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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
Am · G · D · Em
Tom Petty’s classic rock song about a final, bittersweet encounter. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Keep a steady, relaxed tempo to match the song’s mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
She grew up in an Indiana town
D A
Had a good lookin’ mama who never was around
A E
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
D A
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Verse 2
A E
I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again
D A
There’s somethin’ good waitin’ down this road
A E
I’m pickin’ up whatever’s mine, I’m tired of this town again
D A
I’m packin’ up my stuff and I’m headin’ down the road
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Bridge
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
Verse 3
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (A, D, E). Practice switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Am · G · D · Em
Tom Petty’s classic rock song about a final, bittersweet encounter. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, relaxed tempo to match the song’s mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
She grew up in an Indiana town
D A
Had a good lookin’ mama who never was around
A E
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
D A
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Verse 2
A E
I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again
D A
There’s somethin’ good waitin’ down this road
A E
I’m pickin’ up whatever’s mine, I’m tired of this town again
D A
I’m packin’ up my stuff and I’m headin’ down the road
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Bridge
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
Verse 3
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (A, D, E). Practice switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Am · G · D · Em
Tom Petty’s classic rock song about a final, bittersweet encounter. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, relaxed tempo to match the song’s mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
She grew up in an Indiana town
D A
Had a good lookin’ mama who never was around
A E
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
D A
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Verse 2
A E
I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again
D A
There’s somethin’ good waitin’ down this road
A E
I’m pickin’ up whatever’s mine, I’m tired of this town again
D A
I’m packin’ up my stuff and I’m headin’ down the road
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Bridge
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
Verse 3
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (A, D, E). Practice switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Am · G · D · Em
Tom Petty’s classic rock song about a final, bittersweet encounter. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, relaxed tempo to match the song’s mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
She grew up in an Indiana town
D A
Had a good lookin’ mama who never was around
A E
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
D A
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Verse 2
A E
I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again
D A
There’s somethin’ good waitin’ down this road
A E
I’m pickin’ up whatever’s mine, I’m tired of this town again
D A
I’m packin’ up my stuff and I’m headin’ down the road
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Bridge
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
Verse 3
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (A, D, E). Practice switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Am · G · D · Em
Tom Petty’s classic rock song about a final, bittersweet encounter. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, relaxed tempo to match the song’s mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
She grew up in an Indiana town
D A
Had a good lookin’ mama who never was around
A E
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
D A
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Verse 2
A E
I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again
D A
There’s somethin’ good waitin’ down this road
A E
I’m pickin’ up whatever’s mine, I’m tired of this town again
D A
I’m packin’ up my stuff and I’m headin’ down the road
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Bridge
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
Verse 3
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (A, D, E). Practice switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Am · G · D · Em
Tom Petty’s classic rock song about a final, bittersweet encounter. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a steady, relaxed tempo to match the song’s mood.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
She grew up in an Indiana town
D A
Had a good lookin’ mama who never was around
A E
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
D A
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Verse 2
A E
I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again
D A
There’s somethin’ good waitin’ down this road
A E
I’m pickin’ up whatever’s mine, I’m tired of this town again
D A
I’m packin’ up my stuff and I’m headin’ down the road
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Bridge
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
E D
I’m driftin’ off to sleep now, with your memory in my head
E D
While our dreams are made, I’m wonderin’ what’s ahead
Verse 3
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
A E
My old Kentucky home is dark and it’s dreary
D A
I’ve been stumblin’ all night long, my hands are gettin’ weary
Chorus
D A
Well, she said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
I said, “Hop in, baby, I’m goin’ your way”
D A
I said, “Boy, can you take me for a ride?”
D A
She said, “Yeah, but it’s my last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain”
Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (A, D, E). Practice switching between them cleanly before adding the strum pattern.