Chords for Tom Petty - Last DJ

Tempo:
131.85 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

Em

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Petty - Last DJ chords
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[Dm] [G] [Am]
Well you can't turn him into [Em] a company man, [Am] you can't [G] turn him into [C] a whore, [Am] and the boys
upstairs [Em] just don't understand [C] anymore.
Well [Am] the top brass don't [Em] like him talking so much, [Am] and he won't bring [G] what they [C] say
to play, [Am] and he don't want to [G] change what don't [C] need to change.
[G] And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, [Am] who plays what he wants to [Em] 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 [Am] human voice, [G] [F]
and there [G] goes
the last DJ.
[Am] Well some folks say they're [Em] 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 your mind to [C] those kids.
As [Am] 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 hey [C] hey.
And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last human [Am] [G] voice, [F]
and there [G] goes
the last DJ.
[A] One
[B] [Dm] [G] of the world's most powerful radio voices.
[F]
Yep, he's [G] got a record of just five minutes of his life.
[F]
[G]
Alright, wasn't that a group shout?
[Am] Well he got him a station [Em] down in Mexico, [Am] and sometimes [G] he'll kinda [C] come in, [Am] and I'll
bust a move [G] and remember how it [C] was back then.
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 [Am] human [G] voice, [F]
and there [G] goes
the last DJ.
[Am] [B]
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[Eb]
[F] [Dm]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
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To start learning Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - (PROMO) The Last Dj chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Em, Am, Em, C, Am, G, C, Am and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 132. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Db Major.

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[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well you can't turn him into [Em] a company man, [Am] you can't [G] turn him into [C] a whore, _ [Am] and the boys
upstairs [Em] just don't understand [C] anymore.
_ _ _ _ Well [Am] the top brass don't [Em] like him talking so much, [Am] and he won't bring [G] what they [C] say
to play, _ [Am] and he don't want to [G] change what don't [C] need to change.
_ _ [G] And there [Am] goes the last [Em] DJ, _ _ [Am] who plays what he wants to [Em] 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 [Am] human voice, [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ and there [G] goes _
the last DJ.
_ _ [Am] Well some folks say they're [Em] 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 your mind to [C] those kids.
_ _ _ _ As [Am] 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 hey [C] hey. _
_ _ _ And there [Am] goes your freedom [Em] of choice, there [C] goes the [G] last human [Am] _ [G] voice, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ and there [G] goes
the last DJ.
_ _ [A] One _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [Dm] [G] of the world's most powerful radio voices.
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ Yep, he's [G] got a record of just five minutes of his life.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Alright, wasn't that a group shout?
[Am] Well he got him a station [Em] down in Mexico, [Am] and sometimes [G] he'll kinda [C] come in, [Am] and I'll
bust a move [G] and remember how it [C] was back then.
_ _ _ 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 [Am] human [G] voice, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ and there [G] goes
the last DJ.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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