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Tom Petty - I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better Chords

Chord reference A, E, F#m, B, D, Bm, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A] [A] The reason [A]why, oh I can’t say, I had to let you [E]go babe, and right [F#m]away [B] After what you [A]did, I can’t stay [D]on [Bm] And I’ll probably [A]feel a whole lot [E]better, when you’re [D]gone [E] [A]

Baby for a long [A]time, you had me believe That your love was all [E]mine, and that’s the way it would [F#m]be [B] But I didn’t [A]know, that you were putting me [D]on [Bm] And I’ll probably [A]feel a whole lot [E]better, when you’re [D]gone, [G]oh, when you’re [A]gone

[A] [E] [F#m] [B] [A] [D] [Bm] [A] [E] [D] [G] [A] Now I got to [A]say, that it’s not like before And I’m not gonna [E]play, your games any[F#m]more [B] After what you [A]did, I can’t stay [D]on [Bm] And I’ll probably [A]feel a whole lot [E]better, when you’re [D]gone [G]

Yeah, I’ll probably [A]feel a whole lot [E]better When you’re [D]gone, [G]oh, when you’re [A]gone [G]Oh, when you’re [A]gone, [G]oh, when you’re [A]gone [G] [A] [G] [A]

Artist Tom Petty
Album Full Moon Fever
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1989
Key A

How to Play I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better on Guitar?

Tom Petty - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better can be played in the key of A using the A, E, F#m, B, D, Bm, G chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.