Garden Party Chords

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Garden Party by Owl City is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, D/C#, D/B, D/A, A, E, E/D#, E/C#, E/B, B, F#, F#/F, F#/D#, F#/C#, C#, G#, G#/G, G#/F, G#/D# and D#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 
D                  G            D                 G 


verse 1: 

D                  G            D                 G 
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. 


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

D           D/C#  D/B D/A                   G            A     D 
but no one recog  -   nized    me,         I didn't look the same 




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. 




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. 



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. 




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. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante