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Wasnt That A Party

Tom Paxton
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 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
 
 -  Detailed  description:  /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt

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Readable chord sheet for Wasnt That A Party by Tom Paxton

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] Detai[D]led de[E]script[F]ion: /[G]pub/gu[A]itar/o[B]ther_stuff/numbering_system.txt

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