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Ankle Deep Chords

by Tom Petty
KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays605

Ankle Deep by Tom Petty is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Csus4, G, F, Am, Csus and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed 
  			
Intro:   
Quick  Single strokes   
 C C C Csus4 C C(Open D String) C  (x4)   

verse 1:   

C                                   G                     C   
Well they raised, that horse, to be a jumper   
              F                                          C   
He was owned by a mid-west bible thumper   
       F                                       Am   
His preacher was a Louisiana drummer   
             G                                         C   
Took all winter;   to get through the summer   


verse 2:   

C                      G                           C   
The fieldhand, hit the switch and stumbled   
        F                                              C   
Outside, the big engine roared and rumbled   
        F                                          Am   
The sto-len horse spooked, and tumbled   
                    G                                         C   
She didn't speak, for a week, just kinda mumbled   

 C C C Csus4 C Csus C (x2)   

Am                        Em   Am                       G   
      ankle deep, in love,       ankle deep, in love   

Instrumental:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante