John Prine – Wedding Day In Funeralville Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

John Prine – Wedding Day In Funeralville Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Wedding Day In Funeralville by John Prine on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Introduction]
C

[Verse]
C
It’s wedding day in Funeralville
F                                             C
Your soup spoon’s on your right
C                                         E7
The King and Queen will alternate
F                                         G
With the refrigerator light
F                                                             C
They’ll be boxing on the T.V. show
F                                         G
The colored kids will sing
F                                                             C
Hooray for you and midnight’s oil
F                     G                     C
Let’s burn the whole damn thing
F G C

[Verse]
C
Felicia is my dark horse girl
F                     C
I’ll take her if it rains
E7
She throws up punch upon the host
F                                         G
And says many stupid things
F                                                             C
But she ain’t so bad when we’re all alone
F                                         G
She’s as different as can be
F
She’s a part a my heart
C
Don’tcha pull us apart
F G C F C
She’s like one of the family

[Chorus]
G
Oh no! Trouble in the attic
F                     C                     F         C
Won’t somebody turn on a light
G
Got so, so many troubles
F                     C                     F           C
Can’t even tell wrong from right
C
I’m gonna comb my hair
C7
Darn my socks, tip my hat
F
And say goodnight
C
It’s wedding day in Funeralville
F G C
What shall I wear tonight?
C
It’s wedding Day in Funeralville
F G C
What shall I wear tonight?

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[Instrumental]
C C F C
C E7 F G
F C F G
F C F G C

[Verse]
C
My car is stuck in Washington
F C
And I cannot find out why
E7
Come sit beside me on the swing
F G
And watch the angels cry
F C
It’s anybody’s ballgame
F G
It’s everybody’s fight
F C
And the streetlamp said as he nodded his head
F G C F C
It’s lonesome out tonight

[Chorus]
G
Oh no! Trouble in the attic
F C F C
Won’t somebody turn on a light
G
Got so, so many troubles
F C F C
Can’t even tell wrong from right
C
I’m gonna comb my hair
C7
Darn my socks, tip my hat
F
And say goodnight
C
It’s wedding day in Funeralville
F G C
What shall I wear tonight?
C
It’s wedding Day in Funeralville
F G C F C
What shall I wear tonight?

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How to play Wedding Day In Funeralville: key, chords and progression

Wedding Day In Funeralville by John Prine is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, F, E7, G and C7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – F – C – F (V – IV – I – IV in C major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, B7, D, G7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭

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Wedding Day In Funeralville chords: questions

What key is Wedding Day In Funeralville in?

Wedding Day In Funeralville by John Prine is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Wedding Day In Funeralville?

Wedding Day In Funeralville uses 5 chords: C, F, E7, G, C7.

What is the chord progression of Wedding Day In Funeralville?

The main progression is G – F – C – F (V – IV – I – IV).

Is Wedding Day In Funeralville easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, B7, D, G7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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