(:groupheader:)(:Summary:{$:By} {$:Written}:) (:Ref:Wikipedia:Garden_Party_(Rick_Nelson_song):) (:By:Rick Nelson:) (:RefBy:Wikipedia:Ricky_Nelson:) (:Written:1972:) (:Performed::) (:RefP:Wikipedia::) (:Source::) ||: 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 <:vspace> {ci:Chorus} {soc} 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 {eoc} <:vspace> 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 <:vspace> {c:Chorus} <:vspace> 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 <:vspace> {c:Chorus} <:vspace> 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 <:vspace> {c:Chorus} <:vspace> [F] [G]..[C]La, [F]la, [G]la.....[C]la [F]la [C]la [Dm7]la [G7]la [C]la :||(:groupfooter:) <:block>