Garden Party

by Ricky Nelson · posted by Scott_Christensen

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab


4  5   6  6  6  6   6 -6 4   4 4  5
I went to a garden party,to reminisce 

 6   6   6    -6
with my old friends

4   5    6    6    6   6 6 -6
A chance to share old memories 

 4    4   4    5   -4 4
and play our songs again

  4  4  5  6   6   6  6   6 -6
When I got to the garden party,
 
  5   6    6  6   -6
they all knew my name

5   6   6 6   6   -6
No one recognized me, 

-4 -4 -4  5   -4   4
I didn't look the same

CHORUS:

 5   6   -6    6    5   5   -6    -6  6  6   5
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.

 5   5   6   -6     -6   6  6  5
You see, ya can't please everyone, 

4  4  -4  -4    5    -4   4
so ya got to please yourself

 5  6   6     6    6   6  -6    5 6  6   6   -6
People came from miles around, everyone was there

5 6     6     6   6 -6    -4   -4  -4 -4 5  -4   
Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the
 4
air

 4  5 6  6   6   6 -6    5   6  6   6   -6
'n' over in the corner, much to my surprise

 5  6    6     6  6   6 6     -6    -4 -4   5   Mister Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his 
  -4  4
disguise

CHORUS:

 -6  -6 -6   6   5   -6  -6 -6   6   5
lott-in-dah-dah-dah, lot-in-dah-dah-dah

   5     6   6   6   6   -6
Played them all the old songs, 

   5      6     6    6   -6
thought that's why they came

5   6    6    6  6 -6   -4 -4 -4   5   -4   4
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same

4  5    6 6  6   6 6  -6     5   6  6   6  -6
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me

  4  4  5   6  6   6  6  6  6  6  -6
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, 

-4 -4    5  -4   4
it was time to leave

CHORUS:

-6  -6   6   5    4   5   5   6
lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)

-6  -6 -6   6   5
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

 5   6  6  6   6  6  6  6   -6
Someone opened up a closet door 

 4   5     6     6  6  6   -6
and out stepped Johnny B. Goode

  5  5   6  6   6   6  6  6   6  -6
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell 

-4  -4 -4    5   -4    4
and lookin' like he should

4   4   5 6    6  6   6  6   6  -6
If you gotta play at garden parties, 

4  5    6  6  6 6   -6
I wish you a lotta luck

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But if memories were all I sang,
 
-4 -4 -4   5  -4   4
I rather drive a truck

CHORUS:

-6  -6   6   5    4   5   5   6
lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)

-6  -6 -6   6   5
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

 4   5   -6    6    5    -6     -6  6  6   5
'n' it's all right now, learned my lesson well

 4   5   6   -6     -6   6  6  5
You see, ya can't please everyone,

 4   4  -4  -4    5    -4   4
 so you got to please yourself

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