Irish Rovers, Wasn't That A Party (1980)
^{Key: :[F] (w: Tom Paxton, 1974) (BPM: 90 / 39-A)}

INTRO: [F] : [x4]

CHORUS:
Could have been the [F] whiskey, might have been the gin
Could have been the [F] three or four six-packs
[F] I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in
My head is like a [Bb] football, I think I'm gonna [F] die
Tell me, [C] me, oh, me, oh, [C open] my. Wasn't that a [F] party?

VERSE 1:
Someone took a [F] grapefruit, and wore it like a hat
I saw [F] someone under my kitchen table, talking to my old tom cat
they were talking about [Bb] hockey, and the cat was talkin' [F] back
Along about [C] then everything went black, but wasn't that a [F] party?

BRIDGE:
Maybe just my [Bb] memory, playin' tricks on [F] me
but I [G] think I saw my buddy cuttin' down my neighbour's [C] tree

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [x2]
[F] [F] [F] [F] / [Bb] [Bb] [F] [F] / [C] [Bb] [F] [F]

BRIDGE:
[C] Billy Joe and [Bb] Tommy, well, they went a little [F] far
they were [G] sitting in the back seat blowing on the siren
from somebody's police [C] car

VERSE:3
So, you see, your [F] honor, it was all in fun
That little bitty [F] track-meet down on the main street
was just to [F] see if the cops could run
Well, they run us in to [Bb] see you, in an alcoholic [F] haze
I can sure [C] use those thirty days to recover from the [F] party

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+2] [G]

CHORUS 2:
Could have been the [G] whiskey, might have been the gin
could have been the [G] three or four six-packs
I don't know, but [G] look at the mess I'm in
My head is like a [C] football, I think I'm gonna [G] die
Tell me, [D] me, oh, me, oh, [D open] my. Wasn't that a [G] party?

REPEAT CHORUS 2:

OUTRO:
[G] Wasn't that a party? [G] Wasn't that a party?
[G] Wasn't that a party? [G] Wasn't that a party?