Lily Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays668

Lily by Ben Gibbard is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, E7, Am, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Capo on 5th 

Intro: C F C F 

C                                 F             C 
Lily is a blinding light devouring the dark 

C                             F                        C 
Lily is a 5 alarm fire that rages inside my heart 

C           F             C                 F               C  
And all I want to do is tell her that my love is true 

C           F                    E7       F  
Tell her that my love is true 

C                                  F                      C 
Lily is a big brass band who fills the air with song  

C                             F       
Lily is a destination and she?s where my 
         
           C 
arms belong 

C                           F                        C              F                     C 
And whenever she is there with me I know where I?m supposed to be 

             C                    E7      F     C 
I know where I want to be 

Am           E7               F           C 
And I just flip when I kiss her lips  

       Am        Dm          G            
And all my senses reel 

C                                  F                 C 
Lily?s the Pacific Ocean and I?m standing at her shores 

C                                 F  
And Lily she is never-ending 

                                    C 
There?s so much left in store 

           F            C            F                C 
So all I want to do is tell her that my love is true 

C           F                    E7       F  
Tell her that my love is true 

C 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante