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Tom Petty - Crawling Back To You Chords

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ChordsF, Am, G, C, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

[Opening]
[F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
[F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
[F]Waiting by the [Am]side of the road [G]for day to break so [F]we could go
[F]Down into Los [Am]Angeles with [G]dirty hands and [F]worn out knees

[chorus]
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you

[verse 2]
[F]The ranger came with [Am]burning eyes, [G]the chambermaid [F]awoke surprised
[F]Thought she’d seen the [Am]last of him she [G]shook her head and [F]let him in

[chorus]
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you

[verse 3]
Hey [F]baby, [C]there’s [F]something in your [C]eyes
Tryin’ to [F]say [C]to me that [F]I’m gonna be [C]alright
if I [Am] [Em]believe in [G]you It’s [Am]all I [Em]want to [G]do

[Closing]
[F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
[F]It was me and [Am]my sidekick, [G]he was drunk and [F]I was sick
[F]We were caught up [Am]in a barroom fight, [G]till an Indian [F]shot out the light
[F]I’m so tired of [Am]being tired, [G]sure as night will [F]follow day
[F]Most things I [Am]worry about, [G]never happen [F]anyway

[chorus]
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you

[chorus]
[F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you
[F]Ooh ooh ooh ooh [Am]ooh, I [G]keep crawling back to [F]you

[outro]
[F] [Am] [G] [F]

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ArtistTom Petty
AlbumWildflowers
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1994
KeyF

How to play Crawling Back To You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Tom Petty - Crawling Back To You on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Crawling Back To You uses these transitions most often: G → F (33), Am → G (32), and F → Am (32). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - Am chord transition.

1. F → Am chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
F to Am

2. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

3. G → F chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from G to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
G to F

4. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

5. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

6. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

7. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

Crawling Back To You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Crawling Back To You.

  • Crawling Back To You includes 110 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Crawling Back To You contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Crawling Back To You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Am: 11%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → G: 21%
    • Am → Em: 10%
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