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For My Wedding

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D:       xx0232
Dsus4/G: 3x023x
D/F#:    2x0232
Asus4:   x02230
Bm:      x24432
F#m:     244222
Esus4:   022200
E:       022100
Em7:     0x2030
Em:      022000
Capo 2nd fret
INTRO    Dsus4/G, D/F#, Asus4  
Verse 1
                     D  Dsus4/  G     D/F#  
For my wedding I will dress in black, 
            Asus4  Dsus4/  G  D  
Never again will I look   back
              Asus4  Dsus4/ G     D/F#  
all my dark angels we must part 
                     Asus4  Dsus4/ G  D  
For Ive  made a sanctuary of my   heart
BmTo want what I have to F#mtake what im given with Esus4graceE  
             Em7           Asus4  Dsus4/  G    D/F#  Asus4  
For this I pray on my wedding day
Verse 2
                           D  Dsus4/  G                   D/F#  
For my wedding I don't want violins        
                      Asus4  Dsus4/   G  D  
Or sentimental songs about thick and thin
I want a Asus4moment of silence
      Dsus4/   G  D  
and a moment of prayer
                                     Asus4  Dsus4/   G                  D  
For the love well need to make it, in the world out there
BmTo want what I have to F#mtake what im given with Esus4graceE  
             Em7           Asus4  Dsus4/  G    D/F#  Asus4  
For this I pray on my wedding day
Bridge
                                 Bm  Dsus4/   G        D/F#  
Well I dream and my dreams are all glory and light
Asus4That's what I wanted Dfor my D/C#life
                      Bm  Dsus4/            G  
And if it hasn't always been that way
Well Em7I can dream and EmI can Asus4pray
              Dsus4/  G    D/F#  Asus4  
On my wedding day
Verse 3
                                   D  Dsus4/  G  D/F#  
So what makes us any different from all the  others
              Asus4  Dsus4/  G  D  
Who have tried and failed before us
Asus4Maybe nothing
      Dsus4/    G  D/F#  
maybe nothing at all
                              Asus4  Dsus4/         G   D  
But I pray we're the lucky ones, I pray well never fall
BmTo want what I have to F#mtake what im given with grEsus4ace,E  
             Em7           Asus4  Dsus4/  G    D/F#  Asus4  
For this I pray on my wedding day

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For My Wedding

by Don Henley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

D/F#

Asus4

F#m

Esus4

Em7

D/C#

: xx0232

Dsus4 G

/: 3x023x

D/F#

: 2x0232

Asus4

: x02230

: x24432

F#m

: 244222

Esus4

: 022200

: 022100

Em7

: 0x2030

: 022000

Capo 2nd fret

Dsus4 G D/F# Asus4

INTRO /, ,

Verse 1

D Dsus4 G D/F#

For my wedding I will dress in black,

Asus4 Dsus4 G D

Never again will I look back

Asus4 Dsus4 G D/F#

all my dark angels we must part

Asus4 Dsus4 G D

For Ive made a sanctuary of my heart

Bm F#m Esus4 E

To want what I have to take what im given with grace

Em7 Asus4 Dsus4 G D/F# Asus4

For this I pray on my wedding day

Verse 2

D Dsus4 G D/F#

For my wedding I don't want violins

Asus4 Dsus4 G D

Or sentimental songs about thick and thin

Asus4

I want a moment of silence

Dsus4 G D

and a moment of prayer

Asus4 Dsus4 G D

For the love well need to make it, in the world out there

Bm F#m Esus4 E

To want what I have to take what im given with grace

Em7 Asus4 Dsus4 G D/F# Asus4

For this I pray on my wedding day

Bridge

Bm Dsus4 G D/F#

Well I dream and my dreams are all glory and light

Asus4 D D/C#

That's what I wanted for my life

Bm Dsus4 G

And if it hasn't always been that way

Em7 Em Asus4

Well I can dream and I can pray

Dsus4 G D/F# Asus4

On my wedding day

Verse 3

D Dsus4 G D/F#

So what makes us any different from all the others

Asus4 Dsus4 G D

Who have tried and failed before us

Asus4

Maybe nothing

Dsus4 G D/F#

maybe nothing at all

Asus4 Dsus4 G D

But I pray we're the lucky ones, I pray well never fall

Bm F#m Esus4 E

To want what I have to take what im given with grace,

Em7 Asus4 Dsus4 G D/F# Asus4

For this I pray on my wedding day

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