{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1907058,"song":"Amish Wedding","artist":"John Schmid","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11428254-amish-wedding-chords-by-john-schmid/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1907058?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse One]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was an Amish wedding yesterday to our delight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery Dutchman in the county was there with an appetite[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe don’t all get along so good and yet we reunite[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhenever we’re invited to a wedding.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nIt was the bishop’s daughter and the harness maker’s son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nEvery district was invited, clear up to highway one,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe house and barn was full of folks and some were still to come[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the preacher started preaching at 8:30[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]                 \r\nThere was Abe Yoder and Joe Yoder and Ben Yoder and John Yoder and Amos Yoder and Eli[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]           \r\nYoder and Levi Yoder – he was there too.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse Two:]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nWell the preacher preached till half past nine and then he took a seat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                               [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe next one hemmed and hawed and coughed and stared down at his feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe finally got em married and then he said let’s eat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBecause there’s nothing like an Amish wedding dinner.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was chicken and potatoes and green beans and wedding steak[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd beets and cheese and pickles apple pie and chocolate cake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd ice cream coffee tea and juice enough to fill a lake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand this was just the wedding meals first helping[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was… (do you wanna know who was there?)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]   \r\nAbe Troyer and Joe Troyer and Ben Troyer and John Troyer and Amos Troyer and Eli Troyer[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand Levi Yoder – He was there too.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse Three:]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then came meatballs made of pork and beef lightly browned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd bowls of mashed potatoes about a hundred pounds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd everyone went silent as the platters went around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was no sound except for people chewing.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sat next to Eli miller, now there’s a tough old bird,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe sat and chewed our dinner and didn’t say a word[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause every thing we have to say we’ve already heard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo what’s the use of pointless conversation?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]        \r\nThere was Abe Miller and Joe Miller and Ben Miller and John Miller and Amos Miller and Eli[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]            N.C.                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nMiller and Levi Miller – Was he there? Yeah, he was there too.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse Four]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nJoe raised his hand for silence and then he told a joke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbout an Amish preacher didn’t think before he spoke.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd Bishop Miller laughed so hard I thought he had a stroke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nAnd he leaked some tapioca out his nostril.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe older men began to sing and passed around the books.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe women washed the dishes in the kitchen with the cooks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe boys all watched the girls and they pretended not to look[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause they might just have themselves a date for supper[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen late that night we all went out and hitched up our buggies[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd came back to tell the girls we’re ready to go home.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]            \r\nWe said goodbye in the hallway we said goodbye in the stairs.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nWe said goodbye in the barnyard in the cold November air.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe leaned against our buggy wheels and said goodbye from there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we headed home from one great Amish wedding.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere were Yoders and Troyers and Hostetlers and Herschbergers and Schwartzentrubers and[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch] \r\nWeavers and Millers were there too.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                             \r\nThere were Beachys and Bylers and Bontragers and Burkholders and Keims and Erbs and[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]               \r\nChupps and Frys [spoken] and well, I believe you was there too.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse One]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse Two:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse Three:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse Four]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["C","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}