MATRIMONY Raymond O’Sullivan Gilbert O'Sullivan
2/2 | G / | Em / | GM7 / | Em / | G / | Em / | GM7 / | 4/4 Em / / I’ve |
G Em GM7
Y||: no oo wish to^hur.|.r^ry^you^luv v^But have | you uu seen the^time.|
Z||: know ww how youve^dreamt.|.tt a^bout t^Being gg | walked dd down the^aisle.|
Em G Em Am7
|.ee / / Its | quar rr ter to^ten.|.n and we're sup^posed^to | be ee there at^nine.|
|.ee / / But | think kk of the^mon.|.n^ey^we'll^save and you'll | see ee its worth^while.|
D7 Am7 D7 Am7
|.ee ee / I | dont tt think the^reg.|.g is ^trar rr rr | will be ^ve ry ^pleased.|
|.ee ee / It | wont tt please our^mums.|.s and dads ss ^but | they dont ^ev en ^know.|
D7 Am7 D7
|.dd dd / ~ ^When | we show up an^hour.|.r rr ^late ee like |
|.ww ww / ~ ^Be | sides ss if they^did.|.d whats ^the bet^ting they |
G Em GM7 Em
| two oo ^fro zen ^peas.|.ss ss / / | / / / / | / / / / |
| would n't ^ev en ^go.|.oo oo / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G Em GM7 Em
| Both now fac ing^for.|.r the first time e | Pre sent ^ly and ^past.|.ee / / / |
||: You and me are^all.|.l that mat ters s | Dis re ^gard the ^rest.|.tt / / / |
G7 C
| Some thing that be^gins.|.s with M and d | ends ss ^in A ^las.|.ss / / / |
| Trust your soon to^be.|.e old man He e | knows ss ^what is ^best.|.tt / / / |
Cm G
| More than not com^plete.|.e di sas ter r | ev en ^from the ^start.|
| Ve ry short ly^now.|.w theres ^go o^na^be^an | an ss ^wer from ^you.|
D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7
|.tt ~ ^What t^could^it^be.|.ee ee ee ee.| ee ee ee / | / / / / | / Its^Mat t^ri mo |
|.uu Then one from.| me ee ee ee.| ee ee ee / | / / / / | / Thats^Mat t^ri mo |
G Em GM7 Em G Em GM7 Em
1. | ny yy yy yy.| yy yy yy / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / I :|| to Z above
G Em GM7 G7 C
2. | ny yy yy yy.| yy yy yy / | / / / / | ~ ^Oh I'm tru ly | grate ful^for r^the^lit^tle |
G7 C G7 C G7
| things in^life e^that have | made me^so oo glad.|.dd / Ev^ry^oth^er | hour that I spend.|
C G7 Eb
|.dd with^you u^is not=in^the | least t^bit tt sad.|.dd / / / | Quite the^op p^pos^ite^in |
Bb Cm G
| fact and^if f^you^dont^be | lieve me^Here's s^the proof.|.ff / Ask^me^if^I.|
Cm D Gm D7
|.I.I^and d^I'll^say^Aye.|.ee ee ee I | do o^o oo oo.| oo oo o^o^o^o.| oo oo oo oo.| oo oo oo / :||
G Em GM7 Em
3. | ny yy yy yy.| yy yy yy / | / / / / | / / / / |
G Em GM7 Em G
||: Mar riage the join | ing together of the two people For | better or for worse Till death | them do part :|| //// ||
About this song:
Matrimony is performed by Gilbert O'Sullivan and written by Raymond O’Sullivan.
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