Billy Strings – Gild The Lily (Guitar)

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Key D no capo [Intro] D Am G D D Am D D Am G D D Am D D Am G D D Am D [Verse 1]
D                 Am                   G              D
Sitting under the cypress tree I saw a miracle flying high

                 C                 D
I tuned into the song that she was singing

D                   Am
  The melody was an honest friend and it

G                           D
Felt like I was learning to fly

                C              D
But I fear I'll never know the feeling
[Chorus]
Bm                               F#7
   It must be nice (it must feel good) to just be heard

D              A            Bm
  And it might sound a bit absurd

D           A             Bm
  I'd sing along with the birds

D           A         G
  I'd sing along if I only knew the words

D           A             G                D        Em
  I'd sing along with the birds, if I only knew the words
[Solo] D Am G D D C D [Verse 2]
D                  Am
  Staring into the wishing well has got you

G                    D
Feeling a particular way

                   C                  D
You can't stand to see your own reflection

D                      Am
  So, toss a penny and close your eyes

    G                            D
And try to think of something to say

D                      C               D
  And don't waste your wishes on perfection
[Chorus]
Bm                               F#7
   It must be nice (it must feel good) to just be heard

D              A            Bm
  And it might sound a bit absurd

D           A             Bm
  I'd sing along with the birds

D           A         G
  I'd sing along if I only knew the words

D           A             G                D        Em
  I'd sing along with the birds, if I only knew the words
[Bridge]
                 F#m            Am                D
I'd master every verse until my spirit learned to burst

D                    F#m  C
Into the morning sun

                         D
While my heart is on the run
[Solo] D Am G D D Am D D Am G D D Am D [Verse 3]
D                     Am
  All the wind in the whistlin' world

             G                 D
Could whip a whisper any given day

D                          C            D
  Just to see if there was anyone to listen

D                    Am
  They say the April rain will fall

   G                        D
To resurrect the flowers of May

D                        C                   D
  You can't know who you love until you miss them
[Chorus]
Bm                               F#7
   It must be nice (it must feel good) to just be heard

D              A            Bm
  And it might sound a bit absurd

D           A             Bm
  I'd sing along with the birds

D           A         G
  I'd sing along if I only knew the words

D           A             G                D        Em
  I'd sing along with the birds, if I only knew the words
[Solo] D Am G D D C D D Am G D D C D