Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: E E7 A E I grew up in Alabama in a valley I called home B7 And I learned to love sweet Lilly from the start E E7 A E But I had to do my duty yes I had to do my part B7 E C7 But the thought of leaving Lilly breaks my heart Verse 2: F F7 Bb F If this war could just be over and I could go back home C7 If I could hold and kiss her once again F F7 Bb F Then if I should die tomorrow after loving her tonight C7 F Then I would not feel my life had been in vain
Verse 3: F Cause she's my Lilly of the valley F C7 And I want her for my wife F F7 Bb She's my Lilly of the valley F C7 F Bb I guess I've loved Lilly almost all my life Outro: F All my life