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Shotgun Wedding
By: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Intro: 
D  Em  G  D  Em  G  D
Verse I:
GTen years out of high Dschool
GStill no idea what to Ddo
GYou took him home from a Dnight club
GHe took a night club to Dyou
Verse II:
GNow I watch from the winDdow
GToo guilty to Dscream
GMy feet are like Dsteel, I
GMight be in a Ddream
Bridge:
But every time I Asee you, you look bigger than you Gdid the day beDfore
Even though I Aknow it's not my fault I wish it GwasD  
I can only Aride the elevator all night Glong from floor to Dfloor
And I can only Astand outside your window in the GdustD  
Chorus:
So how about a Dshotgun weddiEmng
What about your GdignityD  
What about a different settiEmng
What about GmeD  
All your daddy's wishes, honEmor
All of that GsecurityD  
How about a shotgun weddiEmng
What about GmeD  
Verse III:
GI guess I'm a loDner
GSome call me a Dfreak
GSaw  you in the Dhallway
GToo guilty to Dspeak
Verse IV:
GNow I sleep in the dayDtime
GAnd I sleep on the Dfloor
GI dial your Dnumber
GAnd I knock on your Ddoor
Bridge:
But every time I Ahear your voice or footsteps, I get Gfrozen in my Dplace
And I have to Astruggle for the courage just to GrunD  
I can Asee the eyes of all the ones that left you Gglowing in your Dface
And I just wanna Ahelp you with this life that you've beGgunD  
Chorus:
So how about a Dshotgun weddiEmng
What about your GdignityD  
What about a different settiEmng
What about GmeD  
All your daddy's wishes, honEmor
All of that GsecurityD  
What about a shotgun weddiEmng
What about GmeD  
What about a Dshotgun weddiEmng
What about GmeD  
Outro: 
D  Em  G  D  Em  G  D

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Shotgun Wedding

by Jason Isbell

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Shotgun Wedding

By: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

Intro:

D Em G D Em G D

Verse I:

G D

Ten years out of high school

G D

Still no idea what to do

G D

You took him home from a night club

G D

He took a night club to you

Verse II:

G D

Now I watch from the window

G D

Too guilty to scream

G D

My feet are like steel, I

G D

Might be in a dream

Bridge:

A G D

But every time I see you, you look bigger than you did the day before

A G D

Even though I know it's not my fault I wish it was

A G D

I can only ride the elevator all night long from floor to floor

A G D

And I can only stand outside your window in the dust

Chorus:

D Em

So how about a shotgun wedding

G D

What about your dignity

What about a different setting

G D

What about me

All your daddy's wishes, honor

G D

All of that security

How about a shotgun wedding

G D

What about me

Verse III:

G D

I guess I'm a loner

G D

Some call me a freak

G D

Saw you in the hallway

G D

Too guilty to speak

Verse IV:

G D

Now I sleep in the daytime

G D

And I sleep on the floor

G D

I dial your number

G D

And I knock on your door

Bridge:

A G D

But every time I hear your voice or footsteps, I get frozen in my place

A G D

And I have to struggle for the courage just to run

A G D

I can see the eyes of all the ones that left you glowing in your face

A G D

And I just wanna help you with this life that you've begun

Chorus:

D Em

So how about a shotgun wedding

G D

What about your dignity

What about a different setting

G D

What about me

All your daddy's wishes, honor

G D

All of that security

What about a shotgun wedding

G D

What about me

D Em

What about a shotgun wedding

G D

What about me

Outro:

D Em G D Em G D

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