I Have Considered the Lilies — Connie Converse
Chords and lyrics for I Have Considered the Lilies by Connie Converse (key of G#).
Verse
[Ab]I have considered the lilies
[Ab]They never toil, they only [Db]bloom
They [Fm]never feel [Ab]chilly or [Fm]tired or [Ab]silly
[Fm]And they don't [Ab]need much [Eb7]room
Verse
[Ab]I have considered the lilies
[Ab]I have considered how they [Db]grow
[Db]Tell me, [A]tell me how to [Ab]be a [F]lily
[Bbm]If [Eb]you [Ab]know
Verse
[Ab]Oh lilies, [Dbm]toil [Ab]not, [Db]neither [Bbm]do they [Ab]spin
[Ab]I'm gonna [Db]take my [Ab]working [Db]papers
[Ab/C]And turn them [Eb7]in
[Ab]I'm handing over my [Db]pencil and pen
[Ab]I won't be needing my [Db7]broom again
[Ab]I'll bloom by [Eb7add9]day, I'll bloom by night
And [Ab]blooming [Db]will be [Eb]my [Ab]delight
Chorus
[Db]Wry [Eb]Tigerlily
[Edim7]Still [F]waterlily
[Bb]See how they [Ebm/Bb]all [Bb7]dilly-dally
Look at the [Ab]day lily, [Db]lemon lily, [Ab/C]calla-lily[Bbm7]
And the [Ab]lovely little [Db]lilies [Eb]of the [Ab]valley
Verse
[Ab]Oh lilies, [Dbm]toil [Ab]not, [Db]neither [Bbm]do they [Ab]spin
[Ab]I'm gonna [Db]take my [Ab]working [Db]papers
[Ab/C]And turn them [Eb7]in
[Ab]To be more splendid [Db]than Solomon
[Ab]I walk around wearing [Db7]the morning sun
[Ab]I'll bloom by [Eb7add9]day, I'll bloom by night
And [Ab]blooming [Db]will be [Eb]my [Ab]delight
Bridge
[Db]It would be [Eb]fun but[Edim7] I'm [F]afraid [Bb]that I [Bb/F]would [Bb]freeze
King[Fm] [Eb]Solomon was[Edim7] not [F]arrayed like [Eb]one of these[Eb7]
[Db]So lilies, [Fm]I [Db]can't [F]afford to [Db]dilly-dally
Chorus
I've got to [Db]work [Eb]for my cotton, [Edim]work [F]for my denim
[Bb]Linen and [Ebm/Bb]damask and [Bb7][Bb]challis
Not like the [Ab]day lily, [Db]lemon lily, [Ab/C]calla-lily[Bbm7]
And the [Ab]lovely little [Db]lilies [Eb7]of the [Ab]valley
Outro
[Ab]I have considered the lilies
[Ab]I have considered how they [Db]grow
[Db]Tell me, [A]tell me how to [Ab]be a [F]lily
[Bbm]If [Eb]you [Ab]know
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