Lillian, Egypt Josh Ritter
by Josh Ritter
chords figured out by Matt Rowley
(thanks to Brandon Cripps for fixing the chorus!)
(thanks to Chris Walmsley for figuring out the electric guitar riffs!)
[F]I remember back in Illinois I found her
[Am7]The lily of the valley the lily of the West was a [Dm]rose
[F]The daughter of the biggest big town banker
[Am7]He kept her like a princess I stole her like the Fort Knox [Gm]gold
[F]She used to pour Four Roses like it was going down the chimney
[Am7]Like the bottle was on fire or the boiler was about to [Dm]blow
[F]She was up on the table when we hit Missouri
[Am7]Dancing with a movie man he was holding her a little too [Gm]close
[Dm7]La didi da da [Am7]da da da da [Gm]da!
*Riff*
[F]He made her the star of the silent movies
[Am7]But all she did was mouth the words all she did was mouth the words, "Oh [Dm]no!"
[F]And he cast me as the villain as the sheriff's worst enemy
[Am7]I practiced falling off of buildings and out wind[Gm]ows
[Dm7]La didi da da [Am7]da da da da [Gm]da!
*Riff*
[F]The last time I saw she was tied to the train tracks
[Am7]I was back there with the extras riding on a tiger [Dm]roan
[F]The villain on the left with the studio mustache
[Am7]Winking at Lillian blowing kisses from the second [Gm]row
[Dm7]La didi da da [Am7]da da da da [Gm]da!
*Riff*
Riff =
E------10-10--10--8----8--6--6-6--5------------ B------11-11--11--10--10--8--8-8--6------------ G---------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------
Notes
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Each line with F throughout is followed by a 2nd bar of F without lyrics.
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