The Last DJ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (studio version with lyrics) Chords
Tempo:
131.65 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Em
G
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [Am]
Well you can't turn him [Em] into a company man, [Am] you can't [G] turn him [C] into a whore, [Am] and the boys
upstairs [Em] just don't understand [C] anymore.
[Am] Well the top brass don't [Em] like him talking so much, [Am] and he won't [G] play what they [C] say to
play, [Am] and he don't want to [G] change what [C] don't need to change.
And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey.
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last [Am] human [G] voice.
[F]
And there [G] goes the last DJ, [Am] well some folks say to [Em] kinda hang him so high, [Am] cause you just
[G] can't do [C] what he did.
[Am] There's some things you just [Em] can't put in the minds [C] of those kids.
[Am] As we celebrate
[Em] mediocrity, [Am] all the boys [G] upstairs [C] wanna see, [Am] how much you'll pay [G] for what you
used to get [C] for free.
And [Am] there goes the last [Em] DJ, [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey.
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last [Am] human [G] voice.
[F]
And there [G] goes the last DJ.
[F]
[Dm] [G] I don't know why I always find it hard when you're making that one tune.
[F]
And that [G] one's for the record, it's just my personal style.
[F]
[G] Alright, wasn't that a group shout?
[Am] Well he got him a station [Em] down in Mexico, [Am] and sometimes [G] it'll kinda [C] come in, [Am] and I'll
bust a move [G] and remember how it was [C] back then.
And [Am] there goes the last [Em] DJ, [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey.
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last human [A] [G] voice.
[F]
And there [G] goes the last DJ.
[Am]
Well you can't turn him [Em] into a company man, [Am] you can't [G] turn him [C] into a whore, [Am] and the boys
upstairs [Em] just don't understand [C] anymore.
[Am] Well the top brass don't [Em] like him talking so much, [Am] and he won't [G] play what they [C] say to
play, [Am] and he don't want to [G] change what [C] don't need to change.
And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey.
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last [Am] human [G] voice.
[F]
And there [G] goes the last DJ, [Am] well some folks say to [Em] kinda hang him so high, [Am] cause you just
[G] can't do [C] what he did.
[Am] There's some things you just [Em] can't put in the minds [C] of those kids.
[Am] As we celebrate
[Em] mediocrity, [Am] all the boys [G] upstairs [C] wanna see, [Am] how much you'll pay [G] for what you
used to get [C] for free.
And [Am] there goes the last [Em] DJ, [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey.
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last [Am] human [G] voice.
[F]
And there [G] goes the last DJ.
[F]
[Dm] [G] I don't know why I always find it hard when you're making that one tune.
[F]
And that [G] one's for the record, it's just my personal style.
[F]
[G] Alright, wasn't that a group shout?
[Am] Well he got him a station [Em] down in Mexico, [Am] and sometimes [G] it'll kinda [C] come in, [Am] and I'll
bust a move [G] and remember how it was [C] back then.
And [Am] there goes the last [Em] DJ, [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey.
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last human [A] [G] voice.
[F]
And there [G] goes the last DJ.
[Am]
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[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well you can't turn him [Em] into a company man, [Am] you can't [G] turn him [C] into a whore, [Am] and the boys
upstairs [Em] just don't understand [C] _ anymore. _
_ _ _ [Am] Well the top brass don't [Em] like him talking so much, [Am] and he won't [G] play what they [C] say to
play, [Am] and he don't want to [G] change what [C] don't need to change. _
_ _ And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey. _ _
_ And there [Am] goes your _ freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last [Am] human [G] voice.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ And there [G] goes the last DJ, _ _ [Am] well some folks say to [Em] kinda hang him so high, [Am] cause you just
[G] can't do [C] what he did.
[Am] There's some things you just [Em] can't put in the minds [C] of those kids. _
_ _ _ [Am] As we celebrate _
[Em] _ _ mediocrity, [Am] all the boys [G] upstairs [C] wanna see, _ [Am] how much you'll pay [G] for what you
used to get [C] for free. _
_ And [Am] there goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, _ [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey. _ _ _
_ And there [Am] goes your _ freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last [Am] human _ [G] voice.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ And there [G] goes the last DJ.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] [G] I don't know why I always find it hard when you're making that one tune.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ And that [G] one's for the record, it's just my personal style.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Alright, wasn't that a group shout?
[Am] Well he got him a station [Em] down in Mexico, [Am] and sometimes [G] it'll kinda [C] come in, _ [Am] and I'll
bust a move [G] and remember how it was [C] back then. _
_ And [Am] there goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, _ [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey. _ _
_ And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last human [A] _ [G] voice.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ And there [G] goes the last DJ.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well you can't turn him [Em] into a company man, [Am] you can't [G] turn him [C] into a whore, [Am] and the boys
upstairs [Em] just don't understand [C] _ anymore. _
_ _ _ [Am] Well the top brass don't [Em] like him talking so much, [Am] and he won't [G] play what they [C] say to
play, [Am] and he don't want to [G] change what [C] don't need to change. _
_ _ And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey. _ _
_ And there [Am] goes your _ freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last [Am] human [G] voice.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ And there [G] goes the last DJ, _ _ [Am] well some folks say to [Em] kinda hang him so high, [Am] cause you just
[G] can't do [C] what he did.
[Am] There's some things you just [Em] can't put in the minds [C] of those kids. _
_ _ _ [Am] As we celebrate _
[Em] _ _ mediocrity, [Am] all the boys [G] upstairs [C] wanna see, _ [Am] how much you'll pay [G] for what you
used to get [C] for free. _
_ And [Am] there goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, _ [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey. _ _ _
_ And there [Am] goes your _ freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last [Am] human _ [G] voice.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ And there [G] goes the last DJ.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] [G] I don't know why I always find it hard when you're making that one tune.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ And that [G] one's for the record, it's just my personal style.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Alright, wasn't that a group shout?
[Am] Well he got him a station [Em] down in Mexico, [Am] and sometimes [G] it'll kinda [C] come in, _ [Am] and I'll
bust a move [G] and remember how it was [C] back then. _
_ And [Am] there goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ [Am] who plays what he wants [Em] to play, _ [Am] and says what he wants [Em] to
say, hey [C] hey hey. _ _
_ And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last human [A] _ [G] voice.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ And there [G] goes the last DJ.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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