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You Got Lucky Ukulele Chords – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. This song uses the chords: Amin, Amin9, Dmin9, Gsus4, G, F. You can change the key for free, as needed.
You Got Lucky Ukulele Chords – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
INTRO:
Amin9 Amin Dmin9 Gsus4 G x2
VERSE 1:
Amin9You better watch what you AminsayDmin9You better watch what you Gsus4do to GmeAmin9Don’t get carried AminawayDmin9Girl, if you can do Gsus4better than Gme
AminGo
PRE 1:
Yeah, FgoBut remember
CHORUS 1:
CGood love is Aminhard to findCGood love is Aminhard to findYou got Flucky, babeYou got Glucky, babeWhen I found Amin9you
Amin Dmin9 Gsus4 G
VERSE 2:
Amin9You put a hand on my AmincheekDmin9And then you turned your Gsus4eyes awaGyAmin9And you don’t feel comAminpleteDmin9If I don’t take you Gsus4all of the Gway
Then AmingoYeah, FgoBut remember
CHORUS 2:
CGood love is Aminhard to findCGood love is Aminhard to findYou got Flucky, babeYou got Glucky, babeWhen I found Amin9you
Amin Dmin9 Gsus4 G
SOLO:
Amin9 Amin Dmin9 Gsus4 G
PRE 2:
Yeah, AmingoJust FgoBut remember
CHORUS 3:
G
CGood love is Aminhard to findCGood love is Aminhard to findYou got Flucky, babeYou got Glucky, babeWhen I found Amin9you
Amin Dmin9 Gsus4 G
Amin7 Amin Dmin7 Gsus4 G x5 …fade out…
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“You Got Lucky” History:
📀 Basic Facts
- Title: You Got Lucky
- Artist: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Album: Long After Dark (1982)
- Release Date: October 22, 1982 (as a single)
- Genre: New wave / Pop rock
- Length: ~3:38
- Label: Backstreet / Geffen
- Writers: Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
- Producers: Tom Petty & Jimmy Iovine
📈 Chart Performance
- Peaked at #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
- Reached #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks/Mainstream Rock chart for three weeks in late 1982.
🎹 Musical Style & Composition
- The song marked a stylistic shift for the band, featuring prominent synthesizers and a drum loop over traditional guitar-driven rock — reflecting early ’80s production influences and experimentation.
- Guitarist Mike Campbell created a rhythmic loop from recorded drum bars, and pianist Benmont Tenchcontributed the synth layers, giving the song its distinctive texture.
🎤 Lyric Theme
Lyrically, the song blends a breakup narrative with a twist of swagger: the narrator tells a departing lover that she’s fortunate to have had him, emphasizing that “good love is hard to find.” Some critics and even Petty himself noted that this line was often misunderstood — it expresses insecurity and irony rather than simple bragging.
📺 Music Video
- The music video for You Got Lucky became a memorable early MTV staple, known for its sci-fi/post-apocalyptic aesthetic inspired by Mad Max-style visuals.
- Directed by Jim Lenahan, it opens with the band discovering a buried boombox and wandering through a deserted wasteland, finding relics like vintage TVs and arcade games.
- Petty and the band treated the video as a mini-film rather than a traditional performance clip, which helped it stand out during the early years of music television.
🎶 Legacy
- While not one of the most played songs in the band’s live sets initially, You Got Lucky has grown in stature and is considered an innovative blend of rock and early ’80s pop/MTV culture. (Wikipedia)
- It appears on several compilations and remains a fan-recognized part of their catalog.
