GARDEN PARTY Ricky Nelson
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^I ||: went to^a garden par | ty / ~ to remi | nisce with my old friends.|
||: Peo ple came from | miles / ~ ^a round | ev ery one was^there.|
||: played them^all the old | songs // thought | thats why they came.|
||: opened up a closet | door // and^out | stepped Johnny B Goode.|
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| ss ss ss ~ ^A | chance to^share old me | mo ries ss ss |
| ee ee ee ~ ^Yo | ko brought her wal | rus ss ss ss |
| ee ee ee ~ ^No | one heard the mus | ic cc cc cc |
| ee ee ee ~ ^Play | ing guitar like ringing | a bell ll ll ll |
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| ~ ^and play^our songs ~ ^a | gain nn nn When^I | got to^the garden par.|
| ~ ^there was^ma gic ~ in=the | air rr rr and^o | ver in the cor.|
| ~ ^we didnt look ~ ^the | same ee ee I^said | hello to Ma ry.|
| ~ ^and looking like he | should dd dd If^you | gotta play at garden |
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| r ty y // | ^they all l knew my^name.| ee ee ee ~ ^But |
| r ner r // | ^much to o my surprise.| ee ee ee ~ ^Mr |
| y Lou u // | ^she be longs s to^me.| ee ee ee ~ ^when |
| parties ss // | ^I wish you^a lotta^luck.| kk kk kk ~ ^But |
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| ^no one e rec ognized | dd me ee ee | ~ ^I didnt look the^same.| 2/4 ee ee |
| ^Hughes hid d in Dylans | ss shoes ss ss | / wearing his disguise.| ee ee |
| I^sang a^song about a^hon | ky tonk kk kk | / it^was time to^leave.| ee ee |
| if^me mories were all | I sang gg gg | ~ ^I rather drive a^truck.| kk kk |
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| 2/4 ^But its s | / all right now.| ww ww ww ~ ^I | learned my lesson ~ ^well.|
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| ll ll ~ ^You see^you | / cant ple ase | every one ee so^you | / got^to please yourself.|
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About this song:
Garden is performed by Ricky Nelson and written by PARTY.
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