Gram Parsons

1000 Dollar Wedding Chords

D              A                     Bm             D
It was a $1000 wedding supposed to be held the other day
         G         E                    D                A  
And with all the invitations sent, the young bride went away
         D                A 
When the groom saw people passing notes
     B   D/A      G    E
Not unusual, he might say
    D                    G   
But where are the flowers for my baby
D                        G 
I'd even like to see her mean old mama
    D    A    Bm             D           G              D G
And why ain't there a funeral, if you're gonna act that way

E A

                                E             A
I hate to tell you how he acted when the news arrived
A                                     E                  G 
He took some friends out drinking, and it's lucky they survived
         D               A                 Bm          D/A       E
Well, he told them everything there was to tell there along the way
       D                   G 
And he felt so bad when he saw the traces
    D             G 
Of old lies still on their faces
D            A/C#              Bm         D/A 
So why don't someone here just spike his drink
               G                 D    C G 
Why don't you do him in some old way
                  D     C  G 
Supposed to be a funeral
                      D  C G
It's been a bad, bad day

E A
                                   E               A 
The Reverend Dr. William Grace was talking to the crowd
                                              E                   G 
All about the sweet child's holy face and the saints who sung out loud
       D                  A 
And he swore the fiercest beasts
                   Bm         D/A         G  E
Could all be put to sleep the same silly way
D                         G  
And where are the flowers for the girl
D                  G
She only knew she loved the world
    D         A/C#       Bm    D/A      G       D            C G
And why ain't there one lonely horn and one sad note to play
                 D       C G
Supposed to be a funeral
                      D  C G
It's been a bad, bad day
                 D       C G
Supposed to be a funeral
                      D  C G
It's been a bad, bad day