Capo 1. fret sounds original, very fast song, kind of western-sound B5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 D5 A5 D5 E5 B5 F#5 B5 When first I came to Louisville, my fortune there to find, B5 D5 F#5 G5 D5 F#5 B5 I met a fair young maiden there, her beauty filled my mind. B5 D5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 Her rosy cheek, her ruby lips, they gave my heart no rest. B5 D5 E5 E5 B5 A5 B5 The name she bore was Flo------ra, the lily of the west. B5 D5 A5 D5 E5 B5 F#5 B5 I courted lovely Flora, she promised ne'er to go. B5 D5 F#5 G5 D5 F#5 B5 But soon a tale was told to me that filled my heart with woe. B5 D5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 They said she meets another man who holds my love in jest. B5 D5 E5 E5 B5 A5 B5 And yet I trusted Flo----ra, the lily of the west. B5 D5 A5 D5 E5 B5 F#5 B5 'Way down in yonder shady grove, a man of low degree, B5 D5 F#5 G5 D5 F#5 B5 He spoke unto my Flora there and kissed her 'neath a tree. B5 D5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 The answers that she gave to him like arrows pierced my breast. B5 D5 E5 E5 B5 A5 B5 I was betrayed by Flo---ra, the lily of the west. B5 D5 A5 D5 E5 B5 F#5 B5 I stepped up to my rival, my dagger in my hand. B5 D5 F#5 G5 D5 F#5 B5 I seized him by the collar and I ordered him to stand. B5 D5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 All in my desperation I stabbed him in his breast. B5 D5 E5 E5 B5 A5 B5 I'd killed a man for Flo---ra, the lily of the west. B5 D5 A5 D5 E5 B5 F#5 B5 And then I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea. B5 D5 F#5 G5 D5 F#5 B5 They placed me in a pris'ner's dock and then commenced on me. B5 D5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 Although she swore my life away, deprived me of my rest. B5 D5 E5 E5 B5 A5 B5 Still I love my faithless Flo---ra, the lily of the west.
