Garden Party chords by Owl City

Intro
D         G      D         G


Verse 1:

D         G      D         G
I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends.

D      D/C# D/B D/A          G      A   D
A chance to share old memories      and play our songs again.


D             G   D        G
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name,

D      D/C# D/B D/A          G      A   D
but no one recog -  nized  me,     I didn't look the same


Chorus:

D     G  A   D  D/B  G     A   D
But it's, all right now.      I learned my lesson well.

       G      D        G   A   D
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.


Verse 2:

E        A       E      A
People came from miles around. Everyone was there.

E  E/D#  E/C# E/B           A  B   E
Yoko brought her walrus.       There was magic in the air.

E        A    E     A
And over in the corner, much to my surprise,

E  E/D#  E/C# E/B           A  B   E
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's  shoes   wearing his disguise.


Chorus:

E     A  B   E  E/C#    A     B   E
But it's, all right now.      I learned my lesson well.

       A      E        A   B   E
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.


Verse 3:

F#           B      F#            B
I played them all the old songs, I thought that's why they came.

F#   F#/F F#/D# F#/C#       B     C#    F#
No one heard the music,       We didn't look the same.

F#        B     F#       B
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me.

F#   F#/F F#/D# F#/C#       B     C#    F#
When I sang a song about a honky tonk,     it was time to leave.


Chorus:

F#     B  C#   F#  F#/D#  B     C#   F#
But it's, all right now.      I learned my lesson well.

       B      F#        B   C#   F#
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.


Verse 4:

G#           C#        G#           C#
Someone opened up the closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode,

  G#    G#/G   G#/F G#/D#       C#    D#   G#
Playing guitar like a ringin' a bell  and lookin'like he should.

              C#     G#        C#
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck

   G#    G#/G   G#/F G#/D#       C#    D#   G#
But if memories were all   I sang,   I'd rather drive a truck.


Chorus:

G#     C#  D#   G#  G#/F  C#     D#   G#
But it's, all right now.      I learned my lesson well.

       C#      G#        C#   D#   G#
You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.


       C#      G#        C#   D#   G#