Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks
Written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell
Unedited single released 8 July 1981 from her debut solo album "Bella Donna"
Additional vocals by Tom Petty, musical backing by The Heartbreakers
Reached #3 on Billboard Hot 100, #2 on Billboard Mainstream Rock charts
Tab based on official video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6SGDeCT88
Section times are for album track, Standard tuning, 107 BPM
[Chords]
Intro Riffs & Verse Chorus Interlude
A X0222X Em 02200X C X32010 D XX0232
Cadd9 X32033 G 3X000X D XX0232 Dsus4 XX0233
G/B X20033 A X0222X G/B X20033 Cadd9 X32033
G 320033
[Effects]
/ Slide up
Slide down
~ Vibrato
b Bend
r Release
p Pull off
[Intro] 0:00
A A Cadd9 G/B CAdd9 N.C.
(2 strums on each beat) (drum fill)
[Riff 1] 0:09
Em G A Em G A
e|-/12~~------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|------10b12r10-8-10--|------------|-----------|
G|------------|---------------------|-9-9~~------|-----------|
D|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
A|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
Em G A Em G A
e|-------10---|-----------|-------10---|-----------|
B|-----8------|-----------|-----8------|-----------|
G|---9--------|-----------|---9--------|-----------|
D|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
A|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
E|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
[Verse 1] 0:27
Em G A
Baby, you come knockin' on my front door,
Em G A
Same old line you used to use before,
Em G A
I said, "Yeah, well what am I supposed to do?"
Em G A
I didn't know what I was gettin' into.
[Chorus 1] 0:45
C D
So you've had a little trouble in town,
C D
Now you're keepin' some demon down,
C D
Stop draggin' my, Stop draggin' my,
C C
(G/B C)
Stop draggin' my heart around.
[Riff 2] 1:03
Em G A Em G A
e|-12~~-------|---------------------|------------|-------------------|
B|-(slightly--|------10b12r10-8-10--|------------|----8--------------|
G|--muted)----|---------------------|-9-9~~------|------9-7----------|
D|------------|---------------------|------------|----------9-7------|
A|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------10-7-|
E|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------------|
[Verse 2] 1:12
Em G A
It's hard to think about what you've wanted,
Em G A
It's hard to think about what you've lost,
Em G A
This doesn't have to be the big get even,
Em G A
This doesn't have to be anything at all.
Em G A
I know you really wanna tell me good-bye,
Em G A
I know you really wanna be your own girl.
[Chorus 2] 1:39
C D
Baby, you could never look me in the eye,
C D
Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the words,
C D
Stop draggin' my, Stop draggin' my,
C C
(G/B C)
Stop draggin' my heart around.
[Interlude] 1:58
Em G A
e|-----------|-------------|
B|-7~--------|-------------|
G|------9~---|-7~---7/9~---|
D|-----------|-------------|
A|-----------|-------------|
E|-----------|-------------|
D Dsus4 D Cadd9 G
e|-2------3-p2--------|-----------------|
B|-3------3-----3-----|-----3-------3---|
G|-2------2-------2---|-----0-------0---| (play 4 times)
D|-0----------------0-|---2---------0---|
A|--------------------|-3---------2-----|
E|--------------------|---------3-------|
(d u d d d d d u d d u)
A A Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 N.C.
(2 strums on each beat) (drum fill)
[Riff 3] 2:24
Em G A Em G A
e|-/12~~-------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
B|-------------|------10b12r10-8-10--|------------|-----------|
G|-------------|---------------------|-9-9~~------|-----------|
D|-------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
A|-------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
E|-------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
[Verse 3] 2:35
Em G A
There's people runnin' round loose in the world,
Em G A
Ain't got nothin' better to do,
Em G A
Than make a meal of some bright eyed kid,
Em G A
You need someone lookin' after you.
Em G A
I know you really wanna tell me good-bye,
Em G A
I know you really wanna be your own girl.
[Chorus 3] 3:01
C D
Baby, you could never look me in the eye,
C D
Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the words,
C D
Stop draggin' my, Stop draggin' my,
C C
(G/B C)
Stop draggin' my heart around.
[Outtro] 3:18
Em G A
Em G A Em G A
e|-------10---|-----------|------------------|---------------|
B|-----8------|-----------|------------------|---------------|
G|---9--------|-----------|------------------|---------------|
D|------------|-----------|------------------|---------------|
A|------------|-----------|------------------|---------------|
E|------------|-----------|------------------|---------------|
(ah ha) Stop draggin' my heart around.
Em G A Em G A
e|-------10---|---------------|------------------|---------------|
B|-----8------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
G|---9--------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
D|------------|-----/9--7-----|------------------|---------------|
A|------------|-----------9-7|------------------|---------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Stop draggin' my heart around.
Em G A Em G A
e|-------10---|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----8------|------10b12r10-10b12-|------------------|--------10b12r10-8-10--|
G|---9--------|------(quiet)--------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
(hey hey) Stop draggin' my heart around.
(fading)
Em G A Em G A Em
e|------------|---------------|-------10---------|---------------|-------10---|
B|------------|---------------|-----8------------|---------------|-----8------|
G|-9-9~~------|---------------|---9--------------|---------------|---9--------|
D|------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------|
A|------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------|
(video) Stop draggin' my heart around.
(stops here) (fade to silence)
[End] 4:00