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The Lily

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[Intro]
Dm   C F   C Am
Dm     F   C Am Dm
I left a sFign with a candleC  
In the Amstreetlight that Dmshone below
Where through the Fnight
The people dance Cin linen and Dmsmoke
I Bbstill remember her Csong in my Dmhead
Each Ampalm in time
Every Bbface in that light
As their Cmouths Dmbellowed
[Melody]
Dm F Am Dm
Dm F Am Dm
Now they tell me she's just vanishedF  
Some other placCe by the AmseaDm  
But to me she was banishedF  
By herselCf not by AmmeDm  
And though I Bbstill remember
The Cstreetlights are Dmlow
Now Amdull in the night
And the Bbdance has gone quiet
But the Csea still Dmbellows
[Melody]
Dm F Am Dm
Dm F Am Bb C
Dm   Bb   C
Dm   Bb
See the Fisland on DmfireBb  
And the CtoweDmrs aliBbgn;
Built in Csilos of DmseaBb  
UndernCeath evDmery streBbet
Lily Cspoke of a Dmcity's Bbbones
An ancient Crubble of Dmtime and BbstoneDm  
Where the Bbwalls tremor under the skyAm  
Covered Bbday after day by the tideAm  
Could I Bbsave them if I tried?
CIf only I Dmcould
F Gm
We shine our Clight across the Dmocean
A Troy this city has Gmburned
We shine our Clight across the Dmocean
A fire on ships will Gmreturn
We shine our ClightDm  Gm  
We shine our ClightDm  Gm  
We shine our ClightDm  Gm  
[Outro]
C  Dm  Bb  C  Dm

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The Lily

by Blanco White

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm C F C Am

Dm F C Am Dm

F C

I left a sign with a candle

Am Dm

In the streetlight that shone below

Where through the night

C Dm

The people dance in linen and smoke

Bb C Dm

I still remember her song in my head

Each palm in time

Every face in that light

C Dm

As their mouths bellowed

[Melody]

Dm F Am Dm

Now they tell me she's just vanished

C Am Dm

Some other place by the sea

But to me she was banished

C Am Dm

By herself not by me

And though I still remember

C Dm

The streetlights are low

Now dull in the night

And the dance has gone quiet

C Dm

But the sea still bellows

[Melody]

Dm F Am Dm

Dm F Am Bb C

Dm Bb C

Dm Bb

F Dm Bb

See the island on fire

C Dm Bb

And the towers align;

C Dm Bb

Built in silos of sea

C Dm Bb

Underneath every street

C Dm Bb

Lily spoke of a city's bones

C Dm Bb Dm

An ancient rubble of time and stone

Bb Am

Where the walls tremor under the sky

Bb Am

Covered day after day by the tide

Could I save them if I tried?

C Dm

If only I could

F Gm

C Dm

We shine our light across the ocean

A Troy this city has burned

C Dm

We shine our light across the ocean

A fire on ships will return

C Dm Gm

We shine our light

C Dm Gm

We shine our light

C Dm Gm

We shine our light

[Outro]

C Dm Bb C Dm

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