VERSE 1:
I [D] went to a garden par-[G]-ty,
To remi-[D]-nisce with my old [G] friends
A [D] chance to [/Db] share old [Bm7] memo-[/A]-ries;
[G] And play our [A] songs again [D]
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name
But no one recognised me, I didn't look the same

CHORUS:
But it's [G] all-[A]-right [D] now [Bm7]
I [G] learned my [A] lesson [D] well [Bm7]
You see you [G] can't [A] please [D] every-[Bm7]-one
So you [G] have got to [A] please yourself [D] [Bm7]

VERSE 2:
People came from miles around, everyone was there
Yoko brought a walrus, there was magic in the air
And over in the corner, much to my surprise
Mister shoes hid in Dylan's shoes, wearing his disguise

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VERSE 3:
Played them all the old songs, 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
And I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave

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VERSE 4:
Someone opened up the closet door, and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
Playing guitar like a ringing a bell, and looking like he should
If you gotta play garden parties, I wish you a lot of luck
But if memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck

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