wasn’t that a party : irish rovers .
#37 in 1981 .
chorus :
F
could have been the whiskey , might have been the gin . .
could have been the three or four six – packs ,
i don’t know , but look at the mess i’m in .
A# F
my head is like a football , i think im gonna die .
C F
tell me , me , oh , me , oh , my . . wasn’t that a party?
#2 .
F
someone took a grapefruit , and wore it like a hat .
i saw someone under my kitchen table , talking to my old tom cat . .
A# F
they were talking about hockey , and the cat was talkin back .
C
along about then everything went black . .
F
but wasnt that a party?
bridge :
A# F
maybe just my memory , playin’ tricks on me . .
G C
but i think i saw my buddy cuttin’ down my neighbour’s tree . .
chorus :
C F
could have been the whiskey , might have been the gin . .
could have been the three or four six – packs ,
i don’t know , but look at the mess i’m in .
A# F
my head is like a football , i think im gonna die .
C F
tell me , me , oh , me , oh , my . . wasn’t that a party?
( interlude : ) F A# C
bridge :
C A# F
old billy joe and tommy , well , they went a little far . .
G
they were sitting in the back seat blowing on the siren ,
C
in somebodys police car .
#3 .
C F
so , you see , your honour , it was all in fun .
that little bitty track – meet down on the main street ,
was just to see if the cops could run .
A# F
well , they run us in to see you , in an alcoholic haze .
C F G
i can sure use those thirty days to recover from the party .
chorus :
G
could have been the whiskey , might have been the gin . .
could have been the three or four six – packs ,
i don’t know , but look at the mess i’m in .
C G
my head is like a football , i think im gonna die .
D G
tell me , me , oh , me , oh , my . . wasn’t that a party?
chorus :
G
could have been the whiskey , might have been the gin . .
could have been the three or four six – packs ,
i don’t know , but look at the mess i’m in .
C G
my head is like a football , i think im gonna die .
D G
tell me , me , oh , me , oh , my . . wasn’t that a party?
outro :
G
wasn’t that a party . . ( x4 ) ( fade . )
an eighties smash from kraziekhat .
wasn’t that a party : irish rovers .
#37 in 1981 .
chorus :
F
could have been the whiskey , might have been the gin . .
could have been the three or four six – packs ,
i don’t know , but look at the mess i’m in .
A# F
my head is like a football , i think im gonna die .
C F
tell me , me , oh , me , oh , my . . wasn’t that a party?
#2 .
F
someone took a grapefruit , and wore it like a hat .
i saw someone under my kitchen table , talking to my old tom cat . .
A# F
they were talking about hockey , and the cat was talkin back .
C
along about then everything went black . .
F
but wasnt that a party?
bridge :
A# F
maybe just my memory , playin’ tricks on me . .
G C
but i think i saw my buddy cuttin’ down my neighbour’s tree . .
chorus :
C F
could have been the whiskey , might have been the gin . .
could have been the three or four six – packs ,
i don’t know , but look at the mess i’m in .
A# F
my head is like a football , i think im gonna die .
C F
tell me , me , oh , me , oh , my . . wasn’t that a party?
( interlude : ) F A# C
bridge :
C A# F
old billy joe and tommy , well , they went a little far . .
G
they were sitting in the back seat blowing on the siren ,
C
in somebodys police car .
#3 .
C F
so , you see , your honour , it was all in fun .
that little bitty track – meet down on the main street ,
was just to see if the cops could run .
A# F
well , they run us in to see you , in an alcoholic haze .
C F G
i can sure use those thirty days to recover from the party .
chorus :
G
could have been the whiskey , might have been the gin . .
could have been the three or four six – packs ,
i don’t know , but look at the mess i’m in .
C G
my head is like a football , i think im gonna die .
D G
tell me , me , oh , me , oh , my . . wasn’t that a party?
chorus :
G
could have been the whiskey , might have been the gin . .
could have been the three or four six – packs ,
i don’t know , but look at the mess i’m in .
C G
my head is like a football , i think im gonna die .
D G
tell me , me , oh , me , oh , my . . wasn’t that a party?
outro :
G
wasn’t that a party . . ( x4 ) ( fade . )
an eighties smash from kraziekhat .
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