Speak Now

I am not the kind of (D)girl

who should be (Am7)rudely bargin' in on a (C)white veil occasion,

but (G5)you are not the kind of (D)boy

who should be (Am7)marryin' the wrong girl.

(G5)I sneak in and see your (D)friends

and her (Am7)snotty little family all (C)dressed in pastel.

And (G5)she is yelling at a (D)bridesmaid somewhere (Am7)back inside a room,

wearing a gown shaped like a pastry.

This (C)is (G)surely not what you thought it would (D)be.

(Am7)I

(C)lose myself in a (D)daydream where I stand,

and say:

Don't say yes, (D)run away now.

I'll (Am7)meet you when you're out of the (C)church at the backdoor.

(G)Don't wait or (D)say a single vow.

You (Am7)need to hear me out,

and they (C)said speak now.

(G)Fond gestures are (D)exchanged and the (Am7)organ starts to play a song that (C)sounds like a death march.

And (G)I am hiding in the (D)curtains.

It seems that (Am7)I was uninvited by your (C)lovely bride tobe.

(Am7)She (C)floats down the aisle like a (G)pageant queen.

(D)But (Am7)I (C)know

you (D)wish it was me.

You wish it was me, don't you?

(G)Don't say yes, (D)run away now.

I'll (Am7)meet you when you're out of the (C)church at the backdoor.

(G)Don't wait or (D)say a single vow.

You (Am7)need to hear me out,

and they (C)said speak now.

(G)Don't say yes, (D)run away now.

I'll (Am7)meet you when you're out of the (C)church at the backdoor.

(G)Don't wait or (D)say a single vow.

Your (Am7)time is running out, and they (C)said speak now.

said speak now.

(Em)I hear the preacher say, (C)"Speak now or forever (G)hold your (D)peace."

(Am7)There's a silence, there's my last chance.

(C)I stand up with shaking hands,

all (D)eyes on me.

(Am7)Horrified looks from (C)ev'ryone in the room,

but (D)I'm only looking at you.