Mary Janes Last Dance - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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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 +
e|------------
B|0h1-----1---
G|0h2-----2---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

----|---------
--1-|1-0-0---0
--2-|2-0-0---0
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

-------|------
-----0-|0h3---
-----0-|0h2---
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------

--0-----0-|0-0
--3-----3-|3-1
--2-----2-|2-2
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

-0---0---x-x-|
-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 +
e|--------3---
B|0h1-----1---
G|0h2-----2---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--x-|x--------
--x-|x-0-0---0
--x-|x-0-0---0
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

-------|------
-----0-|0h3---
-----0-|0h2---
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------

--0-----0-|0-0
--3-----3-|3-1
--2-----2-|2-2
----------|---
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-0---0---x-x-|
-1---1---x-x-|
-2---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|------------

----|---------
--1-|--------0
--2-|--------0
----|0---0---0
----|---------
----|3---3----

-------|------
-----x-|------
-----x-|2---2-
-------|0---0-
-------|------
-------|------

--0(h2)---|---
--3-------|---
--2-------|---
----------|2--
----------|0--
----------|---

-----0-----x-|
-----1-----x-|
-----2-------|
-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|------------

----|--------3
--x-|--------3
--x-|--------0
----|0---0---0
----|---------
----|3---3----

-------|------
-----x-|------
-----x-|2---2-
-------|0---0-
-------|------
-------|------

--3-----x-|---
--3-----x-|---
--2-------|---
----------|2--
----------|0--
----------|---

-----0-----x-|
-----1-----x-|
-----2-------|
-2-----------|
-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)