         E A     G-C-G  G-C-G
A  rebel  without  a  clue