[Verse 1]
F/C F4/C F/C F4/C F/C Dm7
No earth-ly church has ev-er blessed our union
[ch]Db+[/ch] F/C Dm [ch]Db+[/ch] F/A
No state has ev-er grant-ed us per-mis-sion
Fm/Ab F/A Fm/Ab Gm7
No family bond has ev-er made us two
A7 Dm A/C# F/C G7/B
No company has ever earned com-mis-sion
F/C F4/C F/C F4/C F/C Dm7
No debt was paid no dow-ry to be gained
[ch]Db+[/ch] F/C Dm [ch]Db+[/ch] F/A
No treaty o-ver border land or power
Fm/Ab F/A Fm/Ab Gm7
No semblance of the world out-side re-mained
A7 Dm A/C# F/C G7/B
To stain the beauty of this nuptial hour
[Chorus]
Bdim7 Bb Bbm Bb
The secret marriage vow is never spo-ken
A7 Dm A/C# F/C G7/B
The secret marriage never can be bro-ken
[Bridge]
F/C F4/C F/C Dm
No flo-wers on the al-tar
F/E Bb/F Am
No white veil in your hair
A/C# Cm
No maiden dress to alter
Dm [ch]Db+[/ch] F/A
No bible oath to swear
[Chorus]
Fm/Ab Bdim7 Bb Bbm Bb
The secret marriage vow is never spo-ken
A7 Dm A/C# F/C G7/B
The secret marriage never can be bro-ken
F/C Fm/C Bdim7 G7/B Bb6 Gm6/Bb A
