[Verse 1]
                
    G                    D
    I am not the kind of girl
                  Am
    Who should be rudely barging in
         C           D
    On a white veil occasion
        G                       D
    But you are not the kind of boy
                  Am                    C
    Who should be marrying the wrong girl
    
    G                       D
    I sneak in and see your friends
            Am
    And her snotty little family
        C            D
    All dressed in pastel
        G                   D
    And she is yelling at a bridesmaid
              Am
    Somewhere back inside a room
              C     D
    Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry
    

    [Pre-Chorus]
                
    Am      C      G
    Thi--is i---is surely not
                              D
    What you thought it would be
    Am   C                  D
    E|---| i  lose myself in a daydream
    D  Tap down
    Where I stand and say
    

    [Chorus]
                
    G               D
    Don't say "yes" run away now
    Am
    I'll meet you when you're out
           C                       G
    Of the church at the back door
                  D
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    Am
    You need to hear me out
             C  Down
    And they said "speak no-ow"
    

    [Instrumental]
                
    G D Am C
    

    [Verse 2]
                
    G                   D
    Fond gestures are exchanged
            Am
    And the organ starts to play a song
         C              D
    That sounds like a death march
        G                     D
    And I am hiding in the curtains
                  Am
    It seems that I was uninvited
            C.     C
    By your lovely bride-to-be
    

    [Pre-Chorus]
                
      Am      C
    She|---e floats down the aisle
           G            D
    Like a pageant queen
        Am   C
    But I--I kno--ow
        D
    You wish it was me
        D  Tap down  
    You wish it was me, don't you?
    

    [Chorus]
                
    G               D
    Don't say "yes" run away now
    Am
    I'll meet you when you're out
           C              D   G
    Of the church at the back door
                  D
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    Am
    You need to hear me out
             C
    And they said "speak no-ow"
                    D
    Don't say "yes" run away now
    Am
    I'll meet you when you're out
           C             D    G
    Of the church at the back door
                  D
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    Am
    Your time is running out
             C
    And they said "speak no-ow"
    

    [Solo]
                
      D    Am    C    G
    Ohooho laaaahhoh
    D                    Am       C
    Oooh(Say you see me now)ooohooh
    

    [Bridge]
                
    Am                      C
    I hear the preacher say speak now
                  G           D    D
    Or forever ho-old yo-ur pe-e-e-eace
    Am
    There's the silence, there's my last chance
    C
    I stand up with shaky hands
        G       D
    All eyes on me
    

    [Bridge]
                
    Am                    C
    Horrified looks from everyone in the room
        G                   D -once
    But I'm only lookin' at you
    

    [Verse 3]
                
    G                    D
    I am not the kind of girl
                  Am
    Who should be rudely barging in
         C     D
    On a white veil occasion
        G                       D
    But you are not the kind of boy
                  Am                     C
    Who should be marrying the wrong girl
    

    [Chorus]
                
     G                 D
    So don't say "yes" run away now
    Am
    I'll meet you when you're out
           C             D      G
    Of the church at the back door
                  D
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    Am
    You need to hear me out
      C                 G
    They said "speak no-ow"
                      D
    And you say "let's run away now
         Am
    I'll meet you when I'm out
          C          D   G
    Of my tux at the back door
            D
    Baby, I didn't say my vows
       Am
    So glad you were around
              C              G
    When they said "speak no-ow"
    

[Verse 1]
    I am not the kind of girl
    Who should be rudely bargin' in on a white veil occasion
    But you are not the kind of boy
    Who should be marrying the wrong girl
    I sneak in and see your friends
    And her snotty little family all dressed in pastel
    And she is yelling at a bridesmaid
    Somewhere back inside a room
    Wearin' a gown shaped like a pastry
    
    [Pre-Chorus]
    This is surely not what you thought it would be
    I lose myself in a daydream
    Where I stand and say
    
    [Chorus]
    Don't say yes, run away now
    I'll meet you when you're out
    Of the church, at the back door
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    You need to hear me out
    And they said, "Speak now"
    
    [Verse 2]
    Fond gestures are exchanged
    And the organ starts to play a song that sounds like a death march
    And I am hiding in the curtains
    It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be
    
    [Pre-Chorus]
    She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen
    But I know you wish it was me
    You wish it was me, don't you?
    
    [Chorus]
    Don't say yes, run away now
    I'll meet you when you're out
    Of the church, at the back door
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    You need to hear me out
    And they said, "Speak now"
    Don't say yes, run away now (Run away now)
    I'll meet you when you're out
    Of the church, at the back door
    Don't wait or say a single vow (Say a single vow)
    Your time is running out
    And they said, "Speak now"
    
    [Post-Chorus]
    Ooh (Run away now), la
    Ooh (Say a single vow), ooh
    
    [Bridge]
    I hear the preacher say
    "Speak now or forever hold your peace"
    There's the silence, there's my last chance
    I stand up with shaky hands, all eyes on me
    Horrified looks from everyone in the room
    But I'm only lookin' at you
    
    [Verse 3]
    I am not the kind of girl
    Who should be rudely bargin' in on a white veil occasion
    But you are not the kind of boy
    Who should be marrying the wrong girl, haha
    
    [Chorus]
    So, don't say yes, run away now
    I'll meet you when you're out
    Of the church, at the back door
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    You need to hear me out
    They said, "Speak now"
    And you say, "Let's run away now (Run away now)
    I'll meet you when I'm out
    Of my tux, at the back door
    Baby, I didn't say my vows (Say a single vow)
    So glad you were around
    When they said, 'Speak now'"