Chords for Sondheim teaches 'Not Getting Married' from Company

[G] _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ [A] Can you call [Eb] out _ _ [Dbm] [Abm] when to join [Dbm] to why?
[Gbm]
The [E] heart [B] leaps out of [Dbm] my _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ ear.
[B] Today [Gb] is for Amy. _
[Db] [Abm] Amy, I give you [Gb] the rest of my [Db]
life.
Hold on [Abm] one second, David.
David, address that [G] to her.
Address that to her so you have somebody to play with.
No, _ you're fixed on the congregation.
You're fixed with hysteria on the congregation.
The congregation is in your head, but he is saying,
Ah, you're terrific.
Today is for you.
The you is what I want to get.
I want to get that feeling.
Once [Ebm] more, you start.
[Db] _
_ _ [B] Today [Gb] is for _ Amy.
[Db] Amy, I give [Gb] you the rest of my _ [Db] life.
[Gb] To cherish [Cm] and to [Ab] keep [B]
you.
To honor you [Gb] forever.
_ [Db] _
Today is [Abm] for Amy.
My [Gb]
happily [Ab] soon to be wife. _ _
_ [D] _ [Ab] Pardon me, is everybody here?
Because if everybody's here, I want to thank you all for [Db] coming to the wedding.
I'd appreciate [Ab] you going even more.
I mean, you must have lots of better things to do and not a word of it to [Dm] Paul.
Remember, Paul, you know the man I'm [F] going to marry, but I'm not,
because I wouldn't ruin anyone as wonderful [Gb] as he is.
Thank you all for the gifts [Db] and the flowers.
[Ab] Thank you all.
Now it's back to the [Abm] showers.
Don't tell Paul that [Db] I'm not getting married today.
[Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ [Bbm] [Ebm] I'll _
[Gb] _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
spend the joy to [Bbm] life.
[Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [G] _ Let's get some color into the word dead there.
Dead, dead.
Heart sinks down and feels dead.
I mean, let's push it in, push it in.
But she's hearing you in her head.
And what you're saying is, [N] darling, it's worse than you think it's going to be.
Much worse than you think it's going to be.
So you're emphasizing her insanity.
So really push it at her, really push it at her.
Very pure, but push it at her.
Once more, do [Db] your little.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ebm] One second, [G] now.
Now if you'll take a pause before the word tragedy, it'll help.
Take a little catch breath before the word tragedy,
so that it will contrast with the word pinnacle, which is in the first section.
Bless this day, tragedy of life, as opposed to bless this day, tragedy.
So isolate the word a little bit, okay? _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] Bless this day, _ [B] _
tragedy [Abm] of life, [Ebm] as opposed to join to why [Abm] the heart [Db] sinks down. _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ Listen, everybody, look, I don't know what you're waiting for, a wedding.
What's a wedding?
It's a prehistoric ritual where everybody promises fidelity forever,
which is maybe [E] the most horrifying thing.
Now, what you want, maybe just, I would know we're not staging this,
but what you might do just before you start that,
you might take a little step forward and take them into your confidence,
so that he doesn't hear you and she doesn't hear you.
See?
_ _ Go away, go away.
Take them into your confidence.
Just between you and me.
Exactly, exactly.
Let's just take the end of your little section there.
_ [Bb] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
The other lyric, give the lyric.
[Abm] The heart sinks down.
[Bb] The heart sinks down.
The heart sinks down and feels dead.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ Listen, everybody, look, I don't know what you're waiting for, a wedding.
What's a wedding?
It's a [Db] prehistoric ritual [Ab] where everybody promises fidelity [E] forever,
which [Bb] is maybe the most horrifying word I ever heard,
[Dm] which is follow my honeymoon, which is [F] suddenly real,
and it's suddenly when I'm not in love, and tell me what you [Ab] should.
Thanks a bunch, but I'm not getting married.
Don't have lunch, because I'm not [Abm] getting married.
You've been crying, but I'm [Gb] not getting married.
[Abm] Don't just stand there, [Bbm] I'm not getting [Abm] married.
And don't tell Paul that I'm not [Ab] getting married today.
[Gbm] [B] Go, can't you go?
Why is nobody listening?
Goodbye, go and cry at another [Gbm] person's wake.
[Abm] If you're quick for a kick, you [Db] can pick up a christening,
but please, on my knees, [B] there's a [Db] human life [Db] at stake.
Listen, everybody, [Ab] I'm afraid you didn't hear it.
Do you want to see a crazy lady fall [Db] apart in front of you?
It isn't only [E] Paul who will be [Dbm] ruining his life.
You know, we'll both of us be losing our identities.
I [Dm] tell all my analysts about it, [Gbm] and he said,
see you Monday, but by Monday I'll be floating in the Hudson with the other dog.
[Db] I'm not well, so I'm not [Abm] getting married.
You've been swell, but I'm not getting married.
Clear my hall, because I'm not getting married.
Thank you all, but I'm not getting married.
Don't tell Paul that I'm not [Ab] getting married today. _
[Db] _ [D] _ _ [Gbm] Yes, [D] this bride, [G] totally [A] _ insane,
[G] slipping down the drain,
[Em] and we'll [G] let [A] it _ [Bm] stay.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _ _
[Gb] _ _ It's [B] too late.
_ I'm going to interrupt one second.
[Db] I must make very careful pronunciation.
Whenever you come across the word, O-U-R, our,
don't say our, it's in our hearts, our hearts.
So, can we understand what you're saying?
That was exactly right.
Let's go right ahead.
_ Just take the last phrase there, Stuart.
I'm going to interrupt one second.
[Gb] It's too _
_ _ [B] _ _ late. _ _
[A] Today is [Gbm] for Amy.
If you [Abm] go, you go, you [Gb] know I adore [Gbm] you all,
but why watch me die?
Why [Abm] the on-the-eye?
But [Gb] perhaps I'll collapse in the abstract
before you also take back the cake,
burn the shoes and boil the rice.
[Ab] If you want, I have to tell you,
but I may be coming down with hepatitis
and I [Db] think I'm going to faint.
So if you want to see me made a little bit happy,
maybe you want to be funny,
get a go of one of your pieces [Dm] of Viking,
the 27th, and a [F] play for the 37th,
while I'm at it in the [Gbm] 50th and panel.
[Db] I'm not getting married.
Softly, [Ab] Stan.
See, I'm not getting married.
Still, I'm not getting married!
See, I'm not getting married!
We're [Db] not [Abm] getting married!
[Gb] _ _ Hey, [Db] _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Barney.
_ Um_ _ _ _