Climb That Hill

Tom Petty

NOTE: There is an alternative way of playing the main opening measure (see bottom). Use dropped tuning e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------7---5-------------7---5-------------7---5-------------7---5--------| D-|-5h7-----5---------5h7-----5---------5h7-----5---------5h7-----5----------| A-|-----5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5--------------| D-|-----0-----------------------------------0-----------------0--------------| e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------7---------5-------------7------5-----------------------------------| D-|-5h7-------5-------------5h7------5---------------------------------------| A-|-----5-----------------------5--------------------------------------------| D-|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Somethin' threw me in the dirt e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------7-----5-----------------7--------5---------------------------------| D-|-5h7------5--------------5h7------5---------------------------------------| A-|-----5-----------------------5--------------------------------------------| D-|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Kinda got my feelings hurt e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--7--------5-------7---------5----------------7---5---------7---5---------| D-|--5--------3-------5---------3----------5h7-----5------5h7----5-----------| A-|--5--------3-------5---------3--------------5--------------5--------------| D-|--5--------3-------5---------3--------------0--------------0--------------| Weed was burnin' somewhere down the wind e-|---------(0)--------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------1---------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------2------------5----------7----------------7---5---------7---5----| D-|----------3------------3----------5----------5h7-----5-----5h7-----5------| A-|----------0------------3----------5------5-------5-------------5----------| D-|-----------------------3----------5------0-------0-------------0----------| I had to get up and climb that hill again e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------7-------5-------------7-------5------------------------------------| D-|-5h7-------5-----------5h7--------5---------------------------------------| A-|-----5---------------------5----------------------------------------------| D-|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Little Lucy's such a doll e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------7--------5------------------7------5-------------------------------| D-|-5h7--------5----------------5h7------5-----------------------------------| A-|-----5---------------------------5----------------------------------------| D-|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Like to climb her garden wall e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--7-------5------7-----5------------7---5---------7---5-------------------| D-|--5-------3------5-----3-------5h7----5------5h7----5---------------------| A-|--5-------3------5-----3-----------5-------------5------------------------| D-|--5-------3------5-----3-----------0-------------0------------------------| But she only sees me as a friend e-|---------(0)--------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------1-----------------------------3---------------------------------| G-|----------2------------5----------7-----2-----0---------------------------| D-|----------2------------3----------5-----0-----0----------3--5-------------| A-|----------0------------3----------5--------3--2----------3--5-------------| D-|-----------------------3----------5--------------3~~--0--3--5-------------| I got to get up and climb that hill again e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-3----------------5--3----3----------------3--5----3----------------5--3--| G-|-2-----0----------7--5----2-----0----------5--7----2-----0----------7--5--| D-|-0-----0----------5--3----0-----0----------3--5----0-----0----------5--3--| A-|----3--2----------5--3-------3--2----------3--5-------3--2----------5--3--| D-|----------3~~--0--5--3-------------3~~--0--3--5-------------3~~--0--5--3--| e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------7-------------10------------------------------------------------| D-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------| A-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------| D-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------| I gotta bury my pride, drag this line e-|---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----1--------------3------------------------------------------------------| G-|----2--------------2------------------------------------------------------| D-|----3--------------0------------------------------------------------------| A-|----0--------------0------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------0------------------------------------------------------| Over that hill one more time e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------7---------------------10----------------------------------------| D-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------| A-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------| D-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------| Gotta get up in the morning, make my way e-|---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----1--------------3------3----------------3--5----3----------------5--3--| G-|----2--------------2------2-----0----------5--7----2-----0----------7--5--| D-|----2--------------0------0-----0----------3--5----0-----0----------5--3--| A-|----0--------------0---------3--2----------3--5-------3--2----------5--3--| D-|-------------------0---------------3~~--0--3--5-------------3~~--0--5--3--| Over that hill again e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-3----------------5--3----3----------------3--5---------------------------| G-|-2-----0----------7--5----2-----0----------5--7---------------------------| D-|-0-----0----------5--3----0-----0----------3--5---------------------------| A-|----3--2----------5--3-------3--2----------3--5---------------------------| D-|----------3~~--0--5--3-------------3~~--0--3--5---------------------------| e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------7-------------10------------------------------------------------| D-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------| A-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------| D-|----------5--------------8------------------------------------------------| I gotta bury my pride, drag this line e-|---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----1--------------3------------------------------------------------------| G-|----2--------------2------------------------------------------------------| D-|----2--------------0------------------------------------------------------| A-|----0--------------0------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------0------------------------------------------------------| Over that hill one more time e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------7---------------------10----------------------------------------| D-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------| A-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------| D-|----------5----------------------8----------------------------------------| Gotta get up in the morning, make my way e-|---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----1--------------3------------------------------------------------------| G-|----2--------------2-----------7---5-------------7---5-------------7---5--| D-|----2--------------0-----5h7-----5---------5h7-----5---------5h7-----5----| A-|----0--------------0--5------5-----------------5-----------------5--------| D-|-------------------0--0------0-----------------------------------0--------| Over that hill again e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----7---5---------------7-------5-------------7---------5----------------| D-|-----5h7-----5-----5h7------5-----------5h7----------5--------------------| A-|---------5-------------5---------------------5----------------------------| D-|---------0----------------------------------------------------------------| Tempers flare and the words are spoken e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------7---------5---------7------5-------------------------------------| D-|-5h7-----------5--------5h7----5------------------------------------------| A-|-----5----------------------5---------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| You close one door and another opens e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------7--------5-----7----------5-----------7---5---------7---5-----------| D-|------5--------3-----5----------3-----5h7-----5------5h7----5-------------| A-|------5--------3-----5----------3---------5--------------5----------------| D-|------5--------3-----5----------3---------0--------------0----------------| You hear the music and you're wondering e-|-----------(0)---------------------------(0)------------------------------| B-|------------1-----------------------------1-------------------------------| G-|------------2------------5----------7-----2------------5----------7-------| D-|------------2------------3----------5-----2------------3----------5-------| A-|------------0------------3----------5-----0------------3----------5-------| D-|-------------------------3----------5------------------3----------5-------| You got to get up and climb that hill Get up and climb that hill e-|-----------(0)------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------1-----------------------------3-------------------------------| G-|------------2------------5----------7-----2-----0-------------------------| D-|------------2------------3----------5-----0-----0----------3--5-----------| A-|------------0------------3----------5--------3--2----------3--5-----------| D-|-------------------------3----------5--------------3~~--0--3--5-----------| You got to get up and climb that hill again e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-3----------------5--3----3----------------3--5----3----------------5--3--| G-|-2-----0----------7--5----2-----0----------5--7----2-----0----------7--5--| D-|-0-----0----------5--3----0-----0----------3--5----0-----0----------5--3--| A-|----3--2----------5--3-------3--2----------3--5-------3--2----------5--3--| D-|----------3~~--0--5--3-------------3~~--0--3--5-------------3~~--0--5--3--| e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-3----------------3--5----3----------------5--3----3----------------3--5--| G-|-2-----0----------5--7----2-----0----------7--5----2-----0----------5--7--| D-|-0-----0----------3--5----0-----0----------5--3----0-----0----------3--5--| A-|----3--2----------3--5-------3--2----------5--3-------3--2----------3--5--| D-|----------3~~--0--3--5-------------3~~--0--5--3-------------3~~--0--3--5--| e-|-------------------------------| B-|-3----------------5--3--3------| G-|-2-----0----------7--5--2------| D-|-0-----0----------5--3--0------| A-|----3--2----------5--3--0------| D-|----------3~~--0--5--3--0------| ==SOLO AT END================================================================= e-|-----------------------------13-------------------------------------------| B-|--1415~~~----------1415~~~----1514-15-13-------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------------14-12-------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------15~~~\------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-|--1617~~~------161716--------------------------------------------------| B-|----------18p15----------15~~~--------------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| == ALTERNATIVE PLAYING METHOD (Main Measure)================================== e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------3-----1------------3-----1------------3-----1------------3-----1-| G-|-0h2--------2-------0h2--------2-------0h2--------2-------0h2--------2----| D-|------0------------------0------------------0------------------0----------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|------0-------------------------------------0-----------------------------| etc...

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