I Cannot Come To The Banquet chords

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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