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Tom Petty - You Wreck Me Chords

Chord reference D, A, E, G, C, B
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E]Tonight we ride, [D] [A] [E]right or wrong [D] [A] [E]Tonight we sail, [D] [A] [E]on a radio song [G] [D] [A]Rescue me, [G] [D] [A]should I go down [D] [A] [E]If I stay too long, [D] [A] [E]in trouble town, [G]oh, [A]yeah,

[D] [A] [E]You wreck me, baby, [D] [A] [E]you break me in two [D] [A] [E]But you move me, honey, [D] [A] [E]yes you do

[D] [A] [E]Now and again, [D] [A] [E]I get the feeling [D] [A] [E]Well if I don’t win, [D] [A] [E]I’m a gonna break even [G] [D] [A]Rescue me, [G] [D] [A]should I go wrong [D] [A] [E]If I dig too deep, [D] [A] [E]if I stay too long, [G]oh, [A]yeah,

[D] [A] [E]You wreck me, baby, [D] [A] [E]you break me in two [D] [A] [E]But you move me, honey, [D] [A] [E]yes you do

[C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [G] [E] [B] [E] [B] [B] [B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [B] [B] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E]I’ll be the boy, [D] [A] [E]in the corduroy pants [D] [A] [E]You be the girl, [D] [A] [E]at the high school dance [G] [D] [A]Run with me, [G] [D] [A]wherever I go [D] [A] [E]And just play dumb, [D] [A] [E]whatever you know, [G]oh, [A]yeah,

[D] [A] [E]You wreck me, baby, [D] [A] [E]you break me in two [D] [A] [E]But you move me, honey, [D] [A] [E]yes you do [D] [A] [E]You wreck me, baby, [D] [A] [E]you break me in two [D] [A] [E]But you move me, honey, [D] [A] [E]yes you do

[D] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [D] [A] [E]

Artist Tom Petty
Album Wildflowers
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1994
Key D

How to Play You Wreck Me on Guitar?

Tom Petty - You Wreck Me can be played in the key of D using the D, A, E, G, C, B chords.

  • 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 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 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.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, 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.

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

You can play You Wreck Me with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.