Josh Ritter - Lillian Egypt

verse 1 :

F – F – Am – A#

i remember back in illinois i found her
the lily of the valley the lily of the west was a rose
the daughter of the biggest big town banker
he kept her like a princess
i stole her like the fort knox gold

verse 2 :

F – F – Am – A#

she used to pour four roses like it was going down the chimney
the bottle was on fire , the boiler was about to blow
she’s up on the table when we hit missouri
dancing with a movie man he’s holding her a little too close

chorus

Dm – Am – Gm – Gm

la dada da da da da da da da
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verse 3 :

F – F – Am – A#

he made her the star of the silent movies
but all she did was mouth the words all she did was mouth the words , “oh no!”
he cast me as the villain as the sheriff’s worst enemy
i practiced falling off of buildings and out windows

chorus :

Dm – Am – Gm – Gm

la dada da da da da da da da
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bridge ( with piano ) :

F – F – Am – A#

the last time i saw she was tied to the train tracks
i was up there with the extras riding on a tiger roan
the villain on the left with the studio mustache
winking at lillian blowing kisses from the second row

chorus :

Dm – Am – Gm – Gm

la dada da da da da da da da
la dada da da da da da da da

outro :

Dm – Am – Gm – Gm x2

end on F