LISTEN –Â Hurricane Smith aka Norman Smith
[A]Â There was a lampost with [E] faint yellow light.
[F#m] There was a street in the [C#] still of the night
[D] There was a girl what a [A] pleasure to know
The [D] face of an angel, a [C#] long time [E ] ago.
[A] Too many fears in [E] so many ways
[F#m] Too many tears, but a [C#] few happy days
[D] Daddy and Tommy and [A] Johnny and Jack
If [D] she is still living, I’d [C#] like to go [E ] back
To that [A] wonderful Lily, my [E] Lily, my lay
I would [F#m] give anything just to [C#] see you again
Though your [D] hair may be grey, I can [A] truthfully say
I will [D] still feel the [E] same about [A] you.
[A] My Lily, my [E] Lily my lay
Do you [F#m]Â still think of me or [C#] remember my name?
Does the [D] fire still burn, and if [A] I should return,
Would you [D] still feel the [E] same about [A] me.
Break [F#m] [A] [D] [E]
Oh [A] wonderful Lilly – my [E] Lily my lay
[F#m] [A] [D] [E]
[F#m] There by the [A] light you will [D] always be [E] me
To that [A] wonderful Lily, my [E] Lily, my lay
I would [F#m] give anything just to [C#] see you again
Though your [D] hair may be grey, I can [A] truthfully say
I will [D] still feel the [E] same about [A] you.
[A] My Lily, my [E] Lily my lay
Do you [F#m]Â still think of me or [C#] remember my name?
Does the [D] fire still burn, and if [A] I should return,
Would you [D] still feel the [E] same about [A] me.