Written by Billy Bragg
Intro:
C Am F C
C Am F C
Verse: 1
C Em Am F
I understand you needing
C Em Am F
And wanting is no crime
C Em Dm
But I can't help feeling
C Am F C
That you and your mother are just wasting your time
G Am F C
Choosing Saturdays in Summer
G Am F G
I dare you to wear white
C Am F C
Love is just a moment of giving
C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were right 
Verse: 2
C Em Am F
I just don't understand it
C Em Am F
What makes our love a sin
C Em Dm
How can it make that difference
C Am F C
If you and I are wearing that bloody, bloody ring
G Am F C
If I share my bed with you
G Am F G
Must I also share my life
C Am F C
Love is just a moment of giving
C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were right
Verse: 3
C Em Am F
You just don't understand it
C Em Am F
This tender trap we're in
C Em Dm
Those glossy catalogs of couples
C Am F C
Are cashing in on happiness again and again
G Am F C
So drag me to the altar
G Am F G
And I'll make my sacrifice
C Am F C
Love is just a moment of giving
C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were right
C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were right
C Am F Dm C Am F C
And marriage is when we admit our parents were probably right
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