The Wedding Feast
Chris De Burgh
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D Bm A GD A G D D A G D [Verse 1]D G A D So the wedding feast beginsD G A Bm Jesters dance and maidens singBm/Bb Bm/A Bm/Ab Pork and vension, chicken and beef,G A As befits a wedding feast [Verse 2]D G A D For a Loxley, duty callsG A Bm But for Robin these castle wallsBm/Bb Bm/A Bm/Ab Were a prison, and not a homeG A D His greatest wish was to be gone [Chorus]G D For there are hopes and dreams inA D a young man's heartContinues after the adG A To take him to the skyD D/C# Bm Bm/A But if he is tied down to the groundG A D His dreams will never fly [Bridge]F Bb F Then his father bids him speak,Bb F C upon this wedding dayGm Eb But too much wine, in venoF G veritas, truth is on the wayC F G Father I have always been, atC you back and callAm G But I don't need you to tell meF G what I can and cannot doBb Eb Bb So with King Richard I will go,Eb Bb F to the Holy LandCm Ab Guy of Gisbourne, will you joinBb C me? Swear it on my hand! [Instrumental]Am G F G Am G F GAm G F G F G A [Verse 3]D G A D As for Marian, waiting in dreadG A Bm Trembling at the wedding bedBm/Bb Bm/A Bm/Ab Robin tells her from the doorG A "Do not fear, I will not stayG A I'll be gone, before the break ofD day" [Chorus]G D For there are hopes and dreams inA D a young man's heartG A To take him to the skyD D/C# Bm But if he is tied down, to theBm/A groundG A D His dreams will never fly [Other]Bm A G A Bm A G ABm A G A D