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[Intro]G G[Verse]G DI am not the kind of girlAmWho should be rudely barging inCOn a white veil occasionG DBut you are not the kind of boyAm C -stopWho should be marrying the wrong girl[Verse]G DI sneak in and see your friendsAmAnd her snotty little familyCAll dressed in pastelG DAnd she is yelling at a bridesmaidAmSomewhere back inside a roomCWearing a gown shaped like a pastry[Pre-Chorus]Am C GThi--is i---is surely notDWhat you thought it would beAm C DI---I lose myself in a daydreamWhere I stand and say[Chorus]G DDon't say "Yes", run away nowAmI'll meet you when you're outC GOf the church at the back doorDDon't wait or say a single vowAmYou need to hear me outC -stopAnd they said "Speak Now"[Instrumental]G D Am C[Verse]G DFond gestures are exchangedAmAnd the organ starts to play a songCThat sounds like a death marchG DAnd I am hiding in the curtainsAmIt seems that I was uninvitedCBy your lovely bride-to-be[Pre-Chorus]Am CShe---e floats down the aisleG DLike a pageant queenAm CBut I--I kno--owGYou wish it was meD - stopYou wish it was me- Don't you?[Chorus]G DDon't say "Yes", run away nowAmI'll meet you when you're outC GOf the church at the back doorDDon't wait or say a single vowAmYou need to hear me outC GAnd they said "Speak Now"DDon't say "Yes", run away nowAmI'll meet you when you're outC GOf the church at the back doorDDon't wait or say a single vowAmYour time is running outC GAnd they said "Speak Now"D Am C GOhooho laaaahhohD Am COooh (Say a single vow) ooohooh[Verse]Em* -Once C*I hear the preacher say speak nowG* D* DOr forever hold your pe---aceAmThere's a silence, there's my last chanceCI stand up with shaky handsG D - onceAll eyes on meAm CHorrified looks from everyone in the roomD D - onceBut I'm only lookin' at you[Verse]G DI am not the kind of girlAmWho should be rudely barging inCOn a white veil occasionG DBut you are not the kind of boyAm CWho should be marrying the wrong girl[Chorus]G DSo don't say "Yes", run away nowAmI'll meet you when you're outC GOf the church at the back doorDDon't wait or say a single vowAmYou need to hear me outC GThey said "Speak Now"DAnd you say "Let's run away now"AmI'll meet you when I'm outC GOf my tux at the back doorDBaby, I didn't say my vowsAmSo glad you were aroundC G - onceWhen they said "Speak no--ow"