N-The Fatal Wedding C-Gussie L. Davis (folk processed) A- T- S-144 K-F B-3/4 F- H- M-;W-2 a-8_b-8 S-6 c-2 a-4 d-2 b-4 c-4 a-2 F-2 E-4 D-4 b-2 D-2 b-4 a-3_a-2 a-8_b-8 c-2 a-4 d-2 b-4 L- The wed- ding bells were ring-ing on a moon-lit win- ter's night, The church was de- co- H- M-1W-2 c-4 a-2 F-2 E-4 D-4 a-2 G-2 F-4 G-3_G-2 c-4 c-2 a-4 d-2 b-4 c-4 a-2 F-2 E-4 L- ra- ted, all with- in was gay and bright. A wo- man with a ba- by came and H- M-:W-2 D-4 b-2 D-2 F-4 C-3_C-2 C-4 F-2 G-4 a-2 b-4 c-4 a-2 S-9 d-2 c-4 b-2 G-4 D-4 E-2 L- saw the lights a- glow; She thought of how those same bells chimed for her three years a- H- M-:W-2 F-3_F-2 a-4 G-2 F#4 G-2 a-4 b-4 G-2 C-2 D-4 E-2 F%4 G-2 G#4 a-3_a-2 F#4 L- go. I'd like to be ad- mit-ted, sir, she told the sex- ton old Just H- M-:W-2 G%2 F#4 G-2 a-4 b-4 G-2 C-2 D-4 E-2 F%4 a-2 F-4 C-3_C-2 a-8_b-8 c-2 a-4 d-2 b-4 L- for the sake of ba- by to pro- tect him from the cold. He told her that the H- M-1W-2 c-4 a-2 G-2_F-4 D-4 b-2 D-2 b-4 a-3_a-2 a-8 b-8 c-2 a-4 d-2 b-4 c-4 a-2 G-2 F-4 L- wed- ding was for the rich and grand, And with the ea- ger wai- ting crowd, out- H- chorus: M-:W-2 b-2 a-4 D-4 E-2 F-3_F-2 a-8 b-8 c-2 a-4 d-2 b-4 c-4 a-2 F-2 E-4 D-4 b-2 D-2 b-4 L- side she'd have to stand. While the wed-ding bells were ring-ing While the bride and groom were H- M-:W-2 a-3_a-2 a-8 b-8 c-2 a-4 d-2 b-4 W-2 c-4 a-2 F-2 E-4 D-4 a-2 G-2 F-4 G-3_G-2 c-4 L- there, Mar-ching up the aisle to- ge-ther While the or- gan pealed an air; And H- M-1W-2 c-2 a-4 d-2 b-4 c-4 a-2 F-2 E-4 D-4 b-2 D-2 b-4 C-3_C-2 C-8 C-8 F-2 G-4 a-2 b-4 L- tales of fond af-fec- tion, vow- ing ne- ver more to part. Just an- oth- er fa- tal H- M-1W-2 c-4 a-2 S-9 d-2 c-4 b-2 G-4 D-4 E-2 F-3_F-2 S-6 S-6 L- wed- ding, Just an- oth- er bro- ken heart. H- M-1 L-