The Last DJ Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
131.5 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Em

G

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Last DJ chords
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[Am]
Well you can't turn him [Em] into a company man, you can't [G] turn him [C] into a whore
[Am] And the boys upstairs just [Em] don't understand [C] anymore
[Am] Well the top brass [Em] don't like him talking so much, [Am] and he won't [G] play what they say to [C] play
[Am] And he don't wanna [G] change, what don't [C] need to change
And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, who [Am] 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] Cuban voice
[F]
And there [G] goes the last DJ, [Am] well some folks say [Em] they're gonna hang him so high
[Am] Cause you just [G] can't do what [C] he did, [Am] there's some things you just [Em] can't put in the minds of [C] 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 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 hey [C] hey
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last Cuban [Am]
voice
And [F] there [G] goes the last DJ
Out [F]
[G] of the world's most powerful radio voices
[F]
That one's [D] for the record, that's just my [G] personal experience
[F]
[G] Alright, wasn't that a group shout
Well [Am] he got him a station [Em] down in Mexico, and [Am] sometimes [G] it'll kinda [C] come in
[Am] And I'll bust a move and [G]
remember how it was [C] back then
And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, [Am] who plays what he wants to [Em]
play
[Am] And says what he wants to [Em]
say, hey hey [C] hey
And there goes [Am] your freedom of [Em]
choice, there goes [C] the last [G] Cuban [A]
[G] voice
[F] And there goes [G] the last DJ
[Am]
[E] [C]
[Cm]
[F]
[G]
[Eb] [F]
Key:  
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - The Last Dj chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, Am, Em, C, Am, G, C, Em and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 66 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 132. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well you can't turn him [Em] into a company man, you can't [G] turn him [C] into a whore
[Am] And the boys upstairs just [Em] don't understand [C] _ anymore _ _
_ _ [Am] Well the top brass [Em] don't like him talking so much, [Am] and he won't [G] play what they say to [C] play
[Am] And he don't wanna [G] change, what don't [C] need to change _ _
_ And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ who [Am] 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] Cuban voice
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
And there [G] goes the last DJ, _ _ [Am] well some folks say [Em] they're gonna hang him so high
[Am] Cause you just [G] can't do what [C] he did, [Am] there's some things you just [Em] can't put in the minds of [C] 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 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 hey [C] hey _ _ _ _
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last Cuban [Am]
voice
And _ _ [F] there _ _ _ _ _ [G] goes the last _ DJ
Out [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] of the world's most powerful radio voices
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ That one's [D] for the record, that's just my [G] personal experience
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Alright, wasn't that a group shout
Well [Am] he got him a station [Em] down in Mexico, and [Am] sometimes [G] it'll kinda [C] come in
_ [Am] And I'll bust a move and [G]
remember how it was [C] back then _ _
And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ [Am] who plays what he wants to [Em]
play
_ [Am] And says what he wants to [Em]
say, hey hey [C] hey _ _ _
And there goes [Am] your freedom of [Em]
choice, there goes [C] the last [G] Cuban [A] _
[G] voice
_ [F] And _ _ _ _ there goes [G] the last DJ
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _

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