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From: "Greg Pamplin" 
Subject: p/petty_tom/im_a_joker.crd
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 22:34:27 -0700

Title:  I'm A Joker
Artist: Tom Petty
Author: Gregory Pamplin


Please note, this is all my own work.

I've looked around on the 'net to see what chords The Steve Miller band
used, and then went from there.  If you notice though, Tom's band
sings/plays this in a completely different key to Steve's band.

Anyhow, the song just keeps repeating the chrods: F-B-C-B-A-F.  Listen
to the song for the timing and chord changes.

When I play it with my band and am the only guitarist, I will use all
power chords (F5-B-C5) without any distortion through my amp, but when I
have.  But when I have an accompanying guitarist, I will use power
chords, and the other gutarist will usually back me up with open chords.

Nonetheless, the chords are as follows:

POWER CHORDS
      F      B      C      A OR A*
e|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|-----------3------5------2-------
D|---3-------3------5------2----7--
A|---3-------1------3------0----7--
E|---1--------------------------5--

*Denotes that both A chords are the same pitch, and ill work equally
well.  It's just that by using the second one, it is hard to get back to
the F chord quickly.


Finally, the chrod pattern (in detail):
The chords are played lik this........
  FF-FFBB-BBCC-CCBBBBAAAA-FF

It's that simple folks!

Good luck.