The Lily Of The West

Am

[Verse 1]

     Am              C    G
When first I came to Louisville
     F                 Am
Some pleasure there to find
  C                       G
A damsel there from Lexington
    F              Am
Was pleasing to my mind
    F                     G
Her rosy cheeks, her ruby lips
     Am
Like arrows pierced my breast
                          C  G
And the name she bore was Flora
     F          Am
The Lily Of The West

[Verse 2]

    Am           C G
I courted lovely Flora
    F             Am
Some pleasure there to find
    C              G
She turned unto another man
     F            Am
Which sore distressed my mind
     F             G
She robbed me of my liberty
      Am
Deprived me of my rest
                          C G
Still I love my faithless Flora
     F          Am
The Lily Of The West

[Verse 3]

    Am           C G
Down in yonder shady grove
 F             Am
A man of lowly breed
    C                    G
Conversing with my Flora there
     F            Am
It seemed so strange to me
   F                            G
And the answer that she gave to him
     Am
It sure did me oppress
                     C G
I was betrayed by Flora
     F          Am
The Lily Of The West

[Verse 4]

    Am             C G
I stepped up to my rival
  F             Am
My dagger in my hand
    C                       G
I grabbed him by the collar and
   F              Am
I boldly made him stand
   F                G
Being mad to desperation
  Am
I pierced him in the breast
                  C G
All for my lovely Flora
     F          Am
The Lily Of The West

[Verse 5]

    Am           C G
I had to stand my trial
 F               Am
I had to make my plea
    C                          G
They placed me in the criminal box
     F                Am
And then commenced on me
   F                        G
Although she swore my life away
     Am
Deprived me of my rest
                          C G
Still I love my faithless Flora
     F          Am
The Lily Of The West