• Song:

    Garden Party

  • Artist:

    Ricky Nelson

  • Album:

    The Greatest Hits

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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 (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)               GI (320003@1)went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends.

D (xx0232@1)         D(C#bass)  D(B bass) D(A bass) G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)   DA (xx0232@1)chance to share old  memories            and play our songs again.

D (xx0232@1)                       G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)              GWhen (320003@1)I got to the garden party, they all knew my name,

    D (xx0232@1)    D(C#bass)  D(B bass)  D(A bass) G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)   Dbut (xx0232@1)no one recog  -   nized    me,         I didn't look the same


Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  D(B bass)    G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)    DBut (xx0232@1)it's, all right now.            I learned my lesson well.

             G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    DYou (xx0232@1)see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.


Verse 2:

D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)          GPeople (320003@1)came from miles around. Everyone was there.

D (xx0232@1)  D(C#bass)   D(B bass) D(A bass)            G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)   DYoko (xx0232@1)brought her walrus.             There was magic in the air.

D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)        GAnd (320003@1)over in the corner, much to my surprise,

D (xx0232@1) D(C#bass)     D(B bass) D(A bass) G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)   DMr. (xx0232@1)Hughes hid in Dylan's   shoes     wearing his disguise.


Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  D(B bass)   G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)    DBut (xx0232@1)it's, all right now.           I learned my lesson well.

             G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    DYou (xx0232@1)see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)Lot da da,  lot n da da da


Verse 3:

D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)                     GI (320003@1)played them all the old songs, I thought that's why they came.

D (xx0232@1)    D(C#bass) D(B bass) D(A bass) G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)     DNo (xx0232@1)one heard the music,              We didn't look the same.

D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)            GI (320003@1)said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me.

       D (xx0232@1)    D(C#bass)    D(B bass) D(A bass) G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)   DWhen (xx0232@1)I sang a song about a honky tonk,         it was time to leave.


Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  D(B bass)   G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)    DBut (xx0232@1)it's, all right now.           I learned my lesson well.

             G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    DYou (xx0232@1)see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)DLot (xx0232@1)da da,  lot n da da da


Verse 4:

D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)                    GSomeone (320003@1)opened up the closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode,

D (xx0232@1)     D(C#bass)     D(B bass) D(A bass)   G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)    DPlaying (xx0232@1)guitar like a ringin' a bell    and lookin'like he should.

                            G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)              GIf (320003@1)you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck

       D (xx0232@1) D(C#bass) D(B bass) D(A bass) G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)     DBut (xx0232@1)if memories were all     I sang,     I'd rather drive a truck.


Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  D(B bass)   G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)    DBut (xx0232@1)it's, all right now.           I learned my lesson well.

             G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    DYou (xx0232@1)see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DLot (xx0232@1)da da,  lot n da da da


Final Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  D(B bass)   G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)    DAnd (xx0232@1)it's, all right now.           I learned my lesson well.

             G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    DYou (xx0232@1)see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.








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