January Wedding chords by The Avett Brothers (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
She keeps it simple
C 
And I am thankful for her kind of lovin'
G 
'Cause it's simple
No longer do we wonder if we're together
C 
We're way past that
G 
And I've already asked her
D7 
C 
So in January we're gettin' married
G 
G 

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Verse 2

She's talkin' to me with her

Voice down so low I barely hear her

But I know what she's sayin'

I understand because my heart

and hers are the same

And in January we're gettin' married

Verse 3
G 
And I was sick with heartache
C 
And she was sick like Audrey Hepburn
G 
when I met her
But we would both surrender
C 
True love is not the kind of thing you
G 
should turn down
Am 
C 
Don't ever turn it down
G 
G 

Verse 4
G 
I hope that I don't sound too
insane when I say
C 
G 
There is darkness all around us
I don't feel weak but I do
C 
need sometimes for her to protect me
G 
And reconnect me
C 
G 
to the beauty that I'm missin'
D7 
C 
And in January we're gettin' married

Verse 5
G 
No longer does it matter
C 
what circumstances we were born in
G 
She knows which birds are singin'
And the names of the trees
C 
G 
where they're performing in the morning
D7 
C 
And in January we're gettin' married
Am 
C 
Come January let's get married
G 
G 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A majorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the original studio version of January Wedding by The Avett Brothers, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn January Wedding the way The Avett Brothers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.