The Marriage Chords
by Billy Bragg
The Marriage by Billy Bragg is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, F, Em, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
C Am F C
C Am F C
Verse: 1
C Em Am F
I understand you needing
C Em Am F
And wanting is no crime
C Em Dm
But I can't help feeling
C Am F C
That you and your mother are just wasting your time
G Am F C
Choosing Saturdays in Summer
G Am F G
I dare you to wear white
C Am F C
Love is just a moment of giving
C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were right
Verse: 2
C Em Am F
I just don't understand it
C Em Am F
What makes our love a sin
C Em Dm
How can it make that difference
C Am F C
If you and I are wearing that bloody, bloody ring
G Am F C
If I share my bed with you
G Am F G
Must I also share my life
C Am F C
Love is just a moment of giving
C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were right
Verse: 3
C Em Am F
You just don't understand it
C Em Am F
This tender trap we're in
C Em Dm
Those glossy catalogs of couples
C Am F C
Are cashing in on happiness again and again
G Am F C
So drag me to the altar
G Am F G
And I'll make my sacrifice
C Am F C
Love is just a moment of giving
C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were right
C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were right
C Am F Dm C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were probably right