Dire Straits – My Parties (Guitar)

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    Well this is my back yard - my back gate 

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    I hate to start my parties late 

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    Here's the party cart - ain't that great? 

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    That ain't the best part baby - just wait 

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    That a genuine weathervane - it moves with the breeze 

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    Portable hammock baby - who needs trees 

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    It's casual entertaining - we aim to please 

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    At my parties 

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    Check out the shingles - it's brand new 

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    Excuse me while I mingle - hi, how are you 

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    Hey everybody - let me give you a toast 

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    This one's for me - the host with the most 

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    It's getting a trifle colder - step inside my home 

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    That's a brass toilet tissue holder with its own telephone 

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    That's a musical doorbell - it don't ring, I ain't kiddin' 

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    It plays america the beautiful and tie a yellow ribbon 

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    Boy, this punch is a trip - it's o.k. in my book 

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    Here, take a sip - maybe a little heavy on the fruit 

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    Ah, here comes the dip - you may kiss the cook 

    C                            D 
    Let me show you honey - it's easy - look 

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    You take a fork and spike 'em - say, did you try these? 

Em                               C             D 
    So glad you like 'em - the secret's in the cheese 

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    It's casual entertaining - we aim to please 

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    At my parties 

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    Now don't talk to me about the polar bear 

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    Don't talk to me about the ozone layer 

Em 
    Ain't much of anything these days, even the air 

            C                       D 
    They're running out of rhinos - what do I care? 

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    Let's hear it for the dolphin - let's hear it for the trees 

          C                         D 
    Ain't running out of nothing in my deep freeze 

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    It's casual entertaining - we aim to please 

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    At my parties 

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  (do what you please)