The Wedding Song (simplified) - Noel 'Paul' Stookey (of Peter, Paul and Mary)
Note - this is a simplified version of an intricate picking pattern & key
and is not intended to match the original recording
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Picking Pattern (G chord) Picking Pattern (all other chords)
E--------------------------| E--------------------------|
D-----2--------2--------2--| B ----2--------2--------2--|
G--------1--------1--------| G--------1--------1--------|
D-----------1--------1-----| D-----------1--------1-----|
A--------------------------| A--T-----------------------|
E--T-----------------------| E--------------------------|
Intro
G A Asus2 C G
Verse 1
G D
He is now to be among you at the calling of your hearts.
C G
Rest assured this troubador is acting on His part.
D C G
The union of your spirits, here, has caused Him to remain.
Em G D
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name,
C G
there is Love. There is Love.
Verse 2
G D C G
Well a man shall leave his mother and a woman leave her home.
Em G D
And they shall travel on to where the two shall be as one.
G D C G
As it was in the beginning is now and until the end.
Em G D
Woman draws her life from man and gives it back again.
C G
And there is Love. There is Love.
Chorus
C Am D G
Well then what's to be the reason for becoming man and wife?
C Am D G
Is it Love that brings you here or Love that brings you life?
G D C G
Or if loving is the answer, then who's the giving for?
Em G D
Do you believe in something that you've never seen before?
C G
Oh there's Love, there is Love.
Instrumental
G D C G Em G D
(humming…)
Tag
G D C G
Oh the marriage of your spirits here has caused Him to remain.
Em G D
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name,
C G
there is Love. Oh… there's Love.
Outro
G A Asus2 C G
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