Ricky Nelson, Garden Party (1972)
^{Key: :[C] (w: Ricky Nelson)}

INTRO: [C] [/B] [Am7] [/G] [F] [G] [C]

VERSE 1:
I [C] went to a garden par-[F]-ty,
To remi-[C]-nisce with my old [F] friends
A [C] chance to [/B] share old [Am7] memo-[/G]-ries;
[F] And play our [G] songs again [C]
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name
But no one recognised me, I didn't look the same

CHORUS:
But it's [F] all-[G]-right [C] now [Am7]
I [F] learned my [G] lesson [C] well [Am7]
You see you [F] can't [G] please [C] every-[Am7]-one
So you [F] have got to [G] please yourself [C] [Am7]

VERSE 2:
People came from miles around, everyone was there
Yoko brought a walrus, there was magic in the air
And over in the corner, much to my surprise
Mister shoes hid in Dylan's shoes, wearing his disguise

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VERSE 3:
Played them all the old songs, thought that's why they came
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same
I said hello to Mary Lou, she belongs to me
And I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave

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VERSE 4:
Someone opened up the closet door, and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
Playing guitar like a ringing a bell, and looking like he should
If you gotta play garden parties, I wish you a lot of luck
But if memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]