Garden Party by Ricky Nelson 1972 Official | Stone Canyon Band | Original Lyrics in Description Chords

_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] I _ [A] _
[D] went to a [G] garden party, _ [D]
reminiscing with my old friend, _ _ a chance to share [Bm] old _ memories,
[D] _
and play a song again.
_ When I got to the garden party, _ _ they all knew my name, _ and no one [Bm] recognized me.
_ [G]
I [A] didn't look [D] the same, but [G]
it's all [D] right now.
_ [G] I learned [A] my lesson [D] well.
You [G] see, you can't please everyone, [G] so you've [A] got to please [D] yourself. _ _ _
People came [G] from miles around, _ [D]
everyone was [G] there.
_ [D] The yokel brought a [Bm] walrus, [D] there was [A] magic in the [D] air. _ _
Over in the [G] corner, _ _ _ much to my _ surprise, _ _ [D]
Mr.
[F#m] Hughes had [B] Dylan's [D] shoes, [G]
wearing [A] his disguise.
But _ [G]
it's all right [D] now.
_ [Bm] _ [G] I learned [A] my lesson [D] well.
You see, [G] you can't [D] please everyone, so you've got [A] to please [D] yourself.
_ _ [G]
La [A] da [D] da, _ [Bm] _ _ [G]
la [A] da da da [D] da. _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Played them all the [G] old songs, I thought that's why they came.
_ _ No one heard the [Bm] music, [D] _ _ [G]
I [A] didn't look [D] the same.
_ I said, hello, _ Mary Lou, _ she belongs to me.
When I sang a song about a honky _ [G] tonk, it [A] was time [D] to leave.
But [G]
it's [A] all right now.
_ [Bm] _ [G] I learned [A] my lesson [D] well.
_ You [G] see, you can't [D] please everyone, so [G]
you've [A] got to please [D] yourself.
_ _ [G]
La da [D] da, _ [Bm] _ _ [G]
la [A] da da da [D] da.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Someone opened up the closet door, and I stepped right in and began _ _ _
playing guitar [Bm] like a ring and a bell, [D]
and [A] looking like [D] a show.
Now if you've got a play card [G] and parties, [D] _ I wish you a lot of luck.
_ But if _ [D] memories [Bm] were all I sang, [G] _
[A] I'd rather [D] drive a truck.
_ [G] And it's all [D] right now.
_ [G] I learned [A] my [D] lesson well.
_ [G] You see, you can't [D] please everyone, [G] so you've got to [D] please yourself.
_ _ [G] _
La da [D] da, la da [G] _
_ [A] da [D] da da.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ And [G]
it's all right now.
I learned [A] my [D] lesson well.
_ [G] You see, you can't [D] please everyone, [G] so you've got to [D] please yourself. _ _ _
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