The Irish Rovers – Wasnt That A Party (Bass Tab)

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[INTRO]
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[CHORUS] F F F F Could have been the whiskey Might have been the gin F F Could have been the three or four six packs I don't know F F Bb Bb But look at the mess I'm in my head's a-like a football F F I think I'm gonna die C C F F Tell me me oh me oh my Wasn't that a party?
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[VERSE] F F F F Someone took a grapefruit Wore it like a hat F F F F I saw someone under my kitchen table talking to my old tom cat Bb Bb F F They was talking about hockey The cat was talking back C C F F Long about then everything went black Wasn't that a party?
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[BRIDGE] Bb Bb F F I'm sure it's just my memory Playing tricks on me G G C C But I think I saw my buddy cutting down my neighbour's tree
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[CHORUS] F F F F Could have been the whiskey Might have been the gin F F Could have been the three or four six packs I don't know F F Bb Bb But look at the mess I'm in my head's a-like a football F F I think I'm gonna die C C F F Tell me me oh me oh my Wasn't that a party?
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[INSTRUMENTAL]
 (Piano solo)
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                                     (Sax solo)
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[BRIDGE] Bb Bb F F Billy Joe and Tommy Well they went a little far G G They was sitting in the back yard blowing on the siren G C From somebody's police car
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[VERSE] F F F F So you see your honor It was all in fun F F That little bitty track meet down on Main Street was just to F F See if the cops could run Bb Bb F F Well they run us in to see you In an alcoholic haze C C F F I sure could use those thirty days to recover from the party
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[CHORUS] (Key Change) G G G G Could have been the whiskey Might have been the gin G G Could have been the three or four six packs I don't know G G C C But look at the mess I'm in my head is like a football G G I think I'm gonna die D D G G Tell me me oh me oh my Wasn't that a party?
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[CODA] 
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Tabbed by Michael Oxner [email protected]