Intro
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Verse 1:

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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.


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

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