Joe orton's wedding Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]At J[E]oe Ort[Am]on's wedding
The bride wore [C]black
[Am]Death caught the [C]discarded [Am]bouquet
The marriage [C]was consum[Am]mated[C]
In a [Am]gen tleman's [F]loo [F#dim]on the way[E]

[Verse 2]
[E]
Joe [Am]pulled out a [C]plum from the [Am]bitter [C]tart
As the [Am]honeymoon [C]sank in the [Am]west
[C]'Til [Am]death us do [C]part[Am]
[C]Ric[Am]e paper hea[C]rt
Old, [Am]borrowed, and [F]blue laid to rest
[E]

[Verse 3]
To [Am]wait in the wings of a shadow
[C]Catching onl[Am]y the spray
[C]from each spl[Am]ash
In the sun by a swimming
[C]poo[Am]l in Tangier
[C]Black [Am]gags having [F]turned to green cash
[E]

[Verse 4]
The [Am]bride be[C]came a [Am]burden[C]
A [Am]damper on [C]champag[Am]ne wi[C]t
[Am]Living in [C]fear of [Am]every taboo
[C]On which,
[Am]Joe with ink w[F]ould spit
[E]

[Verse 5]
Mister [Am]Sloane, I [C]have a [Am]problem[C]
It's [Am]about the trouble
an[C]d s[Am]trife
Forget it, [C]come to a [Am]party[C]
But [E]for [Am]Heaven's sake,
[F]don't bring the wife
[E]

[Verse 6]
Mrs. [Am]Orton [C]penned the [Am]ending[C]
[Am]The final play for t[C]oday[Am][E]
[Am]Putting [C]faith in [Am]Nembutal
[E]And [C]a ham[Am]mer to kee[F]p it that way
[E]

[Verse 7]
A [Am]drag on the [C]closing [Am]curtain
[C]Michelan[Am] gelo's Davi[C]d saw all[Am]
Double [C]death real life [Am]drama
Observed by the [E]eyes on a wall

[Outro 1]
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