Intro: E
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Ann Marie lives in Kansas City
B E
She's a christian, she loves living there
A E
She said, "I'm flying back to Brooklyn"
B E
Rolls her eyes and fixes her hair
A E
Cleans houses with mom for work
B E
Goes to school and dreams of dirt
A E
Strives and tries to live life plain
B E A
But a loss of love sure can make you mean
CHORUS:
E B E
How can I begin to guess
F#m C#m
The life and times of a wedding dress
A E B E
Bright and shiny like the sun
F#m B C#m
Then sealed away like a secret shotgun
A E B E
Bright and shiny like the sun
F#m B E
Then sealed away like a secret shotgun
INTERLUDE: A B E A B E
A E
Jerry Gobel is an auto mechanic
B E
Born and raised just outside the seam
A E
Bright eyes in a jungle city
B E A
He never could really love Ann Marie
CHORUS:
E B E
How could I begin to guess, he said
F#m C#m
The life and times of a wedding dress
A E B E
Bright and shiny like the sun
F#m B C#m
Then sealed away like a secret shotgun
A E B E
Bright and shiny like the sun
F#m B C#m
Then sealed away like a secret shotgun, shotgun
INSTRUMENTAL: A B E A B E A B E
A E
Grandma's a Pentecostal
B E
Goes to church 'most every day
A E
Ann Marie and her baby, Mikey
B E A
F# new reason to live and pray
CHORUS:
E B E
How could I begin to guess
F#m C#m
The life and times of a wedding dress
A E B E
Bright and shiny like the sun
F#m B C#m
Then sealed away like a secret shotgun
A E B E
Bright and shiny like the sun
F#m B E
Then sealed away like a secret shotgun, shotgun