[Intro] (Bare acoustic guitar, single notes, almost like funeral bells) She’s waitin’… Under the cottonwood tree… Dressed in black. [Verse 1] They picked our weddin’ day, To hang me at dawn. Instead of white lace, She’ll wear funeral black. I see her standin’ there, By a fresh dug grave. Holdin’ wilted flowers, That I never gave. [Pre-Chorus] Promised her forever, Gave her dirt instead. My graveyard bride… With tears she can’t shed. [Chorus] Graveyard bride, standin’ all alone, Wind in her veil, heart turned to stone. I loved you too late, now I’m already dead, Graveyard bride… waitin’ on me. [Verse 2] Locket in my pocket, Your face faded thin. One kiss goodbye, Then I rode into sin. You begged me to stay, I chased the devil’s trail. Now the preacher’s prayin’, And the rope won’t fail. [Bridge] When that trap door drops, And the world goes black, Think of your eyes, And the life we ain’t gettin’ back. No honeymoon bells, Just the churchyard tone. I’m comin’ to you, Six feet below. [Final Chorus] Graveyard bride, standin’ all alone, Wind cryin’ soft where our dreams were thrown. I loved you too late, now I’m cold and dead, Graveyard bride… I’m comin’ home. [Outro] (Guitar fades to silence, last whispered line) Graveyard bride… I’m already gone.
