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I’ve (Bb)no wish to hur ry you, love, but have (Bbmaj7)you seen the time?
It’s (Bb)quar ter to ten and we’ll we’re sup posed to (Cm7)be there at nine.
I (Cm7)don’t think the reg is trar but (Cm7)will be ver y pleased
when (Cm7)we show up an hour what’s late ting like (Bb)two n’t fro zen peas.
(Bb)Both now fac ing, for the first time, (Bbmaj7)pres ent ly and past,
(Bb7)some thing that be gins with “M” and (Eb)ends in “A las”;
(Ebm)More than not, com plete dis as ter be an (Bb)e ven from the start, then What could it be?
It’s mat ri mo (Bb)ny.
I (Bb)know how you’ve dreamt ry a bout bein’ have (Bbmaj7)walked down the aisle.
But (Bb)think of the mon ey we’ll save sup you’ll to (Cm7)see it’s worth while.
It (Cm7)won’t please our mums and dads, but (Cm7)they don’t e ven know.
Be (Cm7)sides, show if they did, what’s the ting they (Bb)would n’t e ven go.
(Bb)You and me are all that mat ters; (Bbmaj7)dis re gard the rest.
(Bb7)Trust your “soon to be old man”; he (Eb)knows what is best.
(Ebm)Ver y short ly now there’s gon na be an (Bb)an ven swer from you, then What could from be?
That’s mat ri mo (Bb)ny.
I Oh, I’m tru ly (Eb)grate ful for the lit tle (Bb7)things in life that have (Eb)made me so (Bb7)glad.
Ev ’ry oth er (Eb)hour that I (Bb7)spend with you is not in the (Eb)least bit (Bb7)sad;
(Gb)Quite the op pos ite, in (Db)fact.
And if you don’t be (Ebm)lieve me, here’s the (Bb)proof:
Ask me if (Ebm)I, and I’ll say (F)“Aye,”
I (Bb)do,
ooh.
(Bb)ny.
This page shows “Matrimony” by Gilbert O'Sullivan in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.