CHORDS: Bert Jansch – The Lily Of The West Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are the chords for The Lily Of The West by Bert Jansch on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
[Intro]
N.C.
Here\'s an American folk song 
called The Lily of the West
Am  Am
G  Am F G

[Verse 1]
Am    
Am                       G         
  I just came down from Louisville, 
Am              F   G Am         
  some pleasure there    to find
G                        
   A handsome girl there 
        Am    Em  
   from Lexington 
          Am G     Em      Am
   was so pleasing to my mind
G                      Am    Em  
  Her rosy cheeks, her ruby lips 
       Am  G  F          Am
  like arrows pierced my breast
Am                          G       
  And the name she bore was   Flora:   
Am          F G    Am
  The Lily of the West
F   G Am

[Verse 2]
Am                  G      
   I courted lovely Flora,   
Am              F   G Am
   her pleasure there    to find
G                       Am    Em   
  But she turned unto another man, 
         Am  G    Em       Am
  which sore distressed my mind
G                      Am    Em  
   She robbed me of my liberty   
      Am    G   F     Am
   deprived me of my rest
Am                  G        
   Then go, my lovel-y Flora,   
Am          F G    Am
   the Lily of the West

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[Verse 3]
Am                   G         Am  
   Way down in yonder shady grove, 
               F   G Am
   a man of high degree
G                             Am
Conversing with my Flora there, 
    Em         Am G     Em      Am
which seemed so strange to me
Am                          G   
And the answer that she gave to 
	    Am          F G    Am
him, it sore did me oppress
Am                   G      
   I was betrayed by Flora: 
       Am   F G    Am
   The Lily of the West

[Verse 4]
Am                 G     Am
   I rushed upon my rival: 
              F  G    Am
   my  dagger in my hand
G                       Am  Em  
   I grabbed him by the collar, 
       Am   G Em        Am
   and boldly made him stand
G                   Am  Em   
   Being mad by desperation, 
      Am  G   Em         Am
   my dagger peirced his breast
Am            G      
   For lovely Flora: 
       Am   F G    Am
   The Lily of the West

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[Verse 5]
Am                 G     Am 
 I had to stand my trial,   
           F   G    Am
 I had to make my plea
G                       Am    Em   
  They put me in the criminal box, 
      Am   G   Em       Am
  and then commenced on me
G                       Am      Em 
  Although she swore my life away, 
      Am   G  Em    Am
  deprived me of my rest
Am                    G      
  I love my faithless Flora, 
      Am   F G    Am
  the Lily of the West
Am     G     Am   F G    Am

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