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"Lily"
By Kate Bush
From 1993's "The Red Shoes"
(Dialogue)
"Oh thou, who givest sustenance to the universe
From whom all things proceed
To whom all things return
Unveil to us the face of the true spiritual sun
Hidden by a disc of golden light
That we may know the truth
And do our whole duty
As we journey to thy sacred feet"
     Gm       Fadd9  Ebadd9/     G  
  Fadd9Well I said
    Gm        Fadd9  Ebadd9/       G  
"Lily, Oh Lily I don't feel safe
  Fadd9I feel like Gmlife has blown a Fadd9great big hole
        Ebadd9/G  
Through me"
  Fadd9And she said
Cm"ChildCm9, you must protF/Cect yourself.
You can proCmtect yourself,
    Cm9I'll sF/Chow you how with fire"
GmUh     Fadd9Uh
Ebadd9/      G  Fadd9  
Gabriel before me
GmUh     Fadd9Uh
Ebadd9/     G  Fadd9  
Raphael behind me
GmMichael to my Fadd9right
Ebadd9/    G       Fadd9  Gm  
Uriel on my left side
    Fadd9In the circle of fire
(Repeat verse)
I said
"Lily, Oh Lily I'm so afraid
I fear I am walking in the Veil of Darkness"
And she said
"Child, take what I say
With a pinch of salt
And protect yourself with fire"
(Repeat chorus)
Gabriel before me
Raphael behind me
Michael to my right
Uriel on my left side
In the circle of fire
      Cm  Fadd9/     C       Cm       Cm9  F/C  
(Vocal scat)
This is my space
(Repeat chorus)
Outro:        Gm  Gm/     F       Gm  Gm/     F  Gm  

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Lily

by Kate Bush

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

Ebadd9

Cm9

F/C

"Lily"

By Kate Bush

From 1993's "The Red Shoes"

(Dialogue)

"Oh thou, who givest sustenance to the universe

From whom all things proceed

To whom all things return

Unveil to us the face of the true spiritual sun

Hidden by a disc of golden light

That we may know the truth

And do our whole duty

As we journey to thy sacred feet"

Gm Fadd9 Ebadd9 G

Fadd9

Well I said

Gm Fadd9 Ebadd9 G

"Lily, Oh Lily I don't feel safe

Fadd9 Gm Fadd9

I feel like life has blown a great big hole

Ebadd9 G

Through me"

Fadd9

And she said

Cm Cm9 F/C

"Child, you must protect yourself.

You can protect yourself,

Cm9 F/C

I'll show you how with fire"

Gm Fadd9

Uh Uh

Ebadd9 G Fadd9

Gabriel before me

Gm Fadd9

Uh Uh

Ebadd9 G Fadd9

Raphael behind me

Gm Fadd9

Michael to my right

Ebadd9 G Fadd9 Gm

Uriel on my left side

Fadd9

In the circle of fire

(Repeat verse)

I said

"Lily, Oh Lily I'm so afraid

I fear I am walking in the Veil of Darkness"

And she said

"Child, take what I say

With a pinch of salt

And protect yourself with fire"

(Repeat chorus)

Gabriel before me

Raphael behind me

Michael to my right

Uriel on my left side

In the circle of fire

Cm Fadd9 C Cm Cm9 F/C

(Vocal scat)

This is my space

(Repeat chorus)

Gm Gm F Gm Gm F Gm

Outro: / /

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