F/C    F4/C        F/C  F4/C         F/C Dm7
No earth-ly church has ev-er blessed our union
   Db+       F/C   Dm       Db+    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
   Db+    F/C   Dm     Db+     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    Db+     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
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