SONG INFO

The Last DJ

• Thieves Lead Vocals: Brandon Pfeiffer
• Release Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2002 (23 years ago)
• Original Key: G major
• Performers: Tom Petty
• Writers:
  • Tom Petty
• Producers:
  • George Drakoulias
  • Mike Campbell
  • Tom Petty
• Record Label:
  • Warner Bros. Records
• Recording Studio:
  • The Warehouse Studio

ALBUM INFO

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LYRICS

Well, you can't turn him into a company man
You can't turn him into a whore
And the boys upstairs just don't understand anymore
Well, the top brass don't like him talking so much
And he won't play what they say to play
And he don't want to change what don't need to change

And there goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say
Hey, hey, hey
And there goes your freedom of choice
There goes the last human voice
And there goes the last DJ

Well, some folks say they're gonna hang him so high
Because you just can't do what he did
There's some things you just can't put in the minds of those kids
As we celebrate mediocrity all the boys upstairs want to see
How much you'll pay for what you used to get for free

And there goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say
Hey, hey, hey
And there goes your freedom of choice
And there goes the last human voice
And there goes the last DJ

Well, he got him a station down in Mexico
And sometimes it will kinda come in
And I'll bust a move and remember how it was back then

And there goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say
Hey, hey, hey
And there goes your freedom of choice
There goes the last human voice
And there goes the last DJ

CHORDS

[Intro]
Riff into Am

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B|--------------------|
G|-5-4-2-0------------|
D|---------2-0--------|
A|-------------3-2-0--|
E|--------------------|


[Verse]
          Am                    Em
Well, you can't turn him into a company 
man
     Am             G       C
you can't turn him into a whore
        Am                 Em   
and the boys upstairs just don't 
             C
understand anymore

          Am                      
Well, the top brass don't like him 
Em
talking so much
        Am              G           C
and he won't play what they say to play
       Am               Em          
and he don't wanna change what don't 
        C
need to change


[Chorus]
                Am   Em
There goes the last DJ
     Am                     Em
who plays what he wants to play
     Am                    Em
and says what he wants to say
           C
hey, hey, hey
                 Am         Em
There goes your freedom of choice
                C    G     Am   G  F
There goes the last human voice
                G    Am
There goes the last DJ


[Verse]
      Am                           Em
Well, some folks say they're gonna hang 
him so high
           Am        G           C
cause you just can't do what he did
        Am                        Em  
There's some things you just can't put 
                      C
in the minds of those kids

   Am               Em
As we celebrate mediocrity
         Am      G             C
all the boys upstairs want to see
    Am                  Em
how much you'll pay for what you used to
get for free


[Chorus]
                Am   Em
There goes the last DJ
     Am                     Em
who plays what he wants to play
     Am                    Em
and says what he wants to say
           C
hey, hey, hey
                 Am         Em
There goes your freedom of choice
                C    G     Am   G  F
There goes the last human voice
                G    Am
There goes the last DJ


[Verse]
        Am                        
Well, he got him a station down in 
Em
Mexico
        Am           G         C
and sometimes it'll kinda come in
        Am                Em           
and I'll bust a move and remember how it
         C
was back then


[Chorus]
                Am   Em
There goes the last DJ
     Am                     Em
who plays what he wants to play
     Am                    Em
and says what he wants to say
           C
hey, hey, hey
                 Am         Em
There goes your freedom of choice
                C    G     Am   G  F
There goes the last human voice
                G    Am
There goes the last DJ

LINKS

SETLIST

1. 1 American Girl 🔺 bp 🔁
2. 2 A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) 📚 🔺 bp Am G F G / Am G C D
3. 3 I Won’t Back Down jw 🔁
4. 4 Refugee 🔺 bp 🔁
5. 5 The Waiting 🔺 bp 🔁
6. 6 Even the Losers 📚 🔺 bp C G F G / Bb
7. 7 It’s Good to Be King la
8. 8 Love Is a Long Road 📚 🔺 bp
9. 9 End of the Line 📚 bp jw la
10. 10 Yer So Bad bp 🔁
11. 11 Wildflowers 📚 la 🔁
12. 12 Free Fallin’ 📚 🔺 bp 🔁
13. 13 Learning to Fly bp 🔁
14. 14 You Wreck Me jw 🔁
15. 15 Listen to Her Heart bp 🔁
16. 16 Here Comes My Girl 📚 🔺 bp
17. 17 Into the Great Wide Open bp 🔁 * BREAK HERE ?
18. 18 Change of Heart 🔺 bp
19. 19 Don’t Do Me Like That la 🔁
20. 20 You Got Lucky bp
21. 21 Something In the Air 📚 🔺 jw
22. 22 Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around 📚 bp
23. 23 Breakdown bp 🔁
24. 24 Runnin’ Down a Dream bp 🔁
25. 25 I Should Have Known It 📚 bp
26. 26 The Last DJ 📚 bp
27. 27 Saving Grace bp
28. 28 Don’t Come Around Here 📚 bp 🔁
29. 29 You Don’t Know How It Feels la 🔁
30. 30 Cabin Down Below 📚 bp
31. 31 Honey Bee jw
32. 32 Walls bp
33. 33 Handle With Care 📚 bp jw la 🔁
34. 34 Mary Jane’s Last Dance bp 🔁
35. 35 Crawling Back to You bp