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Garden Party by Ricky Nelson - Guitar Chords

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            [Intro]

Starts with 5th string bass notes: A, B, C#

D     D(C# bass)  D (B bass)  D (A bass)  D     D(B bass) D(G bass) D(A bass)
Ooh   Ooh        Ooh         Ooh         Ooh


[Verse 1]

D                  G            D                 G
I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends.

D           D(C# bass)  D(B bass) D(A bass) G            A     D
A chance to share old  memories            and play our songs again.

D                         G     D                G
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name,

    D      D(C# bass)  D(B bass)  D(A bass) G            A     D
but no one recog  -   nized    me,         I didn't look the same


[Chorus]

D         G   A     D    D(B bass)    G          A      D
But it's, all right now.            I learned my lesson well.

             G            D                G      A      D
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.


[Verse 2]

D                G             D            G
People came from miles around. Everyone was there.

D    D(C# bass)   D(B bass) D(A bass)            G    A     D
Yoko brought her walrus.             There was magic in the air.

D               G       D          G
And over in the corner, much to my surprise,

D   D(C# bass)     D(B bass) D(A bass) G       A     D
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's   shoes     wearing his disguise.


[Chorus]

D         G   A     D    D(B bass)   G          A      D
But it's, all right now.           I learned my lesson well.

             G            D                G      A      D
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.

G   A  D    G     A     D        G          D     G  A  D 
Lot da da,  lot n da da da


[Verse 3]

D                     G            D                       G
I played them all the old songs, I thought that's why they came.

D      D(C# bass) D(B bass) D(A bass) G          A       D
No one heard the music,              We didn't look the same.

D                G          D              G
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me.

       D      D(C# bass)    D(B bass) D(A bass) G       A     D
When I sang a song about a honky tonk,         it was time to leave.


[Chorus]

D         G   A     D    D(B bass)   G          A      D
But it's, all right now.           I learned my lesson well.

             G            D                G      A      D
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.

G   A  D    G     A     D        G         D     G  A  D
Lot da da,  lot n da da da


[Verse 4]

D                     G               D                      G
Someone opened up the closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode,

D       D(C# bass)     D(B bass) D(A bass)   G       A      D
Playing guitar like a ringin' a bell    and lookin'like he should.

                            G          D                G
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck

       D   D(C# bass) D(B bass) D(A bass) G          A       D
But if memories were all     I sang,     I'd rather drive a truck.


[Chorus]

D         G   A     D    D(B bass)   G          A      D
But it's, all right now.           I learned my lesson well.

             G            D                G      A      D
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.

G   A  D    G     A     D        G       D        G   A   D
Lot da da,  lot n da da da


[Final Chorus]

D         G   A     D    D(B bass)   G          A      D
And it's, all right now.           I learned my lesson well.

             G            D                G      A      D
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.
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