Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
F/CF/C F4/C F/CF/C F4/C F/CF/C Dm7Dm7
No earth-ly church has ev-er blessed our union
DbDb+ F/CF/C DmDm DbDb+ F/AF/A
No state has ev-er grant-ed us per-mis-sion
Fm/Ab F/AF/A Fm/Ab Gm7Gm7
No family bond has ev-er made us two
A7A7 DmDm A/C#A/C# F/CF/C G7/B
No company has ever earned com-mis-sion
F/CF/C F4/C F/CF/C F4/C F/CF/C Dm7Dm7
No debt was paid no dow-ry to be gained
DbDb+ F/CF/C DmDm DbDb+ F/AF/A
No treaty o-ver border land or power
Fm/Ab F/AF/A Fm/Ab Gm7Gm7
No semblance of the world out-side re-mained
A7A7 DmDm A/C#A/C# F/CF/C G7/B
To stain the beauty of this nuptial hour
Chorus:
Bdim7Bdim7 Bb majorBb BbmBbm Bb majorBb
The secret marriage vow is never spo-ken
A7A7 DmDm A/C#A/C# F/CF/C G7/B
The secret marriage never can be bro-ken
Bridge:
F/CF/C F4/C F/CF/C DmDm
No flo-wers on the al-tar
F/E Bb/FBb/F A minorAm
No white veil in your hair
A/C#A/C# C minorCm
No maiden dress to alter
DmDm DbDb+ F/AF/A
No bible oath to swear
Chorus:
Fm/Ab Bdim7Bdim7 Bb majorBb BbmBbm Bb majorBb
The secret marriage vow is never spo-ken
A7A7 DmDm A/C#A/C# F/CF/C G7/B
The secret marriage never can be bro-ken
F/CF/C Fm/C Bdim7Bdim7 G7/B Bb6Bb6 Gm6/Bb A augmentedA
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