Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: Fm-- x2
Verse 1:
Fm
You were unaware that
diamonds came with debt
Bbm
Ironic sure but that's the way it
Cm Fm
is got my vows off the internet
Fm
You say crying weakens my immune system
Bbm
But don't forget that if you pray for me
Cm
I'll pray for you and cash flow too why
Fm Bbm
not? I said if you pray for me i'll pray
Cm C# Eb(hold)
for you and cash flow too why not?
Chorus 1:
Fm
It was a black wedding
Eb/G
you could hear the organs not
C#
The violins or the words
the pope was saying
Fm
It was a black wedding you
Eb/G
could hear the organs but
C#
No drunken snoring
or real hallelujahs
Fm
Telling people
Eb/G
stories of the devil
C#
But most said they
wouldn't last a winter
Fm
It was a black wedding
Eb/G
Your girl has
blessings all around
Interlude: Fm
Verse 2:
Fm
So you're finally
viewing this at 5 foot 6
Bbm
it's not roses like your mama said
Cm Fm
We're not spoon fed anymore
Fm
So you gonna tell
All our kids I was an accident
Ironic true but it's the
Bbm
way you act when you're upset
Cm C#
So let's take this outside
Ab
We see our mirrors from outside
Bbm
and he said we are what we cry
Ab Eb
we stay hidden for all our lives
Chorus 2:
Fm
It was a black wedding
Eb/G
you could hear the organs not
C#
The violins or the words
the pope was saying
Fm
It was a black wedding you
Eb/G
could hear the organs but
C#
No drunken snoring
Ab
or real hallelujahs
Fm
Telling people
Eb/G
stories of the devil
C#
But most said they
wouldn't last a winter
Fm
It was a black wedding
Eb/G
Your girl has
blessings all around
Guitar Solo: Fm--C#--G#--
Bridge:
Fm(hold)
What else is there to
know when our bible's here?
What else is there to
know when our bible's here?
There are no lies to find
when the page is bare
What else is there to know
when your tax is shared?
Verse 3:
C#
outside we're seeing
Ab
mirrors from outside
and he said we
Bbm Ab
are what we tried
Eb
we stay hidden all our lives
Chorus 3:
Fm(hold)
It was a black wedding
C# - Eb - Fm - Eb/G - Ab - Ab
You could heard the organs
words the pope was saying
Fm
It was a black wedding
Eb/G
you could hear the organs but
C#
no drunken snoring
or real hallelujahs
Fm
The gravedigger said
Eb/G
it's his cathedral
C#
We drank what we wanted
ike at the wedding supper
Fm
It was a black wedding
Eb/G
Your girl has
blessings all around
Fm
(What else is to know
when the bible tears)
Outro:
Fm
It was a black wedding
Eb/G
Your girl has
blessings all around
Fm
(What else is to know
when the taxes shared)
Fm
It was a black wedding
Eb/G
Your girl has
Fm(hold)
blessings all around