Gram Parsons - 1000 dollar wedding

^C#It was a $1000 w^G#edding supposed to be h^A#meld the other da^C#y And with ^F#all the inv^D#itations sent, the you^C#ng bride went away^G# When the ^C#groom saw people p^G#assing notes Not u^A#mnusual^C#, he mig^F#ht say^D# But ^C#where are the flowers ^F#for my baby ^C#I'd even like to see h^Ber me^F#an old mama And ^C#why ai^Fmn't there a ^A#mfuneral,^C#/G# if you're gon^F#na act that way ^C#

I hate to tell you how he acted ^D#when the news a^G#rrived ^G#He took some friends out drinking, and ^D#it's lucky they surv^F#ived Well, he ^C#told them everyth^Fming there was to te^A#mll there al^C#/G#ong the w^F#ay ^D# And he ^C#felt so bad when he s^F#aw the traces Of o^C#ld lies sti^Bll on^F# their faces ^C#So why don't s^Fmomeone here just^A#m spike his d^C#/G#rink Why d^F#on't you do him in some o^C#ld way^{B F#}

Supposed to be a f^C#uneral ^{B F#} It's been a bad, bad d^C#ay

The Reverend Dr. William Grace was ^D#talking to the cr^G#owd All about the sweet child's holy face and the ^D#saints who sung out l^F#oud And he ^C#swore the fiercest b^Fmeasts Could all be put to^A#m sleep the s^C#/G#ame silly wa^F#y ^{D# C#}And where are the flowers f^F#or the girl ^C#She only knew sh^Be lov^F#ed the world And ^C#why ain't t^Fmhere one ^A#mlonely ^C#/G#horn and on^F#e sad not^C#e to play ^{B F#}

Supposed to be a ^C#funeral ^{B F#} It's been a bad, bad d^C#ay ^{B F#} Supposed to be a ^C#funeral ^{B F#} It's been a bad, bad d^C#ay ^{B F#}