Let's Have A Party chords by Wanda Jackson (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E7 
Some people like to rock,
some people like to roll
But movin' and a-groovin's
gonna satisfy my soul
A 
Let's have a party
E 
Hoo, let's have a party
B 
Well, send 'im to the store,
A 
let's buy some more
B 
E 
Let's have a party tonight

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Verse 2

I never kissed a bear, I never kissed a goon

But I can shake a chicken

in the middle of the room

Let's have a party

Hoo, let's have a party

Well, send 'im to the store,

let's buy some more

Let's have a party tonight

Solo 1

Verse 3
E7 
I never kissed a bear, I never kissed a goon
But I can shake a chicken
in the middle of the room
A 
Let's have a party
E 
Hoo, let's have a party
B 
Well, send 'im to the store,
A 
let's buy some more
B 
E 
Let's have a party tonight

Verse 4
E7 
Honky-Tonky' Joe is knockin' at the door
Bring him in an' fill 'im up
an' sit 'im on the floor
A 
Let's have a party
E 
Hoo, let's have a party
B 
Well, send 'im to the store,
A 
let's buy some more
B 
E 
Let's have a party tonight

Verse 5
E7 
The meat is on the stove,
the bread's a-gettin' hot
Everybody run,
they got the possum in the pot
A 
Let's have a party
E 
Hoo, let's have a party
B 
Well, send 'im to the store,
A 
let's buy some more
B 
E 
Let's have a party tonight
B 
E 
The Let's have a party tonight
B 
E 
Let's have a party tonight
B 
E 
We're gonna have a party tonight
[fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E majorBPM: 165

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Let's Have A Party by Wanda Jackson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Let's Have A Party the way Wanda Jackson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.