Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: Fm-- x2
Verse 1:
F5
You were unaware that
diamonds came with debt
Bb5
Ironic sure but that's the way it
C5 F5
is got my vows off the internet
F5
You say crying weakens my immune system
Bb5
But don't forget that if you pray for me
C5
I'll pray for you and cash flow too why
F5 Bb5
not? I said if you pray for me i'll pray
C5 C#5 Eb(hold)
for you and cash flow too why not?
Chorus 1:
F5
It was a black wedding
Eb5
you could hear the organs not
C#5
The violins or the words
the pope was saying
F5
It was a black wedding you
Eb5
could hear the organs but
C#5
No drunken snoring
or real hallelujahs
F5
Telling people
Eb5
stories of the devil
C#5
But most said they
wouldn't last a winter
F5
It was a black wedding
Eb5
Your girl has
blessings all around
Interlude: F5
Verse 2:
F5
So you're finally
viewing this at 5 foot 6
Bb5
it's not roses like your mama said
C5 F5
We're not spoon fed anymore
F5
So you gonna tell
All our kids I was an accident
Ironic true but it's the
Bb5
way you act when you're upset
C5 C#5
So let's take this outside
Ab5
We see our mirrors from outside
Bb5
and he said we are what we cry
Ab5 Eb5
we stay hidden for all our lives
Chorus 2:
F5
It was a black wedding
Eb5
you could hear the organs not
C#5
The violins or the words
the pope was saying
F5
It was a black wedding you
Eb5
could hear the organs but
C#5
No drunken snoring
Ab5
or real hallelujahs
F5
Telling people
Eb5
stories of the devil
C#5
But most said they
wouldn't last a winter
F5
It was a black wedding
Eb5
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#5
outside we're seeing
Ab5
mirrors from outside
and he said we
Bb5 Ab5
are what we tried
Eb5
we stay hidden all our lives
Chorus 3:
Fm(hold)
It was a black wedding
C#5 - Eb5 - F5 - Eb5 - Ab5 - Ab5
You could heard the organs
words the pope was saying
F5
It was a black wedding
Eb5
you could hear the organs but
C#5
no drunken snoring
or real hallelujahs
F5
The gravedigger said
Eb5
it's his cathedral
C#5
We drank what we wanted
ike at the wedding supper
F5
It was a black wedding
Eb5
Your girl has
blessings all around
F5
(What else is to know
when the bible tears)
Outro:
F5
It was a black wedding
Eb5
Your girl has
blessings all around
F5
(What else is to know
when the taxes shared)
F5
It was a black wedding
Eb5
Your girl has
Fm(hold)
blessings all around