Flora
Peter, Paul & MaryVersion1
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When first I came to Louisville, my fortune there to find,
I met a fair young maiden there, her beauty filled my mind.
Her rosy cheek, her ruby lips, they gave my heart no rest. Bm
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The name she bore was Flo------ra, the lily of the west.
I courted lovely Flora, she promised ne'er to go.
But soon a tale was told to me that filled my heart with woe.
They said she meets another man who holds my love in jest.
And yet I trusted Flo----ra, the lily of the west.
'Way down in yonder shady grove, a man of low degree,
He spoke unto my Flora there and kissed her 'neath a tree.
The answers that she gave to him like arrows pierced my breast.
I was betrayed by Flo---ra, the lily of the west.
I stepped up to my rival, my dagger in my hand.
I seized him by the collar and I ordered him to stand.
All in my desperation I stabbed him in his breast.
I'd killed a man for Flo---ra, the lily of the west.
And then I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea.
They placed me in a pris'ner's dock and then commenced on me.
Although she swore my life away, deprived me of my rest.
Still I love my faithless Flo---ra, the lily of the west.
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Readable chord sheet for Flora by Peter, Paul & Mary
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm]When first I came to Louisvil[D]le, my f[A]ortune there[D] to find, [E] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]I met a fair young maiden[D] there, her [F#m]beauty fille[G]d my [D]mind.[F#m] [Bm] [Bm]Her rosy cheek, her ruby lips[D], they[F#m] gave my hea[Bm]rt no rest[F#m]. [Bm] [Bm] [D] [E] [Em] [Bm] [A] [Bm] The name she bore was Flo------ra, the lily of the west. [Bm]I courted lovely Flora[D], sh[A]e promised[D] ne'er to go. [E] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]But soon a tale was told [D]to me that f[F#m]illed my hea[G]rt wi[D]th wo[F#m]e. [Bm] [Bm]They said she meets another man who[D] holds [F#m]my love in j[Bm]est. [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]And yet I trusted Flo---[D]-ra, [E] [Em] the lily [Bm]of the[A] wes[Bm]t. [Bm]'Way down in yonder shady grove[D], a man o[A]f low degree[D], [E] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]He spoke unto my Flora the[D]re and k[F#m]issed her 'n[G]eath a tr[D]ee. [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]The answers that she gave to him[D] like arrow[F#m]s pierced[Bm] my breas[F#m]t. [Bm] [Bm]I was betrayed by Flo---ra[D], [E] t[Em]he lily of[Bm] the w[A]est.[Bm] [Bm]I stepped up to my rival, m[D]y d[A]agger in [D]my hand. [E] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]I seized him by the collar [D]and I or[F#m]dered [G]him [D]to st[F#m]and. [Bm] [Bm]All in my desperation [D]I [F#m]stabb[Bm]ed him in his br[F#m]east.[Bm] [Bm]I'd killed a man for Flo---[D]ra, [E] [Em] the lily [Bm]of the[A] wes[Bm]t. [Bm]And then I had to stand my[D] trial, I had[A] to make[D] my plea. [E] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]They placed me in a pris'ner's[D] dock and then[F#m] commenced [G]on me. [D] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]Although she swore my life away, de[D]prived [F#m]me of m[Bm]y rest. [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]Still I love my faithless Flo---r[D]a, [E] [Em]the lily o[Bm]f the [A]west.[Bm]