SONG INFO

Don’t Do Me Like That

• Thieves Lead Vocals: Lucas Allen
• Release Date: Monday, November 5, 1979 (46 years ago)
• Original Key: D major
• Notes: G F C D / Ch: G F Em C D / Br: G7 C7 / Cm D
• Trivia:
  • The Fort Worth Star Telegram rated it to be the 4th best single of 1979
  • Petty strongly considered giving the song to The J. Geils Band because he thought it had their sound
  • the band’s only Top 10 hit!
  • Petty wrote the song and recorded a demo version with his previous band Mudcrutch in 1974
• Performers: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Writers:
  • Tom Petty
• Producers:
  • Jimmy Iovine
• Record Label:
  • Backstreet Records

ALBUM INFO

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LYRICS

CHORDS

[Intro]
G Fmaj9 C D G Fmaj9 C D
 
[Verse]
 G
I was talkin' with a friend of mine,
Fmaj9
Said a woman had hurt his pride. 
C
Told him that she loved him so,
    D
And turned around and let him go.
G
Then he said, "You better watch your step
Fmaj9
Or you're gonna get hurt yourself.
C
Someone's gonna tell you lies, 
D
Cut you down to size."
 
[Chorus]
          G                      Fmaj9
        Don't do me like that. Don't do me like that.
 
Em                         C           D
What if I loved you, baby? Don't do me like that.
 
G                      Fmaj9
Don't do me like that. Don't do me like that.
 
Em
Someday I might need you, baby.
 
C           D
Don't do me like that.
 
[Verse]
         G
         Listen, honey, can you see? 
Fmaj9
Baby, it would bury me
C
If you were in the public eye
D
Givin' someone else a try.
G
And you know you better watch your step
Fmaj9
Or you're gonna get hurt yourself.
C
Someone's gonna tell you lies,
D
Cut you down to size.
 
[Chorus]
          G                      Fmaj9
          Don't do me like that. Don't do me like that.
 
Em                          C           D
What if I love you baby? Don't, don't, don't don't! 
G                      Fmaj9
Don't do me like that. Don't do me like that.
Em                               C           D
What if I need you baby? Don't do me like that.
 
[Bridge]
                G7
         Cause somewhere deep down inside, 
C7                       G7                C7
Someone is sayin', "Love doesn't last that long."
G7
I got this feelin' inside,
C7
Night and day . 
Cm                            D
And now I can't take it no more.
 
[Verse]
         G
         Listen, honey, can you see? 
Fmaj9
Baby, it would bury me
C
If you were in the public eye
D
Givin' someone else a try.
G
And you know you better watch your step
Fmaj9
Or you're gonna get hurt yourself.
C
Someone's gonna tell you lies,
D
Cut you down to size.
 
[Chorus]
          G                      Fmaj9
          Don't do me like that. Don't do me like that.
Em                          C           D
What if I loved you baby? Don't, don't, don't don't! 
G                      Fmaj9
Don't do me like that. Don't do me like that.
Em                               C           D
I just might need you, honey. Don't do me like that.
G                      Fmaj9
Don't do me like that. Don't do me like that.
Em                C              D
Baby, baby, baby, don't, don't, don't, don't!
G                      Fmaj9
Don't do me like that. Don't do me like that.
Em                C              D
Baby, baby, baby...
 
(Fade out)

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