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Lily Of The Midnight Sky chords by
Bruce Cockburn
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
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Dm
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Verse 1
Dm
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Over the slow slide

of continents
C
C

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Over the salt pans pipelines masts

and pavilions

Shimmering crescent moon

recedes into working dawn
Dm
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C
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Lone crow against pallid sky

Single plume of white smoke

on yellow speckled plain
Eaug
Eaug
5

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C
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Yellowing leaves sparkle
Dm
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in cold breeze

Wave patterns among wave patterns

Particles disperse and rejoin
Eaug
Eaug
5

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C
C

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Dis solve and reform
Dm
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like the lining of a wom b

Still
F
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C
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The cold of your absence

blows from
Am
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The silent TV, the parking lot
C
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The balcony with clothes waving
Dm
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F
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good- bye and hello
C
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Am
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Verse 2

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In the rising day
Am
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You keep fading away
Dm
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Don't I know that you're
C
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always around
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I can reach you if I try
C
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Lily of the midnight sky
C
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Verse 3
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Solders of sunrise,
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C
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shooting in to a forest of flowers

Slow motion
Am
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Petals float into pink crimson white
Dm
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Grow wings
Am
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Flutter into mountainous distance

Flutter like a stadium full

of applauding hands
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I raise a fist to the marauding
Dm
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sun that has hidden you away
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I'm the rag in a bottle of gasoline

Longing to ignite

Achilles
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All of you, shining on the pan
Dm
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ther skin of night
C
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Mirrored in a black lake in a night
Verse 4

that glistens like blood on gold
Am
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Nobody else could be you
F
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If only I could see you
Am
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Dm
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I should be able to touch
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you somehow
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I can reach you if I try
C
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Lily of the midnight sky
Verse 5
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Am
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While you look from on high
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Spare a smile as I
Am
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Put on my dog mask and howl for you
F
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I can reach you if I try
C
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Lily of the midnight sky
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • Dm

  • Eaug

    5

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Lily Of The Midnight Sky by Bruce Cockburn is C major.

The primary chords used in Lily Of The Midnight Sky are C, F, Dm, Eaug, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, Dm, Eaug, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Lily Of The Midnight Sky is approximately 98 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Lily Of The Midnight Sky using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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