G
Meet, conceive and marry
          C
True love's a shotgun wedding
          D
There's no time to fool around
          G
Because you have no choices now

G
Flowers in the backyard
          C
With the family gathered round
          D            
True love's a shotgun wedding
G
You can't plan it out


Perhaps if it was passion
And not just circumstances
That you put a little love
Into that question that you're asking

She lays a kiss upon your cheek
Her lips so full and round
True love's a shotgun wedding
Mama said "don't fool around"

I know it seems awkward
But that ain't gonna stop her
This down payment is a promise
That your love is gonna prosper

The world won't end
When you throw in the towel
True love's a shotgun wedding
          Em
With the layman writing vows

G
It's the right thing, boy
          Em
Put that ring around her finger
          C
And don't you stop to worry
          Am                   D    D7
That the feeling won't linger
 
G
Light yourself a cigarette
          C
While writing invitations
          D
She knows this matrimony
          G
Won't meet child expectations

You lay a hand upon her belly
So full and round
True love's a shotgun wedding
          Em
Mama said "don't fool around"

G  C7  D7  G  C7  D7  G...

       G              C
True love's a shotgun wedding
       D              G
And you can't plan it out