Tuning: E A D G B E

Judy Collins - Wedding Song [Intro] C G C Am F G C [Verse 1]

There is a bamboo tree th^Amat blooms Only once in a ^Fhundred ^Gyears This ^Cis the ^Gyear, your ^Cwedding ^Amyear And the ^Fbamboo ^Gblossoms just for ^Cyou ^Am ^G ^C

[Verse 2]

For you the Columbine is ^Amblue The paint brush ^Fflames upon the ^Ghills For ^CAlli^Gson and ^CDenver ^AmJohn A double ^Fsunrise ^Glights the ^Cdawn ^Am ^G ^C

[Verse 3]

I've watched you blossom since you ^Ammet You've made a ^Fgarden out of ^Glove With ^Csplendid ^Gflowers and ^Cbowered ^Ampaths Where ^FI am ^Gsatisfied to ^Cwalk ^Am ^G ^C

[Verse 4]

There was a thorn in Denver's ^Amside That Allison has ^Fpruned and ^Gclipped A ^Csorrow ^GAlli^Cson could ^Amhide That ^FDenver ^Gsoothed and com^Cforted ^Am ^G ^C

[Verse 5]

Each tending to the others ^Amneed Tears and ^Fsmiles looked after ^Gnow The ^Cthorns and ^Gsorrows ^Chave their ^Amplace In proper ^Fbalance, ^Glike the ^Cstars ^Am ^G ^C

[Verse 6]

You are both brave and ^Ambeautiful My brother, whom I've ^Floved for ^Glife And ^Cnow a ^Gsister, ^Cnewly ^Ammine To love and ^Ftreasure ^Gday and ^Cnight ^Am ^G ^C

[Verse 7]

Home to the mountains, then, we ^Amcome To cele^Fbrate in uni^Gson All ^Cpeace, and ^Gpleasure, ^Cjoy and ^Ambliss To Denver ^FJohn and ^GAlli^Cson ^Am ^G ^C

[Verse 8]

Today for you the Columbine is ^Amblue The paint brush ^Fflames upon the ^Ghills For ^CAlli^Gson and ^CDenver ^AmJohn A double ^Fsunrise ^Glights the ^Cdawn ^Am ^G ^C

Judy Collins - Wedding song