Lily Of The West chords by Dead Horses

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: A minorAm

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC DmDm G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm

Verse 1:
A minorAm        G+G
When I first came to Louisville
         A minorAm
Pleasure there to find
         G+G
Damsel there from Lexington
FF       A minorAm
A augmentedA pleasure to my mind
FF             G+G
Her rosy cheeks, her ruby lips
   A minorAm
Like arrows pierced my breast
         G+G
The name she bore was Flora
      A minorAm
Lily of the west

Instrumental:
A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm

Verse 2:
A minorAm        G+G
I courted lovely Flora
        A minorAm
Pleasure for to find
G+G
She's tryin' to find another man
      A minorAm
Which sore distressed my mind
FF             G+G
She robbed me of my liberty
A minorAm
Deprived me of my rest
        G+G
I was betrayed by Flora
      A minorAm
Lily of the west

Instrumental:
A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm

Verse 3:
A minorAm      G+G
I stood upon my rival
       A minorAm
Dagger in my hand
 C majorC         G+G
I seized him by the collar
FF      A minorAm
Boldly made him stand
FF            G+G
Seemed mad by desperation
 A minorAm
I pierced him to his breast
       G+G
All this for lovely Flora
      A minorAm
Lily of the west

Instrumental:
A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm

Verse 4:
A minorAm    G+G
I had to stand my trial
         A minorAm
I had to make my plea
C majorC               G+G
They put me in the witness box
   A minorAm
Then commenced to me
FF             G+G
Although she swore my life away
A minorAm
Deprived me of my rest
             G+G
Still I love my faithless Flora
      A minorAm
Lily of the west

Reprise:
A minorAm            G+G
Still I love my faithless Flora
    A minorAm
Lily of the west

Outro:
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm