Chords for Lily of the West (traditional)

Tempo:
212.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

G

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lily of the West (traditional) chords
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[G]
[A] [Bm]
[G]
[A] [B]
[Em]
[Bm]
[G] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [A]
[Bm]
First [D] I [A] came to Louisville, [G] had some pleasure there [B] to find.
[Bm]
[D] A damsel there from [A] Lexington [G] was pleasing to [Bm] my mind.
[D] Her rosy cheeks, [A] her ruby lips, [G] like arrows pierced [Bm] my breast.
And she [D] wore [A] was flora, [G]
the lady [B] of the [F#] west.
[D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [A] [Bm]
I courted [D] lovely [A] flora, [G] some pleasure there [Bm] to find.
She [D] turned into [A] another man, [G] which so distressed [B] my [Bm]
mind.
[D] She robbed me of my [A] liberty, [G] deprived me of [Bm] my rest.
I love [D] my [A] faithless flora, [G] the lady [B] of the west.
[F#m]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[A] [Bm]
Down [D] in yonder [A] shade I grow, [G] a man of [Bm] high degree.
[D] Conversing with [A] my flora there, [G] it seemed so strange [Bm] to me.
And [D] the answer that she [A] gave to him, [G] it sure did me [Bm] a press.
I was [D] betrayed [A] by flora, [G]
the lady [B] of the west.
[D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [A] [Bm]
[B]
[Bm]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[B] [A]
[Bm] He stabbed [D] me to my [A] rival, [G] my dagger in [Bm] my hand.
[D] I seized him by the [A] collar and I [G] boldly made him [Bm]
stand.
[D] Being mad to [A]
desperation, [G] I pierced him in [Bm] the breast.
For my [D] [A] lovely flora,
[G] the lady of [Bm] the west.
[G] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [A]
[Bm]
He [D] slammed [A] my trial, [G] had to [Bm] make my plea.
[D] They placed me in [A] the criminal box [G] and then [Bm] commenced on me.
[D] Although she swore [A] my life away, [G] deprived me of [Bm] my rest.
I still love [D] my [A] faithless flora, [G] the lady of [Bm] the west.
[F#m]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[A]
[B]
[Bm]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
B
12341112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
First [D] I [A] came to _ _ Louisville, _ _ _ [G] had some pleasure there [B] to find.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] A damsel there from [A] _ Lexington _ _ _ _ [G] was pleasing to [Bm] my _ _ _ _ mind.
_ [D] Her rosy cheeks, [A] her ruby lips, _ _ _ [G] like arrows pierced [Bm] my breast.
_ _ _ _ And she [D] wore [A] was flora, _ _ _ _ _ [G]
the lady [B] of the _ [F#] west. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I courted [D] lovely [A] _ flora, _ _ _ _ _ [G] some pleasure there [Bm] to find. _ _ _
_ _ She [D] turned into [A] another _ man, _ _ [G] which so distressed [B] _ my [Bm] _ _
_ mind.
[D] She robbed me of my [A] _ liberty, _ _ _ [G] deprived me of [Bm] my _ rest.
_ _ _ I love [D] my [A] faithless flora, _ _ _ _ _ [G] the lady [B] of the _ _ west.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Down [D] in yonder [A] shade I grow, _ _ _ _ [G] a man of [Bm] high degree. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Conversing with [A] my flora there, _ _ _ [G] it seemed so strange [Bm] to _ _ _ me.
_ And [D] the answer that she [A] gave to him, _ [G] it sure did me [Bm] a press. _ _
_ _ _ I was [D] betrayed [A] by _ flora, _ _ _ _ [G]
the lady [B] of the _ _ west. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ He stabbed [D] me to my [A] rival, _ _ _ _ [G] my dagger in [Bm] my hand. _ _ _ _
[D] I seized him by the [A] collar _ and _ I [G] _ boldly made him [Bm] _
stand. _ _ _ _
[D] Being mad to _ [A] _
desperation, _ _ _ _ [G] I pierced him in [Bm] the _ breast. _ _ _ _
For my [D] _ [A] lovely flora, _ _ _ _
_ [G] the lady of [Bm] the _ _ west. _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
He [D] slammed [A] my _ _ trial, _ _ _ [G] had to [Bm] make my plea. _ _ _
[D] They placed me in [A] the criminal _ box _ _ [G] and then _ [Bm] commenced on me. _ _
_ [D] Although she swore [A] my life _ away, _ _ [G] deprived me of [Bm] _ my rest. _
_ _ I still love [D] my [A] faithless _ _ flora, _ _ _ [G] the lady of [Bm] the _ west.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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