WASN'T THAT A PARTY Time: 2/2 Tenor: E Bass: C - D CHORUS: 1 * * * Could've been ... * * * * Might've ... * * * * Could've been the ... 17 * * But look at ... * 4 * * My head is ... * 1 * * I think I'm ... * 5 * * Tell me, me ... * 1 * * Wasn't that ...
1 * * * Someone took ... * * * * Wore it ... * * * * * I saw someone ... 57 * * Talking to my ... * 4 * They were ... * 1 * The cat was ... * 5 * * Long about then ... * 1 * * Wasn't that ...(CHORUS) * 4 * * I'm sure it's ... * 1 * * Playing tricks .... 2 * * * But I think ... * * 5 * Cutting down ...(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 ... * 1 * * Well they ... 2 * * * They were sitting in ... * * 5 * >From somebody's ... * 1 * * So you see, ... * * * * It was all ... * * * * The little bitty ... * 57 * * Was just to see ... * 4 * * Well they run ... * 1 * * In an ... * 5 * * I sure can ... * 1 * * To re-cover ...(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 - Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)