Runnin Down A Dream

Tom Petty

Written by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Mike Campbell

Key of E · Chords: I III IV VII

Verse 1

         E
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
          D               E
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
           E
Trees went by, me and Del was singin',
       D              E
Little Runaway. I was flyin'

Chorus

         A       G      E
Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream
                 G       A
That never would come to me
             G    E   E         G       A
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
        G      E
Runnin' down a dream

Verse 2

  E
I felt so good, like anything was possible
      D                             E
I hit cruise control, and rubbed my eyes
               E
The last three days, the rain was un-stoppable
       D                  E
It was always cold, no sunshine

Chorus

         A       G      E
Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream
                 G       A
That never would come to me
             G    E   E         G       A
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
        G      E
Runnin' down a dream

Verse 3

  E
I rolled on, as the sky grew dark
          D                        E
I put the pedal down, to make some time
                  E
There's something good, waitin' down this road
    D                      E
I'm pickin' up, whatever's mine

Chorus

         A       G      E
Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream
                 G       A
That never would come to me
             G    E   E         G       A
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
        G      E
Runnin' down a dream

Chorus

         A       G      E
Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream
                 G       A
That never would come to me
             G    E   E         G       A
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
        G      E
Runnin' down a dream