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