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Wedding Song

Paul Stookey

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The Wedding Song
Noel Paul Stookey

   G*              D*                C*               G*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-------3-----3----3-----3------3-|-3--------3-------3-------3------||
G|-----0---0-----0----2-----2------|----0-------0--------0-------0---||
D|---0-------0----------0-----0----|-------2-------2--------0-------0||
A|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------||
E|-3----------------2--------------|------------------3--------------||
   He is now to be among you at the calling of your hearts


  Em                 Em7            D*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|----0------0------3------3-----3-|-3-----3------3--------3---------||
G|------0------0------0------0-----|-----2---2-------2---------------||
D|--------2------2------0------0---|---0-------0--------0------------||
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------||
   Rest assured this  troubadour    is acting on his part


  G*                  D*              C*            G*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-------3-----3----3-----3------3-|-3--------3-------3-------3------||
G|-----0---0-----0----2-----2------|----0-------0--------0-------0---||
D|---0-------0----------0-----0----|-------2-------2--------0-------0||
A|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------||
E|-3----------------2--------------|------------------3--------------||
  The union of your spirits here has caused Him to remain


  Em                 Em7            D*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|----0------0------3------3-----3-|-3-----3------3--------3---------||
G|------0------0------0------0-----|-----2---2-------2---------2-----||
D|--------2------2------0------0---|---0-------0--------0---------0--||
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------||
  For whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name


   C*                                D*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-------3-------3-------3------3--|-------3-------3-------3---------||
G|-----0-------0-------0------0----|-----2----2------2-----2---------||
D|---2-------0-------0------0------|---0--------0------0---0---------||
A|-3-------2-------0---------------|---------------------------------||
E|------------------------3--------|-2-------------------------------||
   There is love  -  -  there is love

========================SECOND VERSE   =============================

   G*              D*                C*               G*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-------3-----3----3-----3------3-|-3--------3-------3-------3------||
G|-----0---0-----0----2-----2------|----0-------0--------0-------0---||
D|---0-------0----------0-----0----|-------2-------2--------0-------0||
A|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------||
E|-3----------------2--------------|------------------3--------------||
  Well a man should leave his mother and a woman leave her home


  Em                 Em7            D*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|----0------0------3------3-----3-|-3-----3------3--------3---------||
G|------0------0------0------0-----|-----2---2-------2---------------||
D|--------2------2------0------0---|---0-------0--------0------------||
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------||
   They shall travel on to where the two shall live as one


  G*                  D*              C*            G*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-------3-----3----3-----3------3-|-3--------3-------3-------3------||
G|-----0---0-----0----2-----2------|----0-------0--------0-------0---||
D|---0-------0----------0-----0----|-------2-------2--------0-------0||
A|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------||
E|-3----------------2--------------|------------------3--------------||
  As it was in the beginning -      is now until the end


  Em                 Em7            D*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|----0------0------3------3-----3-|-3-----3------3--------3---------||
G|------0------0------0------0-----|-----2---2-------2---------2-----||
D|--------2------2------0------0---|---0-------0--------0---------0--||
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------||
  Woman draws her life from man and gives it back again (and)

   C*                                D*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-------3-------3-------3------3--|-------3-------3-------3---------||
G|-----0-------0-------0------0----|-----2----2------2-----2---------||
D|---2-------0-------0------0------|---0--------0------0---0---------||
A|-3-------2-------0---------------|---------------------------------||
E|------------------------3--------|-2-------------------------------||
   There is love  -  -  there is love


=======================  CHORUS  ==================================

   C*                                D*                    G*
E|-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------------------||
B|-3----3-------3--------3------3--|-------3-------3-------3-------3-||
G|-0--0-------0--------0------0----|-----2----2------2-----0----0----||
D|---2-------0-------0------0------|---0--------0------0---0�0-------||
A|-3-------2-------0---------------|---------------------------------||
E|------------------------3--------|-2---------------------3---------||
  Well then what's to be the reason for becoming man and wife?

   C*                                D*                     G*
E|-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------------------||
B|-3----3-------3--------3------3--|--------3-------3-------3------3-||
G|-0--0-------0--------0------0----|------2----2------2-----0----0---||
D|---2-------0-------0------0------|----0--------0------0---0--0-----||
A|-3-------2-------0---------------|---------------------------------||
E|------------------------3--------|--2---------------------3--------||
   Is it love that brings you here or love that brings you life?


   G*                    D*                C*             G*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-3--------3---------3--3------3--|------3-----3---------3-----3----||
G|-0-----0----0----0-----2----2---2|---2--0---0---0----0--0---0---0--||
D|-0--0---------0--------0--0------|-0------0-------0-----0�0-------0||
A|---------------------------------|------3--------------------------||
E|-3---------------------2---------|----------------------3----------||
   For if loving is the answer         then who's the giving for?


       Em                 Em7                 D*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|---3-0------0--------0--3------3-|-------3--------3------3-------3-||
G|-0---0----0---0----0----0----0---|-0---0--------2---2------2---2---||
D|-----2--2-------2-------0--0-----|---0--------0-------0------0-----||
A|------------------------2--------|---------------------------------||
E|-----0---------------------------|----------2----------------------||
      Do you believe in something that you've never seen before?


   C*                                D*
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-3----3-------3--------3------3--|--------3-------3-------3--------||
G|-0--0-------0--------0------0----|------2----2------2-----2--------||
D|---2-------0-------0------0------|----0--------0------0---0--------||
A|-3-------2-------0---------------|---------------------------------||
E|------------------------3--------|--2---------------------2--------||
   Oh, there is love  -  -  there is love

G*	320030
D*	200230
Em	022000
Em7	020030
C*	x32030
C**	x20030

This is my first attempt at writing and it is a loose adaptation (once you get the 
you will find alternative finger pickings that make it sound better.  Enjoy!
Plovik@o2b.com

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Wedding Song

Paul Stookey