Set 1, Song 19 of 23

It's My Party

lead vocals: Paige

Paige: Now, we mentioned we have three kids at home. We have a 4 year old boy, a 2 year old boy, and an 8 month old girl. There’s a lot of crying at our house on a typical day. So I’d like to dedicate this Lesley Gore song to our children. It’s called “It’s My Party, and I’ll Cry if I Want to.”

[Chorus]
 A                      A+
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
 D                Dm
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
A      F#m      Bm         E           A    D   A    E
  You would cry too if it happened to you


 A                     C
Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone
     A                  D
But Judy left the same time
 F          A
Why was he holding her hand
     B7                   E
When he's supposed to be mine


 A                      A+
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
 D                Dm
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
A      F#m      Bm         E           A    D   A    E
  You would cry too if it happened to you


 A                   C
Play all my records, keep dancing all night
     A                   D
But leave me alone for a while
 F            A
'Til Johnny's dancing with me
      B7               E
I've got no reason to smile


 A                      A+
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
 D                Dm
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
A      F#m      Bm         E           A    D   A    E
  You would cry too if it happened to you

[Instrumental break over chorus chords] (substitute F# for F#m)


 A                    C
Judy and Johnny just walked through the door
       A              D
Like a queen and her king
 F          A
Oh, what a birthday surprise
       B7           E
Judy's wearing his ring


 A                      A+
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
 D                Dm
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
A      F#m      Bm         E           A    D   A    E
  You would cry too if it happened to you

 A                      A+
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
 D                Dm
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
A      F#m      Bm         E           A    D   A    E
  You would cry too if it happened to you