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                Lilywhite – Cat Stevens 
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Written by: Cat Stevens
From: "Mona Bone Jakon" (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
C         x-3-2-0-1-3
Fadd9     x-x-3-2-1-3
OUTRO (freely)
eA/D|0--E/D-0--D/F#-----D/F#----|E/D----A/D0---E/D0---0---|
B|2---0-----------|----0---2---0---|
G|2---1---2-------|2---1---2---1---|
D|0---0---4-------|4---0---0---0---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
|  C|  Fadd9|  C|  Fadd9|
|  C|  Fadd9|  C|  Fadd9|
[Verse 1]
   CBack up Fadd9on the mended Croad I pFadd9ause
   CTaking Fadd9time to check the Cdial
[Chorus]
   GAnd the FLilywhite
 DI never knew her Ename
  FBut she'll be Gpassing Cmy Gway-Fay someGtime aEgainG  
[Interlude]
|  C|  Fadd9|  C|  Fadd9|
[Verse]
|  C|  Fadd9|  C|  Fadd9|
|  C|  Fadd9|  C| % |
[Chorus]
|  G|  F|  D|  E| 
|  F|    G   C   G|  F   G|  E   G|
[Interlude]
|  C|  Fadd9|  C|  Fadd9|
|  C|  Fadd9|  C|  Fadd9|
[Verse 2]
   CI raise my Fadd9hand and touch the Cwheel of Fadd9change
   CTaking Fadd9time to check the Cdial
[Chorus]
   GThank the FLilywhite
 DI never knew her Ename
  FBut she'll be Gpassing Cmy Gway-Fay someGtime aEgainG  
[Coda]
  FBut she'll be Gpassing Cmy Gway-Fay someGtime aDgain
[Outro]
(orchestra with guitar chords [see above] played freely)

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Lilywhite

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lilywhite – Cat Stevens

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Written by: Cat Stevens

From: "Mona Bone Jakon" (1970)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

C x-3-2-0-1-3

Fadd9 x-x-3-2-1-3

OUTRO (freely)

A/D E/D D/F# D/F# E/D A/D E/D

e|0---0-----------|----0---0---0---|

B|2---0-----------|----0---2---0---|

G|2---1---2-------|2---1---2---1---|

D|0---0---4-------|4---0---0---0---|

A|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro]

C Fadd9 C Fadd9

| | | | |

C Fadd9 C Fadd9

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

C Fadd9 C Fadd9

Back up on the mended road I pause

C Fadd9 C

Taking time to check the dial

[Chorus]

G F

And the Lilywhite

D E

I never knew her name

F G C G F G E G

But she'll be passing my way-ay sometime again

[Interlude]

C Fadd9 C Fadd9

| | | | |

[Verse]

C Fadd9 C Fadd9

| | | | |

C Fadd9 C

| | | | % |

[Chorus]

G F D E

| | | | |

F G C G F G E G

| | | | |

[Interlude]

C Fadd9 C Fadd9

| | | | |

C Fadd9 C Fadd9

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

C Fadd9 C Fadd9

I raise my hand and touch the wheel of change

C Fadd9 C

Taking time to check the dial

[Chorus]

G F

Thank the Lilywhite

D E

I never knew her name

F G C G F G E G

But she'll be passing my way-ay sometime again

[Coda]

F G C G F G D

But she'll be passing my way-ay sometime again

[Outro]

(orchestra with guitar chords [see above] played freely)

About Lilywhite Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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