I Cannot Come To The Banquet chords by Traditional

[Chorus]
     E
I cannot come!
     A             E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
    B           E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
    A              E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
   B             E
Pray hold me excused, I cannot come.


[Verse 1]
     A          E
A certain man held a feast on wide estate in town.
  B            E
He laid a festive table, He wore a wedding gown,
  A              E
He sent out invitations to his neighbors far and wide,
  B                E
But when the meal was ready each of them replied:

[Chorus]
     E
I cannot come!
     A             E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
    B           E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
    A              E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
   B             E
Pray hold me excused, I cannot come.


[Verse 2]
      A            E
The master rose up in anger called his servants by name;
    B              E
Said, "Go into the town; fetch the blind and the lame.
   A             E
Fetch the peasant and the pauper for this I have willed:
  B                   E
My banquet must be crowded, and my table must be filled."


[Chorus]
     E
I cannot come!
     A             E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
    B           E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
    A              E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
   B             E
Pray hold me excused, I cannot come.


[Verse 3]
       A              E
When all the poor had assembled there was still room to spare,
    B          E
So the master demanded, "Go search everywhere;
      A               E
Search the highways and the by ways, and force them to come in
  B                E
My table must be filled before the banquet can begin."


[Chorus]
     E
I cannot come!
     A             E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
    B           E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
    A              E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
   B             E
Pray hold me excused, I cannot come.


[Verse 4]
      A            E
Now God has written a lesson for the rest of mankind;
  B               E
If we are slow in responding, He may leave us behind.
   A           E
He's preparing a banquet for that great and glorious day,
     B                  E
When the Lord and Master calls us, be certain not to say:


[Chorus]
     E
I cannot come!
     A             E
I cannot come to the banquet, don't trouble me now,
    B           E
I have married a wife, I have bought me a cow,
    A              E
I have fields and commitments, that cost a pretty sum,
   B             E