Tom Petty – Lonesome Dave (Guitar)

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Outtake from Wildflowers recorded in 1993 * single strum ** strum palm stop [Intro] B [Verse 1]

B
Well, whatever happened to Lonesome Dave?

B
Used to play in a rock 'n' roll band

B
He'd be up and on the stage

All the kids would raise their hands

             A
But oh, then disco came

Nothing lasts for long

B
Oh, it's such a shame

                 E
Lonesome Dave is gone

[Verse 2]

B
Well, he'd be up there rockin' out

B
Three-hundred-sixty-five days a year

B
Lightnin' Boogie and Amy's Blues

B
Play it so loud that it hurt my ears

    A
And oh, somethin' went wrong

Yeah, the times have changed

B
Now it's a different song

                 E
Lonesome Dave is gone

E
All right, Dave!

[Bridge] B

B
Yeah!

B A B Bm [Verse 3]

B
Well, three P.M. at the Holiday Inn

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The room service coming on a tray

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Tuna melt and an orange juice

B
It was heaven there for Lonesome Dave

     A
But, oh, that disco came

Oh, the times have changed

B
Now it's a different song

                 E
Lonesome Dave is gone

[Verse 4]

      B
Well, I wish I was Lonesome Dave

B
I'd lay up with the girls all night

B
I'd run round in the parking lot

I'd drink some beer and get into fights

    A
But oh, it's only me

B
Now it's a different song

What will be, will be

                 E
Lonesome Dave is gone

E
All right, Dave

[Bridge] B A B

B
Hang on, Dave, yeah!

Bm B A Bm B [Verse 5]

B
Well, whatever happened to Lonesome Dave?

B
He used to play in a guitar band

B
Three-hundred-sixty-five days a year

God, I know, we all love him, man

A
Yeah, and he'd go wild

Yeah, the crowd would yell

B
Time is moving on

                 E
Lonesome Dave is gone

Bye bye, Dave! [Ending] B

B
Yeah

B
Bye bye, Dave!

E B B* B**