Mary Janes Last Dance - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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Mary Jane's Last Dance – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Written by: Tom Petty
Released in 1993
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Here are some basic patterns that are useful for the song. There are
many subtle variations here and there. Use them or leave them out –
I’m sure Petty and Campbell also play it a little different every
time they play it.
[Intro]
1 + 2 + 3 +
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
+ 4 + 1 + 2
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
2 + 3 + 4 +
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G|0h2-----2---
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A|------------
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--3-----3-|3-1
--2-----2-|2-2
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-1---1---x-x-|
-2---2-------|
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1 + 2 + 3 +
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
+ 4 + 1 + 2
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
2 + 3 + 4 +
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B|0h1-----1---
G|0h2-----2---
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VERSE / INTERLUDE / SOLO / OUTRO variations
( )
1 + 2 + 3 +
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
(
+ 4 + 1 + 2
)
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------(3)--
B|0h1-----1---
G|2-------2---
D|2-------2---
A|0-----------
E|------------
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--1-|--------0
--2-|--------0
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1 + 2 + 3 +
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
(
+ 4 + 1 + 2
)
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------(3)--
B|--------1---
G|--------2---
D|2-------2---
A|0-----------
E|------------
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--x-|--------3
--x-|--------0
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[Intro]
(guitar only)
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(full band)
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[Verse]
She grew up in
an Indiana to
wn
Had a good loo
kin' Mama who
never was arou
nd
But she grew u
p tall and she
grew up right
With them Indi
ana boys on an
Indiana night
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
Well, she move
d down here at
the age of 18
She blew the b
oys away - It
was more than
they'd seen
I was introduc
ed and we both
started groov
in'
She said I dig
you baby - Bu
t I gotta keep
movin' ...
[Interlude]
... on - s
he's movin' on
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[Chorus]
Last dance wit
h Mary Jane
One more time
to kill the pa
i-ai-ain
I feel summer
creepin' in an
d I'm
Tired of this
town agai-ai-
ain (BREAK)
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
Well I don't k
now - but I've
been told
You never slow
down - you ne
ver grow old
I'm tired of s
crewing up - t
ired of going
down
Tired of mysel
f - tired of t
his town
Oh my my - Oh
hell yes
Honey put on t
hat party dres
s
Buy me a drink
and play me a
song
Take me as I c
ome - cause I
can't stay lon
g
[Chorus]
Last dance wit
h Mary Jane
One more time
to kill the pa
i-ai-ain
I feel summer
creepin' in an
d I'm
Tired of this
town agai-ai-
ain (BREAK)
[Solo]
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[Verse]
There's pigeon
s down on Mark
et Square
She's standing
in her underw
ear
Looking down f
rom a hotel ro
om
The nightfall
will be coming
soon
Oh my my - Oh
hell yes
You got to put
on that party
dress
It was too col
d to cry when
I woke up alon
e
I hit my last
number and wal
ked to the roa
d
[Chorus]
Last dance wit
h Mary Jane
One more time
to kill the pa
i-ai-ain
I feel summer
creepin' in an
d I'm
Tired of this
town agai-ai-
ain (BREAK)
[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)