• Song:

    Lillian Egypt

  • Artist:

    Josh Ritter

Artist: Josh Ritter
Album: The Animal Years
Year: 2006
Title: Lillian, Egypt

awesome song with no tabs so i did it by ear :S if you have comments/suggestions lemme 
Brades88@hotmail.com
im not sure what the C should really be, but using a C sounds ok.

FI (133211@1)remember back in Illinois I found her

Am (x02210@1)                                              CThe (x32010@1)lily of the valley the lily of the West was a rose

FThe (133211@1)daughter of the biggest big town banker

Am (x02210@1)                                                         CHe (x32010@1)kept her like a princess I stole her like the Fort Knox gold

FShe (133211@1)used to pour Four Roses like it was going down the chimney

Am (x02210@1)                                                    CLike (x32010@1)the bottle was on fire or the boiler was about to blow

FShe (133211@1)was up on the table when we hit Missouri

Am (x02210@1)                                                      CDancing (x32010@1)with a movie man he was holding her a little too close

F (133211@1)           Am (x02210@1)         CLa (x32010@1)didi da da da da da da da!

FHe (133211@1)made her the star of the silent movies

Am (x02210@1)                                    CBut (x32010@1)all she did was mouth the words ,Oh no!

FAnd (133211@1)he cast me as the villain as the sheriff's worst enemy

Am (x02210@1)                                          CI (x32010@1)practiced falling off of buildings and out windows

La didi da da da da da da da!

Piano part:   F Am C

FThe (133211@1)last time I saw she was tied to the train tracks

Am (x02210@1)                                                CI (x32010@1)was back there with the extras riding on a tiger roan

FThe (133211@1)villain on the left with the studio mustache

Am (x02210@1)                                               CWinking (x32010@1)at Lillian blowing kisses from the second row

F (133211@1)           Am (x02210@1)        CLa (x32010@1)didi da da da da da da da!

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