Wedding Song Chords

by Anaïs Mitchell
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This song has a few very complex chord changes. The rising I/I, I/II, I/V, I/IV may be incorrect but it follows the recording. As well, The Gods' Leitmotif (Orpheus' iconic solo) in this piece has a VERY complex chord change underneath with the full chorus that seems to gliss from Gm to Gmaj. Will update when official sheet music is distributed.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Gm
Capo: no capo
Author twinarmeduka [pro] 60. Last edit on Oct 31, 2019

Chords

Gm7
Bb7
G7
Csus2
Dmaj7
F7
Aadd9
A
Badd9
A/E
A/B
D
Gmadd11
G
G/A
G/D
Gsus4

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From the Hadestown Original Broadway Cast Recording
 
Lyrics taken from https://genius.com/Hadestown-original-broadway-cast-wedding-song-lyrics
 
 
[EURYDICE]
Gm7
Lover, tell me if you can
Who's gonna buy the wedding bands?
Bb7                   G7
Times being what they are
Bb7              Csus2
Hard and getting harder all the time
 
[ORPHEUS]
G7
Lover, when I sing my song
All the rivers'll sing along
    Bb7                       G7
And they're gonna break their banks for us
And with their gold, be generous
All a-flashing in the pan, all to fashion for your hand
    Bb7           Csus2
The river's gonna give us the wedding bands
 
Bb7 Csus2
 
[EURYDICE]
Gm7
Lover, tell me if you're able
Who's gonna lay the wedding table?
Bb7              Gm7
Times being what they are
Bb7              Csus2          G7
Dark and getting darker all the time
 
[ORPHEUS]
G7
Lover, when I sing my song
All the trees gonna sing along
    Bb7                      Gm7
And they're gonna bend their branches down
To lay their fruit upon the ground
Gm7
The almond and the apple
And the sugar from the maple
    Bb7         Csus2
The trees gonna lay the wedding table
 
[Instrumental Break]
Dmaj7
F7 G7 Aadd9
 
[EURYDICE, spoken]
A
So when you sing your song
Badd9
The one you're working on
A/E
Spring will come again?
 
[ORPHEUS, spoken]
Dmaj7
Yes
 
[EURYDICE, spoken]
Dmaj7
Why don't you sing it then?
 
Aadd9
[ORPHEUS]
It isn't finished
 
[EURYDICE, spoken]
 
A/B
Sing it
A/E
You wanna take me home?
 
[ORPHEUS, spoken]
Dmaj7
Yes
 
[EURYDICE, spoken]
 
D
Sing the song
 
Gmadd11
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
D|--------5-----5-----5-----|
A|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la...
 
[COMPANY]
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la...
 
Gmadd11 G
 
[EURYDICE, spoken]
G
How'd you do that?
 
[ORPHEUS, spoken]
I don't know
G/A
The song's not finished though
 
[EURYDICE, spoken]
G/D
Even so, it can do this?
 
[ORPHEUS, spoken]
Gsus4
I know...
 
[EURYDICE]
(spoken)
You have to finish it!
(sung)
(Notes) D A G
Gm7
Lover, tell me when we're wed
Who's gonna make the wedding bed?
Bb7                   G7
Times being what they are
Bb7              Csus2          G7
Hard and getting harder all the time
 
[ORPHEUS]
G7
Lover, when I sing my song
All the birds gonna sing along
Bb7                          G7
And they'll come flying from all around
To lay their feathers on the ground
And we'll lie down in eiderdown
A pillow 'neath our heads
Bb7             Csus2            G7
The birds gonna make the wedding bed
 
[EURYDICE]
Bb7                 Csus2           G7
And the trees gonna lay the wedding table
 
[ORPHEUS]
Bb7                  Csus2               G7
And the rivers gonna give us the wedding bands
 
Bb7 Csus2 G7
[COMPANY]
Ooooooh
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Wedding Song – Anaïs Mitchell
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