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Lesley Gore - It’s My Party Chords

Chord reference A, A7, D, Dm, F#m, Bm7, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓-↓-↓↑

[A]It’s my party and I’ll [A7]cry if I want to [D]Cry if I want to [Dm], cry if I want to [A]You [F#m]would cry [Bm7]too if it [E7]happened to [A]you [D] [A] [E7]

[A]Nobody knows where [C]Johnny has gone, But [A]Judy left at the same [D]time [Dm]Why was he [A]holding her hand When [B7]he’s supposed to hold [E7]mine?

[A]It’s my party and I’ll [A7]cry if I want to [D]Cry if I want to [Dm], cry if I want to [A]You [F#m]would cry [Bm7]too if it [E7]happened to [A]you [D] [A] [E7]

[A]Play all my records, keep [C]dancing all night But [A]leave me alone for a [D]while [Dm]‘Til Johnny’s [A]dancing with me I’ve [B7]got no reason to [E7]smile

[A]It’s my party and I’ll [A7]cry if I want to [D]Cry if I want to [Dm], cry if I want to [A]You [F#m]would cry [Bm7]too if it [E7]happened to [A]you [D] [A] [E7]

[A]Judy and Johnny just [C]walked through the door Like [A]a queen with her [D]king [Dm]Oh what a [A]perfect surprise [B7]Judy’s wearing his [E7]ring

[A]It’s my party and I’ll [A7]cry if I want to [D]Cry if I want to [Dm], cry if I want to [A]You [F#m]would cry [Bm7]too if it [E7]happened to [A]you [D] [A] [E7]

[A]It’s my party and I’ll [A7]cry if I want to [D]Cry if I want to [Dm], cry if I want to [A]You [F#m]would cry [Bm7]too if it [E7]happened to [A]you [D] [A] [E7]

Artist Lesley Gore
Album I'll Cry If I Want To
Genres Pop
Year 1963
Key A

How to Play It's My Party on Guitar?

Lesley Gore - It's My Party can be played in the key of A using the A, A7, D, Dm, F#m, Bm7, E7 chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bm7, To play Bm7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, let A, D, B ring open, mute G, high E.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play It's My Party with the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.