Marrying You

A# / D# (2 X) A# D# Marrying you is like finding the perfect pair of shoes A# D# A# And hoping they’ll fit forever D# Marrying you is believing that everyday I’ll wake up in white sheets A# D# Warmed to beyond my own cocoon of blood and bone Dm D# Marrying you is scary; it’s lucky and confusing F A# D# Marrying you is building this house of wax and wood, A# D# A# Color and quiet, hope and holy D# Marrying you is something I’ve never done before and A# D# Dm Hope to never do again, at least not with anyone else D# F Marrying you is one of the most exciting things I’ve ever done Dm D# I get to wear the most beautiful dress G# D# I hope our friends and family love us as we love them G# D# I hope they come, I hope they have fun G# F D# A#/ D# Cause this day is for everyone uh uh uh… A# D# Marrying you is full of to do lists and appointments A# D# It’s a massive river we’re swimming in, sometimes drowning in A# D# A# Marrying you is floating judgment off our backs on to the shore D# Hoping it doesn’t slap some other pair as they float by G# The straight people say… D# F G# “Huh, two women getting married, how unusual.” And the gay people say… D# F “Why do you want to imitate straight culture anyway?” Dm D# F If they tell me that I’m brainwashed, I’ll say it’s washed alright D# F (With) so much warmth, I couldn’t stay cold D# F So much comfort, I couldn’t stay alone D# F A# D# A# D# A#/ D#/ A# So much love I just couldn’t say no… I couldn’t say no… I just couldn’t say no