I Have Considered The Lilies tab by Connie Converse

Tabs

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

The song follows an ABA form. The intro and outro are slower (quarter note = 88 bpm) and the eighth notes are
swung; the BB section is faster (quarter note = 124 bpm) and played straight.

The recording sounds about 50 cents detuned, so it's hard to tell if it's meant to be played in G+G (no capo) or
A augmentedA flat (capo 1st fret). As she mentions in the track, she hadn't prepared the song for recording, so the last
few bars are a bit murky. I did my best to approximate the chords and voicings I thought fit.

🎸 Intro:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|
G+G|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|
D MajorD|----0-----0--------2-----|----0-----0--------2-----|----0-----0--------2-----|----0-----0--------2-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
                            I have  considered the li lies

e|-------------------------|-------0-----0-----0-----|-------0--------0-----0--|-------0--------0-----0--|
BB|-------0-----3-----------|-------3-----1-----0-----|-------0--------0-----0--|-------0--------0-----0--|
G+G|-------3-----0-----------|-------------------------|----0--------0-----------|----0--------0-----------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-----------|-------------------------|-2--------0--------3-----|-2--------0--------3-----|
A augmentedA|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 They never toil they only bloom         They never feel chilly  or tired or   sil ly

e|----0--------------------|-------0-----------2-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|----1--------------------|-------0-----------1-----|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|
G+G|----0--------------------|----0-----------2--------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|
D MajorD|-2-----------0-----------|-------------------------|----0-----0--------2-----|----0-----0--------2-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------3-----|-2-----------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
  and they don't need much room           I have  considered the li lies

e|-------------------------|-------0-----0-----0-----|-------2--------------1--|-------2-----------1-----|
BB|-------0-----3-----------|-------3-----1-----0-----|-------1--------------0--|-------4-----------3-----|
G+G|-------3-----0-----------|-------------------------|----0--------------------|----2-----------1--------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-----------|-------------------------|-2-----------1--1--------|-4-----------3-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 I have considered how they grow          Tell me   tell me how to be    a li ly

e|-------1-----------2-----|
BB|-------------------1-----|
G+G|-------1-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-------3-----0-----------|
A augmentedA|-1-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
        if  you

🎸 Verse 1:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|
G+G|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|
D MajorD|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0-----0-----2--2-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
  know                        O - - - h      li - - lies

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-4-----1-----0-----1-----|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0--------1-----1--|-------0--------1-----1--|
G+G|-0-----------2-----0-----|-------3-----3-----------|-------3--------0-----0--|-------3--------0-----0--|
D MajorD|-------1-----------2-----|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0--------2-----------|----0--------2-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------3-----0-----|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3--------0--------------|-3--------0--------------|
 Toil not neither do they spin           I'm gon - na take my   wor - king  pa - pers


e|-------------------------|-------2--------2-----2--|-------------------------|-------0--------0-----0--|
BB|-------3--------3-----3--|-------1--------1-----1--|-------0--------0-----0--|-------3--------3-----3--|
G+G|-------0--------0-----0--|----2--------2-----------|-------3--------3-----3--|----0--------0-----------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-----------|-------------------------|----0--------0-----------|-------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--------2-----|-0--------0--------------|-------------------2-----|-3--------3--------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|
    and  turn them   in          I'm han - ding  over   my pencil and pen    I


e|-------------------------|-------0--------0-----0--|----0--------0-----------|----2-------2------------|
BB|-------0--------0-----0--|-------3--------3-----3--|----0--------0-----------|----1-------1------------|
G+G|-------3--------3-----3--|----0--------0-----2-----|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-----------|-------------------------|-0--------0-----0--2-----|---------0-----0--2--4---|
A augmentedA|-------------------2-----|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  won't be  needing  my broom again     I'll bloom by day     I'll bloom by night    and


e|----0--------------------|-2-----2-----------------|-------0--------2-----2--|-------2--------0-----0--|
BB|----0--------------------|-3-----3--0--------------|-------1--------3-----3--|-------0--------0--------|
G+G|-0-----------------------|-2-----2--0--------------|----0--------2-----------|----2--------1-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-0-----0--0--------------|----------0--------------|-1--------2--------------|
A augmentedA|----------3--------0-----|-------------------------|-3-----------------0-----|-------2-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|----------3--------------|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|
 blooming will   be   my  delight       Wry   ti - ger lily  stil   wa - ter lily


e|-------------------------|-0-----------2-----------|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----0-----------|
BB|-1----------3------------|-0-----------1-----------|-------1-----------0-----|-------0-----2-----------|
G+G|-0-----------------------|-0-----------2-----------|----0-----------0--------|----0--------2-----------|
D MajorD|------------3------------|-------------------------|-2-----------0-----------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------0------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|-3-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 see how they all dilly - dally     look at the day  lily lemon lily  calla lily    and the


e|-------0-----------2-----|
BB|-------0-----------3-----|
G+G|----------------2--------|
D MajorD|----0--------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
 lovely little lilies of the


🎸 Verse 2:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|
G+G|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|
D MajorD|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0-----0-----2--2-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
  valley                       O - - - h      li - - lies

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-4-----1-----0-----1-----|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0--------1-----1--|-------0--------1-----1--|
G+G|-0-----------2-----0-----|-------3-----3-----------|-------3--------0-----0--|-------3--------0-----0--|
D MajorD|-------1-----------2-----|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0--------2-----------|----0--------2-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------3-----0-----|-------------------------|-------------------2-----|-------------------2-----|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3--------0--------------|-3--------0--------------|
 Toil not neither do they spin           I'm gon - na take my   wor - king  pa - pers


e|-------------------------|-------2--------2-----2--|-------------------------|-------0--------0-----0--|
BB|-------3--------3-----3--|-------1--------1-----1--|-------0--------0-----0--|-------3--------3-----3--|
G+G|-------0--------0-----0--|----2--------2-----------|-------3--------3-----3--|----0--------0-----------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-----------|-------------------------|----0--------0-----------|-------------------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--------2-----|-0--------0--------------|-------------------2-----|-3--------3--------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|
    and  turn them   in          To  be  more slendid than So - lomon      I'll


e|-------------------------|-------0--------0-----0--|----0--------0-----------|----2-------2------------|
BB|-------0--------0-----0--|-------3--------3-----3--|----0--------0-----------|----1-------1------------|
G+G|-------3--------3-----3--|----0--------0-----2-----|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-----------|-------------------------|-0--------0-----0--2-----|---------0-----0--2--4---|
A augmentedA|-------------------2-----|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 walk around  wearing the morning  sun     the sun  by day     the moon by night    and


e|----0-----0--------0-----|-2-----2-----------------|-------0--------2-----2--|-------2--------0-----0--|
BB|----0-----0--------0-----|-3-----3--0--------------|-------1--------3-----3--|-------4--------0-----0--|
G+G|-0-----------------------|-2-----2--0--------------|----2--------2-----------|----2--------1-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-0-----0--0--------------|-2--------0--------------|-1--------2--------------|
A augmentedA|----------3--------0-----|----------2--------------|-------------------0-----|-------2-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|
 blooming will   be   my   delight     It would be fun     but I'm   afraid    that


e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------0--------2-----2--|-------2--------0-----0--|
BB|-------2--------2-----2--|-------2--------2-----2--|-------1--------3-----3--|-------4--------0-----0--|
G+G|----2-----------2-----2--|-------2--------2-----2--|----2--------2-----------|----2--------1-----------|
D MajorD|-2-----------2-----------|----2--------2-----------|-2--------0--------------|-1--------2--------------|
A augmentedA|----------0--------------|-0--------0--------------|-------------------0-----|-------2-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|
  I  would freeze               King So - lomon     was not  arrayed    like


e|-------2--------2--------|-------1--------1--------|-------0-----0--1--------|-------0-----0--1-----1--|
BB|-------3--------3--------|-------3--------3--------|-------------------------|-------1-----1--1-----1--|
G+G|----2--------2-----------|----2--------2-----------|----0-----0-----2-----2--|----0-----0--------2-----|
D MajorD|-0--------0--------0-----|-0--------0--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  one of these                   S - - o        li - - lies




e|-4-----1-----1-----1-----|-------0-----1-----------|-------0--------2-----2--|-------2--------0-----0--|
BB|-1-----------3-----0-----|-------3-----1-----------|-------1--------3-----3--|-------0-----------------|
G+G|-------1-----------2-----|----0-----0--------------|----0--------2-----------|----2-----------1-----0--|
D MajorD|-------------4-----0-----|-------------------------|----------0--------------|-1-----------2-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------0-----|----------2--------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|
  I can't afford to dilly dally     I've got to work   for my cotton work   for  my denim


e|-------------------------|-0-----------2-----------|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----0-----------|
BB|-1----------3------------|-0-----------1-----------|-------1-----------0-----|-------0-----2-----------|
G+G|-0-----------------------|-0-----------2-----------|----0-----------0--------|----0--------2-----------|
D MajorD|------------3------------|-------------------------|-2-----------0-----------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------0------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|-3-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 linen and damask and  challis   not like the day  lily lemon lily  calla lily    and the


TEMPO I, eight notes are swung:

e|-------1-----------2-----|
BB|-------1-----------3-----|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----0-----------2--------|
A augmentedA|-2-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
 lovely little lilies of the


🎸 Outro:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|-------0-----0--1-----1--|
G+G|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|
D MajorD|----0-----0--------2-----|----0-----0--------2-----|----0-----0--------2-----|----0-----0--------2-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
                            I have  considered the li lies

e|-------------------------|-------0-----0-----0-----|-------2-----------1-----|-------2-----------1-----|
BB|-------0-----3-----------|-------3-----1-----0-----|-------1-----------0-----|-------2-----------1-----|
G+G|-------3-----0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------2-----------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-----------|-------------------------|-2--2--------------------|-4-----------3-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-0--0--------2--2--------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 I have considered how they grow           Tell me   tell me how to be    a lily

e|-------------------2-----|-0----------11h12--------||
BB|-------1-----------1-----|-0-----------------------||
G+G|-------1-----------2-----|-0-----------------------||
D MajorD|-------0-----0-----------|-0-----------------------||
A augmentedA|-1-----------------------|-2-----------------------||
E MajorE|-------------------------|-3-----------------------||
        if  you   know



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