Lily of the West chords by
Bob Dylan 
Key: A minor•
Intro 1
Am
G
F
Am
F
C
G
F
Am
F
G
Am
C
G
F
Am
Verse 1
Am
When first I came to Louisville,
G
F
Am
some pleasure there to find
C
A damsel there from Lex ing
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Am
G
Am
ton was pleasing to my mind
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G
Her rosy cheeks, her ruby lips,
Am
like arrows pierced my breast
C
The name she bore was Flora,
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F
Am
the Lily of the West
C
(And the name she bore was Flora,
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Am
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F
Am
the Lily of the West) I courted lovely Flora, some pleasure for to find
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G
But she turned un to another man,
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Am
which sore distressed my mind
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G
She robbed me of my liber ty,
Am
de prived me off my rest
Then go, my lovely Flora,
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Am
the Lily of the West
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(Then go, my lovely Flor a,
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Am
the Lily of the West)
C
'Way down in yonder shady
Verse 2
G
grove,
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Am
a man of high de gree
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G
Conversing with my Flora there,
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Am
which seemed so strange to me
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G
And the answer that she gave to him,
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it sore did me oppress
C
G
I was betrayed by Flor a,
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Am
the Lily of the West
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G
(I was betrayed by Flor a,
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Am
the Lily of the West)
Verse 3
C
I stepped up to my rival,
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Am
dag ger in my hand
C
I seized him by the collar,
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Am
and boldly made him stand
F
Being mad by desperation,
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Am
I pierced him through the breast
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G
All this for lovely Flor a,
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Am
the Lily of the West
C
(This for lovely Flora,
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Am
the Lily of the West)
C
G
I had to stand my tri al, I
Verse 4
F
Am
had to make my plea
C
G
They placed me in the wit ness box,
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Am
and then commenced on me
G
Although she swore my life away,
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de prived me of my rest
G
Still I love my faithless Flor a,
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the Lily of the West
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(Still I love my faithless Flora,
F
the Lily of the West)
Am
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAm G F C
Am
G
F
C
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