Rockpile, I Knew The Bride (1977)
^{Key: :[E] (w: Nick Lowe) (Rockpile a.k.a. Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds)}

INTRO:
[E] I knew the bride when she [B7] used to rock 'n [E] roll
[E] I knew the bride when she [B7] used to rock 'n [A] roll

VERSE 1:
Well the [E] bride looks a picture in the gown that her mama [B7] wore
When she was married herself nearly 27 years be-[E]-fore
They had to [E] change the style a little but it looked just [B7] fine
Stayed up all night but they got it finished just in [E] time

VERSE 2:
Now on the [E] arm of her daddy she's walkin' down the [B7] isle
I see her catch my eye and give me a secret [E] smile
Maybe it's [E] too old fashioned but a-we once were close [B7] friends
Oh but the way that she looks today she never could have [E] then

PRE-CHORUS 1:
Well I could [A] see her now in her tight blue jeans
[E] Pumping all her money in the record machine
[A] Spinnin' like a top, you should have seen her go

CHORUS:
[E] I knew the bride when she [B7] used to rock 'n [E] roll
[E] I knew the bride when she [B7] used to rock 'n [E] roll

VERSE 3:
Well a [E] proud daddy only wanna give his little girl the [B7] best
So he put down a grand on a coze little lovers [E] nest
You could have [E] called the reception an unqualified suc-[B7]-cess
Had a flash hotel for a hundred and fifty [E] guests

VERSE 4:
Well take a [E] look at the bridegroom smilin' pleased as [B7] pie
Shakin' hands all around with a glassy look it his [E] eye
He got a [E] real good job and his shirt and tie is [B7] nice
But I remember a time when she never would have looked at him [E] twice

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Well I can [A] see her now, drinkin' with the boys
[E] Breakin' their hearts like playin' with toys
[A] She used to do the pony, used to do the stroll

REPEAT CHORUS:

CHORUS 2:
[E] I knew the bride when she [B7] used to rock 'n [E] roll
[E] I knew the bride when she [B7] used to rock 'n [A] roll

INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]

PRE-CHORUS 3:
Well I can [A] see her now with her walkman on
[E] Jumpin' up and down to her favorite song
I still re-[A]-member when she used to want to make a lot of noise
[E] Hopin' and a-boppin' with the street corner boys
[A] She used to wanna party, she used to wanna go

REPEAT CHORUS: [x3]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]