Chords for Garden Party - the story of Ricky Nelson's song
Tempo:
140.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
B
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [B] [C#] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [B]
[G] [A] [D] I went to a [G] garden party, [D] I reminisced with my [G] old friends,
[D] I chanced to [G] share old [D] memories, [G] and [A] their songs [D] to them.
When I got to the garden [G]
party, [D] they all knew [G] my name,
[D] No one [G] recognized [A] me, [G] I [A] didn't look [D] the same,
[G] But it's alright [D]
now, [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
[G] See, can't please everyone, see, [A] got to be [D] still.
People came [G] from miles around, [D] everyone [G] was there,
Joker, Robin, [A] Walrus, [G] there was [A] magic in [D] their hair,
Over in [G] the corner, [D] much to my [G]
surprise,
[D] Mr.
Heels [G] hid the [A] villain's shoes,
[G] [A] Very nice [D]
job, but [G] it's [D] alright now,
I learned my lesson well, see, [G] can't [D] please [G] everyone,
See, [A] got to be [D] still.
[Gm] [A] Letting time [D]
go, [G] [D] letting time go,
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Dating on [G] the old song, [D] I thought that's [G] why they came,
[D] But no one heard [G] the [A] music, [G] [A] we didn't look [D] the same,
I said hello [G] to Moonloon, [D] he belongs [G] to me,
[D] Sang a song [Bm] about a [Dm] haunted dog, [G] it [A] was kind [D] of me,
But [G] it's [D] alright now, [G] I learned [F#m] my lesson [D]
well,
[G] See, can't please everyone, see, [A] got to be [D] still.
[G] [A] Locking dog [D]
down, [G] [A] locking dog [D] down,
[G] Someone [D]
[A] [D]
opened [G] up the closet door, [D] mouth that's trying to [G] be good,
[D] Playing [C#m] guitar [G] like a winning [A] band, [G] [A] and looking like [D] a kid,
Now you've got to play a [G] dog's body, [D] I wish you a [G] lot of luck,
But it's [D] memories [G] for all I [D] [G] say, I brought the [A] [D] bride across,
And [G] it's [D] alright now, [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
[G] See, can't [D] please everyone, [G] see, got to [D] be still.
[G] [A] Letting time [D]
go, [G] [D] letting time go,
[G] [D]
[G] But it's [D] alright now, [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
[G] See, can't [D] please everyone, [G] see, got to [D] be still.
[G] [G#] [D]
[G] [D] [B]
[G] [A] [D] I went to a [G] garden party, [D] I reminisced with my [G] old friends,
[D] I chanced to [G] share old [D] memories, [G] and [A] their songs [D] to them.
When I got to the garden [G]
party, [D] they all knew [G] my name,
[D] No one [G] recognized [A] me, [G] I [A] didn't look [D] the same,
[G] But it's alright [D]
now, [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
[G] See, can't please everyone, see, [A] got to be [D] still.
People came [G] from miles around, [D] everyone [G] was there,
Joker, Robin, [A] Walrus, [G] there was [A] magic in [D] their hair,
Over in [G] the corner, [D] much to my [G]
surprise,
[D] Mr.
Heels [G] hid the [A] villain's shoes,
[G] [A] Very nice [D]
job, but [G] it's [D] alright now,
I learned my lesson well, see, [G] can't [D] please [G] everyone,
See, [A] got to be [D] still.
[Gm] [A] Letting time [D]
go, [G] [D] letting time go,
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Dating on [G] the old song, [D] I thought that's [G] why they came,
[D] But no one heard [G] the [A] music, [G] [A] we didn't look [D] the same,
I said hello [G] to Moonloon, [D] he belongs [G] to me,
[D] Sang a song [Bm] about a [Dm] haunted dog, [G] it [A] was kind [D] of me,
But [G] it's [D] alright now, [G] I learned [F#m] my lesson [D]
well,
[G] See, can't please everyone, see, [A] got to be [D] still.
[G] [A] Locking dog [D]
down, [G] [A] locking dog [D] down,
[G] Someone [D]
[A] [D]
opened [G] up the closet door, [D] mouth that's trying to [G] be good,
[D] Playing [C#m] guitar [G] like a winning [A] band, [G] [A] and looking like [D] a kid,
Now you've got to play a [G] dog's body, [D] I wish you a [G] lot of luck,
But it's [D] memories [G] for all I [D] [G] say, I brought the [A] [D] bride across,
And [G] it's [D] alright now, [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
[G] See, can't [D] please everyone, [G] see, got to [D] be still.
[G] [A] Letting time [D]
go, [G] [D] letting time go,
[G] [D]
[G] But it's [D] alright now, [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
[G] See, can't [D] please everyone, [G] see, got to [D] be still.
[G] [G#] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
B
C#
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [D] I went to a [G] garden party, [D] I reminisced with my [G] old friends,
_ [D] I chanced to [G] share old [D] memories, [G] and [A] their songs [D] to them.
_ When I got to the garden [G]
party, _ _ [D] they all knew [G] my name,
_ [D] No one [G] recognized [A] me, _ [G] I [A] didn't look [D] the same,
[G] But it's alright _ [D]
now, _ [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
_ [G] See, can't please everyone, see, [A] got to be [D] still.
_ _ _ People came [G] from miles around, [D] _ everyone [G] was there,
_ _ _ Joker, Robin, [A] Walrus, [G] there was [A] magic in [D] their hair,
_ Over in [G] the corner, _ _ [D] much to my [G]
surprise,
_ _ [D] Mr.
Heels [G] hid the [A] villain's shoes,
[G] _ [A] Very nice [D]
job, but [G] it's [D] alright now,
_ _ I learned my lesson well, see, [G] _ can't [D] please _ [G] everyone,
See, [A] got to be [D] still.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [A] Letting time [D]
go, _ _ [G] _ [D] letting time go,
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Dating on [G] the old song, [D] I thought that's [G] why they came,
_ [D] But no one heard [G] the [A] music, _ [G] _ [A] we didn't look [D] the same,
I said hello [G] to _ Moonloon, [D] _ he belongs [G] to me,
_ _ [D] Sang a song [Bm] about a [Dm] haunted dog, [G] it [A] was kind [D] of me,
But [G] it's [D] alright now, _ [G] I learned [F#m] my lesson [D]
well,
_ [G] See, _ can't please everyone, see, [A] got to be [D] still.
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] Locking dog [D]
down, _ _ [G] _ [A] locking dog [D] down,
_ _ [G] Someone _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ opened [G] up the closet door, [D] mouth that's trying to [G] be good,
_ _ [D] Playing [C#m] guitar [G] like a winning [A] band, [G] _ [A] and looking like [D] a kid,
_ Now you've got to play a [G] dog's body, _ [D] I wish you a [G] lot of luck,
_ But it's [D] memories _ [G] for all I [D] [G] say, I brought the [A] [D] bride across,
And [G] it's [D] alright now, _ [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
_ [G] See, _ can't [D] please everyone, [G] see, got to [D] be still.
_ _ [G] _ [A] Letting time [D]
go, _ [G] _ _ [D] letting time go,
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ But it's [D] alright _ now, [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
_ [G] See, can't [D] please everyone, [G] see, got to [D] be still.
_ [G] _ [G#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [D] I went to a [G] garden party, [D] I reminisced with my [G] old friends,
_ [D] I chanced to [G] share old [D] memories, [G] and [A] their songs [D] to them.
_ When I got to the garden [G]
party, _ _ [D] they all knew [G] my name,
_ [D] No one [G] recognized [A] me, _ [G] I [A] didn't look [D] the same,
[G] But it's alright _ [D]
now, _ [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
_ [G] See, can't please everyone, see, [A] got to be [D] still.
_ _ _ People came [G] from miles around, [D] _ everyone [G] was there,
_ _ _ Joker, Robin, [A] Walrus, [G] there was [A] magic in [D] their hair,
_ Over in [G] the corner, _ _ [D] much to my [G]
surprise,
_ _ [D] Mr.
Heels [G] hid the [A] villain's shoes,
[G] _ [A] Very nice [D]
job, but [G] it's [D] alright now,
_ _ I learned my lesson well, see, [G] _ can't [D] please _ [G] everyone,
See, [A] got to be [D] still.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [A] Letting time [D]
go, _ _ [G] _ [D] letting time go,
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Dating on [G] the old song, [D] I thought that's [G] why they came,
_ [D] But no one heard [G] the [A] music, _ [G] _ [A] we didn't look [D] the same,
I said hello [G] to _ Moonloon, [D] _ he belongs [G] to me,
_ _ [D] Sang a song [Bm] about a [Dm] haunted dog, [G] it [A] was kind [D] of me,
But [G] it's [D] alright now, _ [G] I learned [F#m] my lesson [D]
well,
_ [G] See, _ can't please everyone, see, [A] got to be [D] still.
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] Locking dog [D]
down, _ _ [G] _ [A] locking dog [D] down,
_ _ [G] Someone _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ opened [G] up the closet door, [D] mouth that's trying to [G] be good,
_ _ [D] Playing [C#m] guitar [G] like a winning [A] band, [G] _ [A] and looking like [D] a kid,
_ Now you've got to play a [G] dog's body, _ [D] I wish you a [G] lot of luck,
_ But it's [D] memories _ [G] for all I [D] [G] say, I brought the [A] [D] bride across,
And [G] it's [D] alright now, _ [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
_ [G] See, _ can't [D] please everyone, [G] see, got to [D] be still.
_ _ [G] _ [A] Letting time [D]
go, _ [G] _ _ [D] letting time go,
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ But it's [D] alright _ now, [G] I learned [D] my lesson well,
_ [G] See, can't [D] please everyone, [G] see, got to [D] be still.
_ [G] _ [G#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _