Veil Of White Lace chords by Mel Tillis

Chords with lyrics

written by Damon Black

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The church door was opened and I stepped inside
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I went there hoping that she'd change her mind
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There were beautiful roses in a bridal bouquet
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Where she stood at the alter in a veil of white lace

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A augmentedA stranger in silence reached out for her hand
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And placed on her finger a gold wedding band
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There was happiness written in the smile on his face
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But I couldn't see hers beneath the veil of white lace

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I pitied that stranger for all he could see
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Was their life together until eternity
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My heart filled with anger as I pictured the face
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Of a false hearted quitter beneath a veil of white lace

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I reached in my pocket when the wedding was done
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My hand touched a locket then it fell on a gun
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It shattered the silence as it left its trace
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Stains of red crimson on a veil of white lace

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I ran from the church house as I threw down the gun
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But stopped on the door step for there crossing the lawn
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My darling said she had decided to wait
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Death to a stranger beneath a veil of white lace

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Yes it's death to a stranger beneath a veil of white lace