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Mary Jane's Last Dance

Tom Petty
Classic rock Easy songs
KeyA
Capo—
LevelEasy
Transpose A 0
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Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
Am (hammer on index finger) G Dopen E Am
AmShe grew up in an GIndiana town
  Dopen E Am 
Had a good lookin' momma who never was around
 But she Amgrew up tall and she Ggrew up right
  Dopen E Am 
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night
AmWell she moved down here at the age Gof 18
  DopenE Am 
She blew the boys away, it was more than they'd seen
AmI was introduced and we both startGed groovin'
  DopenE Am 
She said, "I dig you baby but I got to keep movin'"
  Am GDopen E Am 
...on, keep movin' on
 
Em6Last dance with Mary Jane
 One more time to kill the flame A 
Em6 (Em with your ring finger added on the B string on the 3rd fret)
I feel summer creepin' in and I'm
A lift 3rd finger, add on B string on D note, then back to an
and end on G
Tired of this town again
AmWell I don't know but GI've been told
  Dopen E Am 
You never slow down, you never grow old
AmI'm tired of screwinGg up, I'm tired of bein' down
 Dopen E Am 
I'm tire of myself, I'm tired of this town
AmOh my my, oh hell yesG 
  Dopen E Am 
Honey put on that party dress
AmBuy me a drink, sing me a Gsong,
 Dopen E Am 
Take me as I come 'cause I can't stay long
Em6Last dance with Mary Jane
 One more time to kill the flame A 
Em6 (Em with your ring finger added on the B string on the 3rd fret)
I feel summer creepin' in and I'm
A lift 3rd finger, add on B string on D note, then back to an A and end on G
Tired of this town again
There's pidgeons down in Market Square
She's standin' in her underwear
Lookin' down from a hotel room
Nightfall will be comin' soon
Oh my my, oh hell yes
You've got to put on that party dress
It was too cold to cry when I woke up alone
End

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