Garden Party lyrics and chords

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Garden Party lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use only, it a very nice song recorded by Ricky Nelson. The chords are not so difficult, but there's several quick changes in this one.

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Garden Party
written and recorded by Ricky Nelson 

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I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends
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A chance to share old memories and play our songs again
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When I got to the garden party they all knew my name
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No one recognized me I didn't look the same

         F   G7    C
But it's all right now  
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I learned my lesson well
            F            C
You see you can't please everyone 
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So you got to please yourself
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La  la   la   la la  la la la
 
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People came from miles around everyone was there
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Yoko brought her walrus there was magic in the air
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And over in the corner much to my surprise
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Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise

Repeat #2

C                   F         C                       F
Played them all the old songs thought that's why they came
   C         G7        Am        F    G7  C
No one heard the music we didn't look the same
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I said hello to Mary Lou she belongs to me
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When I sang a song about a honky-tonk it was time to leave

Repeat #2

C                          F            C                 F
Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
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Playing guitar like a ringing a bell and looking like he should
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If you gotta play at garden parties I wish you a lotta luck
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But if memories were all I sang I rather drive a truck

repeat #2

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