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Wedding Day

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'Wedding Day' is taken from UB40`s 1989 L.P 'Labour Of Love II'.
 8-10-10-9-8-8    x-8-10-10-10-8    x-10-12-12-12-10
( C@ 8th fret)    ( F@ 8th fret)    ( G@ 10th fret)
[Intro]
C   F   G   C   C   F   G   C
[Verse 1]
CWhere were you on our Fwedding day?,
I Ggot the bad news that you Cwent away,
Now where were you little Fgirl i say?,
GWhere were you on our Cwedding day?.
[Chorus 1]
OFh-Hoy,Give me back my Cring,Oh-Oh,
OFh-O,I ain`t gonna let you keep a Gthing.
[Verse 2]
CNow where were you when i Fsaid "I DO"?,
GEverybody`s laughing at my Cfine new suit,
Now where were you little Fgirl i say?,
GWhere were you on our Cwedding day?.
[Chorus 2]
OFh-Hoy,Give me back my Cring,Oh-Oh,
OF-h,I ain`t gonna let you keep a Gthing,Oh-No.
[Verse 3]
CNow where were you when i Fsearched the town?,
I Gturned the whole neighborhood Cupside down,
Now where were you little Fgirl i say?,
GWhere were you on our Cwedding day?.
[Chorus 3]
OFh-Woy,Give me back my Cring,Oh-Wo,
OF-O,I ain`t gonna let you keep a Gthing,O-h-N-o.
[Saxophone Middle] 
 C   F   G   C   C   F   G   C
[Chorus 4]
OF-Wo-Yeah,Give me back my Cring,Oh-Ho,
OFh-Hoy,I ain`t gonna let you keep a Gthing,No.
[Verse 4]
CNow where were you when i Fsaid "I DO"?,
GEverybody`s laughing at my Cfine new suit,
Now where were you little Fgirl i say?,
GWhere were you on our Cwedding day?.
[Chorus 5]
WFo-Yeah,Give me back my Cring,Oh-A-Oh,
WFow-Oh,I ain`t gonna let you keep a Gthing,Oh-No.
[Verse 5]
CNow where were you when i Fsearched the town?,
I Gturned the whole neighborhood Cupside down,
Now where were you little Fgirl i say?,
GWhere were you on our Cwedding day?.
[Chorus 6]
OFh-Woy,Give me back my Cring,
WFo-Oh,I ain`t gonna let you keep a Gthing,Lord no.
[Outro Till Fade]
C   F   G   C   C   F   G   C

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Wedding Day

by UB40

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'Wedding Day' is taken from UB40`s 1989 L.P 'Labour Of Love II'.

8-10-10-9-8-8 x-8-10-10-10-8 x-10-12-12-12-10

C F G

( @ 8th fret) ( @ 8th fret) ( @ 10th fret)

[Intro]

C F G C C F G C

[Verse 1]

C F

Where were you on our wedding day?,

G C

I got the bad news that you went away,

Now where were you little girl i say?,

G C

Where were you on our wedding day?.

[Chorus 1]

F C

Oh-Hoy,Give me back my ring,Oh-Oh,

F G

Oh-O,I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing.

[Verse 2]

C F

Now where were you when i said "I DO"?,

G C

Everybody`s laughing at my fine new suit,

Now where were you little girl i say?,

G C

Where were you on our wedding day?.

[Chorus 2]

F C

Oh-Hoy,Give me back my ring,Oh-Oh,

F G

O-h,I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing,Oh-No.

[Verse 3]

C F

Now where were you when i searched the town?,

G C

I turned the whole neighborhood upside down,

Now where were you little girl i say?,

G C

Where were you on our wedding day?.

[Chorus 3]

F C

Oh-Woy,Give me back my ring,Oh-Wo,

F G

O-O,I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing,O-h-N-o.

[Saxophone Middle]

C F G C C F G C

[Chorus 4]

F C

O-Wo-Yeah,Give me back my ring,Oh-Ho,

F G

Oh-Hoy,I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing,No.

[Verse 4]

C F

Now where were you when i said "I DO"?,

G C

Everybody`s laughing at my fine new suit,

Now where were you little girl i say?,

G C

Where were you on our wedding day?.

[Chorus 5]

F C

Wo-Yeah,Give me back my ring,Oh-A-Oh,

F G

Wow-Oh,I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing,Oh-No.

[Verse 5]

C F

Now where were you when i searched the town?,

G C

I turned the whole neighborhood upside down,

Now where were you little girl i say?,

G C

Where were you on our wedding day?.

[Chorus 6]

F C

Oh-Woy,Give me back my ring,

F G

Wo-Oh,I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing,Lord no.

[Outro Till Fade]

C F G C C F G C

About Wedding Day Chords by UB40

Learn how to play Wedding Day by UB40 with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Wedding Day chords”, “Wedding Day guitar chords”, or “UB40 Wedding Day chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Wedding Day chords and for experienced players who want accurate Wedding Day lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G, A.

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What key is "Wedding Day" in?

The chords for "Wedding Day" show the original chord names (including C, F, G, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.