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WASN'T THAT A PARTY   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  
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt

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Wasnt That A Party

by Tom Paxton

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WASN'T THAT A PARTY 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

C C D E F G A B

- Key of :

- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt

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