Roadside Lily chords by Darlingside

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C

Intro:

C G C G

Verse:

       C
I'm a roadside lily
G
Swaying in the wake of and eighteen wheeler
     C
I'm delicate and pointless
G
Nobody planted me
C

Where I'm standing
G         C
Roadside lily

Chorus:
         F                G
And the highway stretches on
Am               F
on, and on, and on
                G*             C
And I'll never know where it goes

Interlude:
G C G C

Verse:
  C
"Don't cry lily"
G
That's what he would say as he drove away every other weekend
       C
I was just a kid and daddy-less
G
Why did he go away?
C
Was I not the lovliest
G          C
Roadside lily?

Chorus:
         F                G
And the highway stretches on
Am               F
on, and on, and on
                G*             Am
And I'll never know where it goes

Interlude:
G C Am G C

Bridge:
C             Am      G C
Nobody comes, nobody goes
C             Am      G C
Nobody comes, nobody goes
Am      G         C               Am
Ooh-ooh ooh-ah oh ohh la da da da da da da da
G      C*
Nobody goes

Verse:
       C
I'm a roadside lily
G
Some people would say a loner and a stray not fit for a bouqet
           C
But you're a roadside raven
G
Trucks are rushing by and you don't bat an eye, you don't flinch and you don't fly
           C                                 G
There's a bigger love than I've dreamed of here in my forsaken heart
C                          G                        C
I recognize it in your eyes it's with me when were apart

Chorus:
         F                G
And the highway stretches on
Am               F
on, and on, and on
         F                G
And the highway stretches on
Am               F
on, and on, and on
                G*            Am* G* C*
And I'll never know where it goes