{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":80405,"song":"Wasnt That A Party","artist":"Tom Paxton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11548162-wasnt-that-a-party-chords-by-tom-paxton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/80405?type=chord","rating":0.06711,"votes":0,"content":"WASN'T THAT A PARTY   Time: 2/2   Tenor: E   Bass: C - D\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n\r\n1                 *        *   *\r\nCould've been the whiskey\r\n*                 *    *   *\r\nMight've been the gin\r\n*                 *             *          *\r\nCould've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know\r\n    17          *        *\r\nBut look at the mess I'm in\r\n   *              4        *   *\r\nMy head is like a football\r\n  *                  1     *   *\r\nI think I'm going to die\r\n*        5      *     *\r\nTell me, me oh, me oh my\r\n*             1      *    *\r\nWasn't that a party\r\n\r\n\r\n1              *           *   *\r\nSomeone took a grapefruit\r\n*              *     *    *\r\nWore it like a hat\r\n*     *       *        *       *\r\nI saw someone under my kitchen table\r\n57            *       *\r\nTalking to my old tom cat\r\n          *             4      *\r\nThey were talking about hockey\r\n    *               1     *\r\nThe cat was talking back\r\n*          5          *          *\r\nLong about then every-thing went black\r\n*             1      *   *\r\nWasn't that a party           (CHORUS)\r\n\r\n\r\n    *                  4     *   *\r\nI'm sure it's just my memory\r\n        *         1     *    *\r\nPlaying tricks on me\r\n      2       *      *      *\r\nBut I think I saw my buddy\r\n        *       *           5     *\r\nCutting down my neighbour's tree      (CHORUS)\r\n\r\nGO TO PAGE TWO\r\n\r\nNOTES:\r\n- Chords change on each verse - no pattern\r\n- Last verse can be raised a whole tone\r\n\r\nWASN'T THAT A PARTY (PAGE TWO)\r\n\r\n\r\n*             4      *   *\r\nBilly Joe and Tommy\r\n     *                  1    *   *\r\nWell they went a little far\r\n          2              *          *            *\r\nThey were sitting in the back yard, blowing on a sireen\r\n     *          *      5    *\r\n>From somebody's police car\r\n\r\n\r\n*                 1     *    *\r\nSo you see, Your Honour\r\n*             *     *    *\r\nIt was all in fun\r\n    *            *          *       *\r\nThe little bitty track meet down on main street\r\n    *       57         *          *\r\nWas just to see if the cops could run\r\n          *            4       *    *\r\nWell they run us in to see you\r\n*               1      *     *\r\nIn an alcoholic haze\r\n  *        5         *      *\r\nI sure can use those thirty days\r\n      *              1      *   *\r\nTo re-cover from the party         (CHORUS)\r\n\r\nENDING: CHORUS, REPEATING \"wasn't that a party\"\r\n\r\nSYMBOLS:\r\n- Asterisk (*) =  new measure, play same chord\r\n- Period (.)   =  1/8 note rest at start of a measure\r\n- Underline(_) =  sustain note into next measure\r\n\r\nCHORDS (Number System):\r\n- Example:     1    2    3    4    5    6    7\r\n[tab]- Key of [ch]C[/ch]:    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\n- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt[/tab]\r","plain_text":"WASN'T THAT A PARTY   Time: 2/2   Tenor: E   Bass: C - D\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n1                 *        *   *\nCould've been the whiskey\n*                 *    *   *\nMight've been the gin\n*                 *             *          *\nCould've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know\n    17          *        *\nBut look at the mess I'm in\n   *              4        *   *\nMy head is like a football\n  *                  1     *   *\nI think I'm going to die\n*        5      *     *\nTell me, me oh, me oh my\n*             1      *    *\nWasn't that a party\n\n\n1              *           *   *\nSomeone took a grapefruit\n*              *     *    *\nWore it like a hat\n*     *       *        *       *\nI saw someone under my kitchen table\n57            *       *\nTalking to my old tom cat\n          *             4      *\nThey were talking about hockey\n    *               1     *\nThe cat was talking back\n*          5          *          *\nLong about then every-thing went black\n*             1      *   *\nWasn't that a party           (CHORUS)\n\n\n    *                  4     *   *\nI'm sure it's just my memory\n        *         1     *    *\nPlaying tricks on me\n      2       *      *      *\nBut I think I saw my buddy\n        *       *           5     *\nCutting down my neighbour's tree      (CHORUS)\n\nGO TO PAGE TWO\n\nNOTES:\n- Chords change on each verse - no pattern\n- Last verse can be raised a whole tone\n\nWASN'T THAT A PARTY (PAGE TWO)\n\n\n*             4      *   *\nBilly Joe and Tommy\n     *                  1    *   *\nWell they went a little far\n          2              *          *            *\nThey were sitting in the back yard, blowing on a sireen\n     *          *      5    *\n>From somebody's police car\n\n\n*                 1     *    *\nSo you see, Your Honour\n*             *     *    *\nIt was all in fun\n    *            *          *       *\nThe little bitty track meet down on main street\n    *       57         *          *\nWas just to see if the cops could run\n          *            4       *    *\nWell they run us in to see you\n*               1      *     *\nIn an alcoholic haze\n  *        5         *      *\nI sure can use those thirty days\n      *              1      *   *\nTo re-cover from the party         (CHORUS)\n\nENDING: CHORUS, REPEATING \"wasn't that a party\"\n\nSYMBOLS:\n- Asterisk (*) =  new measure, play same chord\n- Period (.)   =  1/8 note rest at start of a measure\n- Underline(_) =  sustain note into next measure\n\nCHORDS (Number System):\n- Example:     1    2    3    4    5    6    7","chords":["A","E","C","D","F","G","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}