Don’t Come Around Here
SONG INFO
Don’t Come Around Here
- Thieves Lead Vocals: Brandon Pfeiffer
- Release Date: Thursday, February 28, 1985 (41 years ago)
- Original Key: G major
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Trivia:
- co-written by Petty with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics
- inspiration was a romantic encounter that writer/producer David A. Stewart of Eurythmics on the night he met Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac
- Stevie Nicks had broken up with Joe Walsh of the Eagles the night before and when Joe showed up she threw him out saying “Don’t come around here no more”
- According to Nicks, the song was originally written for her album Rock a Little, but she declined it after Petty performed the vocals for her, feeling she could not do the song justice.
- one of only a few Petty tracks to feature female backing vocals (Stephanie Spruill, Marilyn Martin, Sharon Celani) (the last two were from Stevie Nicks’ band)
- Performers: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Writers:
- Dave Stewart
- Tom Petty
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Producers:
- Dave Stewart
- Jimmy Iovine
- Tom Petty
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Record Label:
- MCA Records
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Recording Studio:
- Sound City Studios
ALBUM INFO
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LYRICS
Don't come around here no more Don't come around here no more Whatever you're looking for Hey! Don't come around here no more I've given up, stop I've given up, stop Ah, ah, ah, ooh-ooh I've given up, stop, on waiting any longer I've given up, on this love getting stronger Don't come around here no more Don't come around here no more Don't come around here no more Don't come around here no more I don't feel you any more You darken my door Whatever you're looking for Hey! Don't come around here no more I've given up, stop I've given up, stop Ah, ah, ah, ooh-ooh I've given up, stop, you tangle my emotions I've given up, honey please, admit it's over Hey! Don't come around here no more Don't come around here no more Don't come around here no more Hey! Don't come around here no more Stop walking down my street Don't come around here no more Who did you expect to meet? Don't come around here no more Whatever you're looking for Hey! Don't come around here no more Hey! Honey please (Honey please) Don't come around here no more Whatever you're looking for Don't come around here no more
CHORDS
CAPO III for original key
[Chorus]
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
D G A G
Whatever you're looking for (hey!)
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
[Refrain]
A Em F#m G D
I've given up, (Stop)
A Em F#m G
I've given up, (Stop) Ahh, aah, ahh,
D A
aah, ahh
A Em F#m
I've given up, (Stop). On waiting any
G D A
longer
A Em F#m
I've given up, on this love getting
G A D
stronger
[Chorus]
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
[Verse]
D G A G
I don't feel you anymore
D G A G
You darken my door
D G A G
Whatever you're looking for (hey!)
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
[Refrain]
A Em F#m G D
I've given up, (Stop)
A Em F#m G
I've given up, (Stop) Ahh, aah, ahh,
D A
aah, ahh
A Em F#m
I've given up, (Stop). You tangle my
G D A
emotions
A Em F#m G
I've given up, honey please admit it's
A D
over
[Chorus]
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
D G A G
Don't come around here no more
[Verse]
D G A G D
Stop walking down my street (Don't
G A G
come around here no more)
D G A G D
Who do you expect to meet? (Don't
G A G
come around here no more)
D G A G
Whatever you're looking for (hey!)
D G A G
Don't come around here no more (hey!)
D G A G
[Outro]
D G A G
Ohh, ooooh, ooohhhh oh, ohh, oooh..
D G
I'm free, don't come around here no
A G
moooooooore
D G A G
…what ever you're
looking for
D G A G
Oh, ooh, oh ooh
LINKS
References:
SETLIST
- 1 Learning to Fly bp 🔁
- 2 American Girl 🔺 bp 🔁
- 3 A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) 📚 🔺 bp Am G F G / Am G C D
- 4 I Won’t Back Down jw 🔁
- 5 Refugee 🔺 bp 🔁
- 6 The Waiting 🔺 bp 🔁
- 7 Even the Losers 📚 🔺 bp C G F G / Bb
- 8 Walls bp
- 9 It’s Good to Be King la
- 10 Love Is a Long Road 📚 🔺 bp
- 11 End of the Line 📚 bp jw la
- 12 Yer So Bad bp 🔁
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- * Drums start 14 Here Comes My Girl 📚 🔺 bp * end on E / straight into…
- 15 Listen to Her Heart bp 🔁
- 16 Cabin Down Below 📚 bp
- 17 Into the Great Wide Open bp 🔁
- 18 Wildflowers 📚 la 🔁
- 19 Makin’ Some Noise 📚 jw
- 20 Don’t Do Me Like That la 🔁
- 21 Change of Heart 🔺 bp
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- 28 You Don’t Know How It Feels la 🔁
- 29 Breakdown bp 🔁
- 30 Something In the Air 📚 🔺 jw * 👆 optional
- 31 Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around 📚 bp
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- 33 The Last DJ 📚 bp * 👆 optional
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- 35 Honey Bee jw
- 36 Mary Jane’s Last Dance bp 🔁