FLORA
Peter, Paul and Mary
Stookey/Travers/Mezzetti  
Pepamar Music Inc. ASCAP 

Capo 1. fret sounds original, very fast song, kind of western-sound

Bm (x24432@1)F#m (244222@1)Bm (x24432@1)F#m (244222@1)Bm (x24432@1)F#m (244222@1)

Bm (x24432@1)                         D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)                 E (022100@1)Bm (x24432@1)  F#m (244222@1)BmWhen (x24432@1)first I came to Louisville, my fortune there to find,
Bm (x24432@1)                     D (xx0232@1)         F#m (244222@1)       G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  F#m (244222@1)   BmI (x24432@1)met a fair young maiden there, her beauty filled my mind.
Bm (x24432@1)                         D (xx0232@1)   F#m (244222@1)       Bm (x24432@1)      F#m (244222@1)     BmHer (x24432@1)rosy cheek, her ruby lips, they gave my heart no rest.
Bm (x24432@1)                                D (xx0232@1)       E (022100@1)Em (022000@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1) BmThe (x24432@1)name she bore was Flo------ra,       the lily of the west. 

Bm (x24432@1)                  D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)                    E (022100@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm    F#m (244222@1)BmI (x24432@1)courted lovely Flora, she promised ne'er to go.
Bm (x24432@1)                     D (xx0232@1)         F#m (244222@1)       G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  F#m (244222@1)      BmBut (x24432@1)soon a tale was told to me that filled my heart with woe.
Bm (x24432@1)                               D (xx0232@1)    F#m (244222@1)       Bm (x24432@1)      F#m (244222@1)     BmThey (x24432@1)said she meets another man who holds my love in jest.
Bm (x24432@1)                    D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)Em (022000@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1) BmAnd (x24432@1)yet I trusted Flo----ra,        the lily of the west. 

Bm (x24432@1)                           D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)               E (022100@1)Bm (x24432@1)  F#m (244222@1)Bm'Way (x24432@1)down in yonder shady grove, a man of low degree,
Bm (x24432@1)                      D (xx0232@1)     F#m (244222@1)       G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)  F#m (244222@1)     BmHe (x24432@1)spoke unto my Flora there and kissed her 'neath a tree.
Bm (x24432@1)                            D (xx0232@1)        F#m (244222@1)    Bm (x24432@1)     F#m (244222@1)        BmThe (x24432@1)answers that she gave to him like arrows pierced my breast.
Bm (x24432@1)                      D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)Em (022000@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1) BmI (x24432@1)was betrayed by Flo---ra,        the lily of the west. 

Bm (x24432@1)                       D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)           E (022100@1) Bm (x24432@1)  F#m (244222@1)BmI (x24432@1)stepped up to my rival, my dagger in my hand.
Bm (x24432@1)                       D (xx0232@1)     F#m (244222@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)  F#m (244222@1)  BmI (x24432@1)seized him by the collar and I ordered him to stand.
Bm (x24432@1)                  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m  Bm (x24432@1)            F#m (244222@1)BmAll (x24432@1)in my desperation I stabbed him in his breast.
Bm (x24432@1)                       D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)Em (022000@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1) BmI'd (x24432@1)killed a man for Flo---ra,        the lily of the west. 

Bm (x24432@1)                      D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)                 E (022100@1) Bm (x24432@1)  F#m (244222@1)BmAnd (x24432@1)then I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea.
Bm (x24432@1)                          D (xx0232@1)           F#m (244222@1)      G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)  F#m (244222@1)         BmThey (x24432@1)placed me in a pris'ner's dock and then commenced on me.
Bm (x24432@1)                               D (xx0232@1)    F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)         F#m (244222@1) BmAlthough (x24432@1)she swore my life away, deprived me of my rest.
Bm (x24432@1)                             D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)Em (022000@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1)  BmStill (x24432@1)I love my faithless Flo---ra,        the lily of the west.