Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty (1993)
ex. Am G
4/4 | D - - - D - D u | D u D - D - - - |
1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 4
Intro
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] She grew up in a [G] Indiana town
Had a good [D] lookin' momma who [Am] never was around
But she [Am] grew up tall, and she [G] grew up right
With them [D] Indiana boys on an [Am] Indiana night
Instrumental (Harmonica)
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
Well she [Am] moved down here at the [G] age of eighteen
she [D] blew the boys away, it was [Am] more then they'd seen
[Am] I was introduced and we [G] both started groovin'
She [D] said “I dig ya baby but I [Am] got to keep movin'”
[Am] ... [G] on... [D] keep movin' on [Am] ...
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
Chorus
[Em] Last dance with Maryjane
[Em] One more time to kill the pai- ai- [A] ain
[Em] I feel summer creepin' in and I'm
[Em] tired of this town agai- ai- [A] ain [G↓]
Instrumental (Harmonica)
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
Well [Am] I don't know but [G] I've been told
you [D] never slow down and you [Am] never grow old
[Am] I'm tired of screwing up, I'm [G] tired of being down
I'm [D] tired of myself, I'm [Am] tired of this town
[Am] Oh my my, [G] oh hell yes
[D] Honey put on that [Am] party dress
[Am] Buy me a drink, [G] sing me a song
[D] take me as I come 'cause I [Am] can't stay long
Chorus
[Em] Last dance with Maryjane
[Em] One more time to kill the pai- ai- [A] ain
[Em] I feel summer creepin' in and I'm
[Em] tired of this town agai- ai- [A] ain [G↓]
Instrumental
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] There's pidgeons down in [G] Market Square
[D] She's standing in her [Am] underwear
[Am] Lookin' down from a [G] hotel room
[D] Nightfall will be [Am] coming soon
[Am] Oh my my, [G] oh hell yes
You've [D] got to put on that [Am] party dress
It was [Am] too cold to cry when I [G] woke up alone
I [D] hit the last number, I [Am] walked to the road
Chorus
[Em] Last dance with Maryjane
[Em] One more time to kill the pai- ai- [A] ain
[Em] I feel summer creepin' in and I'm
[Em] tired of this town agai- ai- [A] ain [G↓]
Instrumental (Harmonica)
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am] [Am↓]
#Play with original in this key (kind of). It's a bit 'pitchy'.
#Last Updated 5/05/18 JJ
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Tom Petty (1993)
ex. Am G
4/4 | D - - - D - D u | D u D - D - - - |
1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 4
Intro
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] She grew up in a [G] Indiana town
Had a good [D] lookin' momma who [Am] never was around
But she [Am] grew up tall, and she [G] grew up right
With them [D] Indiana boys on an [Am] Indiana night
Instrumental (Harmonica)
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
Well she [Am] moved down here at the [G] age of eighteen
she [D] blew the boys away, it was [Am] more then they'd seen
[Am] I was introduced and we [G] both started groovin'
She [D] said “I dig ya baby but I [Am] got to keep movin'”
[Am] ... [G] on... [D] keep movin' on [Am] ...
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
Chorus
[Em] Last dance with Maryjane
[Em] One more time to kill the pai- ai- [A] ain
[Em] I feel summer creepin' in and I'm
[Em] tired of this town agai- ai- [A] ain [G↓]
Instrumental (Harmonica)
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
Well [Am] I don't know but [G] I've been told
you [D] never slow down and you [Am] never grow old
[Am] I'm tired of screwing up, I'm [G] tired of being down
I'm [D] tired of myself, I'm [Am] tired of this town
[Am] Oh my my, [G] oh hell yes
[D] Honey put on that [Am] party dress
[Am] Buy me a drink, [G] sing me a song
[D] take me as I come 'cause I [Am] can't stay long
Chorus
[Em] Last dance with Maryjane
[Em] One more time to kill the pai- ai- [A] ain
[Em] I feel summer creepin' in and I'm
[Em] tired of this town agai- ai- [A] ain [G↓]
Instrumental
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] There's pidgeons down in [G] Market Square
[D] She's standing in her [Am] underwear
[Am] Lookin' down from a [G] hotel room
[D] Nightfall will be [Am] coming soon
[Am] Oh my my, [G] oh hell yes
You've [D] got to put on that [Am] party dress
It was [Am] too cold to cry when I [G] woke up alone
I [D] hit the last number, I [Am] walked to the road
Chorus
[Em] Last dance with Maryjane
[Em] One more time to kill the pai- ai- [A] ain
[Em] I feel summer creepin' in and I'm
[Em] tired of this town agai- ai- [A] ain [G↓]
Instrumental (Harmonica)
[Am] [G] [D] [Am]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am] [Am↓]
#Play with original in this key (kind of). It's a bit 'pitchy'.
#Last Updated 5/05/18 JJ
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