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 Learning to Fly bp 🔁
2. 2 American Girl 🔺 bp 🔁
3. 3 A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) 📚 🔺 bp Am G F G / Am G C D
4. 4 I Won’t Back Down jw 🔁
5. 5 Refugee 🔺 bp 🔁
6. 6 The Waiting 🔺 bp 🔁
7. 7 Even the Losers 📚 🔺 bp C G F G / Bb
8. 8 Walls bp
9. 9 It’s Good to Be King la
10. 10 Love Is a Long Road 📚 🔺 bp
11. 11 End of the Line 📚 bp jw la
12. 12 Yer So Bad bp 🔁
13. * SHORT BREAK * invite Willa & Molly 13 Free Fallin’ 📚 🔺 bp 🔁 * straight into…
14. * Drums start 14 Here Comes My Girl 📚 🔺 bp * end on E / straight into…
15. 15 Listen to Her Heart bp 🔁
16. 16 Cabin Down Below 📚 bp
17. 17 Into the Great Wide Open bp 🔁
18. 18 Wildflowers 📚 la 🔁
19. 19 Makin’ Some Noise 📚 jw
20. 20 Don’t Do Me Like That la 🔁
21. 21 Change of Heart 🔺 bp
22. 22 Handle With Care 📚 bp jw la 🔁
23. 23 You Wreck Me jw 🔁
24. 24 You Got Lucky bp
25. * SHORT BREAK * BP starts/solo 25 Time to Move On bp * straight into…
26. 26 Runnin’ Down a Dream bp 🔁
27. 27 Don’t Come Around Here 📚 bp 🔁 * straight into…
28. 28 You Don’t Know How It Feels la 🔁
29. 29 Breakdown bp 🔁
30. 30 Something In the Air 📚 🔺 jw * 👆 optional
31. 31 Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around 📚 bp
32. 32 I Should Have Known It 📚 bp
33. 33 The Last DJ 📚 bp * 👆 optional
34. 34 Saving Grace bp
35. 35 Honey Bee jw
36. 36 Mary Jane’s Last Dance bp 🔁