Lonesome Dave
Tom Petty Key
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Verse 1
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Well, whatever happened to Lonesome Dave?
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Used to play in a rock 'n' roll band
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He'd be up and on the stage
All the kids would raise their hands
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But oh, then disco came
Nothing lasts for long
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Oh, it's such a shame
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Lonesome Dave is gone
Verse 2
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Well, he'd be up there rockin' out
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Three-hundred-sixty-five days a year
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Lightnin' Boogie and Amy's Blues
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Play it so loud that it hurt my ears
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And oh, somethin' went wrong
Yeah, the times have changed
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Now it's a different song
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Lonesome Dave is gone
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All right, Dave!
Bridge
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Yeah!
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Verse 3
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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
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It was heaven there for Lonesome Dave
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But, oh, that disco came
Oh, the times have changed
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Now it's a different song
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Lonesome Dave is gone
Verse 4
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Well, I wish I was Lonesome Dave
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I'd lay up with the girls all night
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I'd run round in the parking lot
I'd drink some beer and get into fights
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But oh, it's only me
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Now it's a different song
What will be, will be
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Lonesome Dave is gone
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All right, Dave
Bridge
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Hang on, Dave, yeah!
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Verse 5
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Well, whatever happened to Lonesome Dave?
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He used to play in a guitar band
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Three-hundred-sixty-five days a year
God, I know, we all love him, man
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Yeah, and he'd go wild
Yeah, the crowd would yell
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Time is moving on
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Lonesome Dave is gone
Bye bye, Dave!
Ending
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Yeah
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Bye bye, Dave!
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