Square One Guitar Tab

Highway Companion Tabs:

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Square One - Tom Petty
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Tabbed by: Kyle
Email: lordoftherings_freak14@yahoo.com
Tuning:EADGBe Capo on 6th Fret
--All Chords relitave to the Capo.--
--Chord Diagrams at bottom of page.--
Intro: C, C9
Am              G               Am               G
Had to find some higher ground, had some fear to get around
F9                 G               F9               G
You can’t say what you don’t know, “Later on” won’t work no more
Am                  G              Am              G
Last time through I hid my tracks, so well I could not get back
F9               G             F9                       G
Yeah, my way was hard to find, can’t sell your soul for piece of mind
Chorus:
F9             C
Square one, my slate is clear
F9                C
Rest your head on me, my dear
G                           F9
It took a world of trouble, it took a world of tears
G       F9                  C
It took a long time, to get back here
Am              G             Am             G
Try too hard to stand alone, struggle to see past my nose
F9              G               F9             G
Always had more dogs than bones, I could never wear those clothes
Am              G     Am               G
It’s a tired victory, you won, and you also lost
F9                 G        F9            G
Told us you were satisfied, but it never came across
Chorus
Slide Guitar Solo, Played over Verse Chords. Am G Am G F9 G F9 G
Chorus 2x
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Am
E A D G B E
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| | | | 1 |
| | 2 3 | |    1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
| | | | | |    2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 2nd Fret, G String
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G
E A D G B E
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| 1 | | | |    1st Finger : 2nd Fret, A String
2 | | | 3 4    2nd Finger : 3rd Fret, E String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, B String
| | | | | |    4th Finger : 3rd Fret, e String
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F9
E A D G B E
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| | | | 1 |
| | | 2 | |    1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
| | 3 | | 4    2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, G String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, D String
| | | | | |    4th Finger : 3rd Fret, e String
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C
E A D G B E
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| | | | 1 |
| | 2 | | |    1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String
| 3 | | | |    2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, A String
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C9
E A D G B E
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| | | | 1 |
| | 2 | | |    1st Finger : 1st Fret, B String (Optional)
| 3 | | 4 |    2nd Finger : 2nd Fret, D String
| | | | | |    3rd Finger : 3rd Fret, A String
| | | | | |    4th Finger : 3rd Fret  B String
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Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/p/petty,_tom/359845.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ¿Josh Rhythm Player	#1 by ¿Josh Kirkpatrick? at Oct 7, 2007 at 5:39 AM EST
	"Can't sell your soul for piece of mind, Always had more dogs than bones " these statements always seem so true! Petty really hit the spot with this one! I LOVE IT

No Picture David Average	#2 by David Turner at Oct 9, 2007 at 8:33 AM EST
	These should now be the somewhat correct lyrics, all the lyrics available on the web are off a bit. This song is a good sample of Tom Pettys' solo album: Highway Companion out sometime this spring.

No Picture Colleen Average	#3 by Colleen Shmeltin at Oct 9, 2007 at 10:52 AM EST
	Wonderful song. So relatetable and great lyrics, Tom Petty is fantastic! "Square one, my slate is clear Rest your head on me, my dear" love it :)

No Picture Fat Man Goz Lead Player	#4 by Fat Man Goz at Oct 12, 2007 at 11:35 AM EST
	"Always had more dogs than bones I could never wear those clothes" he is referring to throwing a dog a bone....which means he owed alot of dogs a bone...lol its about debt and trying to get past your past

No Picture Matt Lead Player	#5 by Matt Spencer at Oct 13, 2007 at 8:15 PM EST
	almost sounds like hes trying to prove himself

No Picture jimmy Wanna Be	#6 by jimmy henry at Oct 17, 2007 at 6:19 AM EST
	even though this is a newer tom petty song i still love it. I think its about a guy whos had huge problems in life: money problems "more dogs than bones": a dog is a fight or problem and bone is a reference to a dollar so he has more fights with people than money. and decides to go home (you can take the boy from the small town, but you cant take the small town from the boy concept) ps. i LOVE this song

No Picture brock Average	#7 by brock someone at Oct 17, 2007 at 1:56 PM EST
	"Always had more dogs than bones I could never wear those clothes" he is referring to throwing a dog a bone....which means he owed alot of dogs a bone...lol its about debt and trying to get past your past

No Picture danielle Lead Player	#8 by danielle woodley at Oct 18, 2007 at 2:49 AM EST
	I love this song... it is so simple and melodic and totally relateable. It makes me cry. I didn't know Tom Petty's voice could be so sweet. I think there is an error in the lyrics, though. "Last time through I HID my tracks so WELL I could not get back"

No Picture Caitlin Rhythm Player	#9 by Caitlin Carlisle at Oct 19, 2007 at 12:04 PM EST
	This is absolute proof that Tom Petty's voice hasnt lost its essence yet, though some people still like to think so. If i had to pick my favorite song for Highway Companion this would be it. BTW, Elizabethtown is such an incredible movie and the soundtrack just makes it all that much better.

No Picture nick Average	#10 by nick caldwell at Oct 19, 2007 at 3:24 PM EST
	This is a great song Cameron Crowe had Tom Petty write and perform for the movie Elizabethtown. It was nominated for best song written for a motion picture for the Grammies. Cameron Crowe also had Tom Petty write and perform a song called Jack that was not used in the movie or in any of the three soundtracks.