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Wasn't That A Party by Irish Rovers
Wasn't That A Party
CHORUS:
F
Could have been the whiskey, might have been the gin..
could have been the three or four six-packs,
I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in.
Bb F
My head is like a football, I think Im gonna die.
C F
Tell me, me, oh, me, oh, my..wasn't that a party?
#2.
F
Someone took a grapefruit, and wore it like a hat.
I saw someone under my kitchen table, talking to my old tom cat..
Bb F
they were talking about hockey, and the cat was talkin back.
C
Along about then everything went black..
F
but wasnt that a party?
BRIDGE:
Bb F
Maybe just my memory, playin' tricks on me..
G C
but I think I saw my buddy cuttin' down my neighbour's tree..
CHORUS:
C F
Could have been the whiskey, might have been the gin..
could have been the three or four six-packs,
I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in.
Bb F
My head is like a football, I think Im gonna die.
C F
Tell me, me, oh, me, oh, my..wasn't that a party?
(INTERLUDE:) F Bb C
BRIDGE:
C Bb F
Old Billy Joe and Tommy, well, they went a little far..
G
they were sitting in the back seat blowing on the siren,
C
in somebodys police car.
#3.
C F
So, you see, your honour, it was all in fun.
That little bitty track-meet down on the main street,
was just to see if the cops could run.
Bb F
Well, they run us in to see you, in an alcoholic haze.
C F G
I can sure use those thirty days to recover from the party.
CHORUS:
G
Could have been the whiskey, might have been the gin..
could have been the three or four six-packs,
I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in.
C G
My head is like a football, I think Im gonna die.
D G
Tell me, me, oh, me, oh, my..wasn't that a party?
CHORUS:
G
Could have been the whiskey, might have been the gin..
could have been the three or four six-packs,
I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in.
C G
My head is like a football, I think Im gonna die.
D G
Tell me, me, oh, me, oh, my..wasn't that a party?
OUTRO:
G
Wasn't that a party..(x4)(Fade.)
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version 2
Time: 2/2 Tenor: E Bass: C - D
CHORUS:
1 * * *
Could've been the whiskey
* * * *
Might've been the gin
* * * *
Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know
17 * *
But look at the mess I'm in
* 4 * *
My head is like a football
* 1 * *
I think I'm going to die
* 5 * *
Tell me, me oh, me oh my
* 1 * *
Wasn't that a party
1 * * *
Someone took a grapefruit
* * * *
Wore it like a hat
* * * * *
I saw someone under my kitchen table
57 * *
Talking to my old tom cat
* 4 *
They were talking about hockey
* 1 *
The cat was talking back
* 5 * *
Long about then every-thing went black
* 1 * *
Wasn't that a party (CHORUS)
* 4 * *
I'm sure it's just my memory
* 1 * *
Playing tricks on me
2 * * *
But I think I saw my buddy
* * 5 *
Cutting down my neighbour's tree (CHORUS)
GO TO PAGE TWO
NOTES:
- Chords change on each verse - no pattern
- Last verse can be raised a whole tone
WASN'T THAT A PARTY (PAGE TWO)
* 4 * *
Billy Joe and Tommy
* 1 * *
Well they went a little far
2 * * *
They were sitting in the back yard, blowing on a sireen
* * 5 *
>From somebody's police car
* 1 * *
So you see, Your Honour
* * * *
It was all in fun
* * * *
The little bitty track meet down on main street
* 57 * *
Was just to see if the cops could run
* 4 * *
Well they run us in to see you
* 1 * *
In an alcoholic haze
* 5 * *
I sure can use those thirty days
* 1 * *
To re-cover from the party (CHORUS)
ENDING: CHORUS, REPEATING "wasn't that a party"
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
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