Petty no tenía aspiraciones musicales hasta que Elvis Presley visitó su ciudad natal. Tras trabajar con sus primeros grupos The Sundowners, The Epics y Mudcrutch (que incluían a Mike Campbell y Benmont Tench, futuros miembros de los Heartbreakers), comenzó su carrera discográfica como Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers con un álbum titulado como la banda y publicado en 1976. El álbum tardó un año en tener éxito en su país natal. En 1977, la
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
D Talkin' to myself again A Wondering if this travelin' is good D Is there something better doin we'd be doin if we could?
-------------------------------------------------- (CHORUS) GAD And oh the stories we could tell GAD And if this all blows up and goes to hell GADG I can still see us sittin on the bed in some motel DAD Listenin' to the stories we could tell -------------------------------------------------- D Remember that guitar in a museum in Tennessee A And the nameplate on the glass brought back twenty melodies D And the scratches on the face G Told of all the times he fell DAD Singin' every story he could tell
------------------------------------------------------- (CHORUS) GAD And oh the stories it could tell GAD And I bet you it still rings like a bell GADG And I wish we could sit back on the bed in some motel DAD And listen to the stories we could tell ------------------------------------------------------- D So if you're on the road tracking down here every night A And you're singin' for a livin' 'neath the brightly colored lights DG And if you ever wonder why you ride this carousel DAD You did it for the stories you could tell
------------------------------------------------------ (CHORUS) GAD And oh the stories we could tell GAD And if this all blows up and goes to hell GADG I can still see us sittin on the bed in some motel DAD Listenin' to the stories we could tell GADG I can still see us sittin on the bed in some motel DADD Listenin' to the stories we could tell