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Room at the Top – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
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Written by: Tom Petty
From: “Echo” (1999)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Hammering ons used during the song (especially in the quiet verses 1 and 3)
C Cadd9 Fadd9
e|---------3-------3--------|
B|-1-------3-------1--------|
G|-0-------0-------0h2------|
D|0h2-----0h2------3--------|
A|-3-------3------(3)-------|
E|----------------(1)-------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C x-3-2-0-1-3
Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-3
Csus2 x-3-0-0-1-3
Fadd9 x-x-3-2-1-3
G 3-x-0-0-3-3
Fmaj7 1-x-2-2-1-0 or x-x-3-2-1-0
G6 3-x-0-0-0-0
There are several guitars playing different voicings in this recording.
Often when C is used in this chord sheet, there’s a second guitar
playing Cadd9 simultaneously. If you’re playing alone, choose C or Cadd9,
whatever you like best.
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[Intro]
| C | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
Fadd9
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
Fadd9 | Csus2 | C |
I can see everything tonight
Fadd9
I got a room where everyone
Fadd9 | Csus2 | C |
Can have a drink and forget those things that went wrong
| G | % |
In their life
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G6
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
Fmaj7 G6
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
Fmaj7 G6
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
C Fadd9 | C | Fadd9 |
And I ain't comin' down
C Fadd9 | C | % |
I ain't comin' down
[Verse 2] variation
F
I got someone who loves me tonight
F
I got over a thousand dollars in the bank
C
And I'm all right
F
Look deep in the eyes of love
F
Look deep in the eyes of love
C G | G |
And find out what you were looking for
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G6
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
Fmaj7 G6
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
Fmaj7 G6
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
C Fadd9 | C | Fadd9 |
And I ain't comin' down, no
C Fadd9 | C | % |
I ain't comin' down
[Solo]
| F | % | % | % |
| C | % | G | % |
| C | % |
[Verse 3]
Fadd9
I wish I could feel you tonight
Fadd9
Little one you're so far away
C | C | % |
I wanna reach out and touch your heart
Fadd9
Yeah like they’re doin those things on TV
Fadd9
I love you, please love me
Csus2 C
I'm not so bad
G6 G
And I love you so
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
Fmaj7 G
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
Fmaj7 G
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
C Fadd9 | C | Fadd9 |
And I ain't comin' down, no
C Fadd9 | C | Fadd9 |
I ain't comin' down
[Coda]
C Fadd9 C
I ain't comin' down