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(:Written:1972:)
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I [C]went to a garden [F]party to remin[C]isce with my old [F]friends
A [C]chance to share [G]old [Am]memories [F]and play our old [G7]songs [C]again
When I got to the garden [F]party, [C]they all knew my [F]name
But [C]no one recog[F]nised [Dm7]me, I didn't [G7]look the [C]same
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But it's [F]all [G]right [C]now, I [F]learned my [G]lesson [C]well
You see you [F]can't please [C]everyone, so you've [Dm7]got to [G7]please your[C]self
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People came from miles around, everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air
And over in the corner, much to my surprise
Mr Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes, wearing his disguise
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I played them all the old songs, I 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
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave
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Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B Goode
Playing guitar like a ring and a bell and looking like he should
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck
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[F] [G]..[C]La, [F]la, [G]la.....[C]la [F]la [C]la [Dm7]la [G7]la [C]la
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