Connie Converse - I have considered the lilies

^AbI have considered the lilies ^AbThey never toil, they only ^Dbbloom They ^Fmnever feel ^Abchilly or ^Fmtired or ^Absilly ^FmAnd they don't ^Abneed much ^Eb7room

^AbI have considered the lilies ^AbI have considered how they ^Dbgrow ^DbTell me, ^Atell me how to ^Abbe a ^Flily ^BbmIf y^Ebou ^Abknow

^AbOh lilies, ^Dbmtoil ^Abnot, ^Dbneither ^Bbmdo they ^Abspin ^AbI'm gonna ^Dbtake my ^Abworking ^Dbpapers ^Ab/CAnd turn them ^Eb7in ^AbI'm handing over my ^Dbpencil and pen ^AbI won't be needing my ^Db7broom again ^AbI'll bloom by d^Eb7add9ay, I'll bloom by night And ^Abblooming ^Dbwill be ^Ebmy ^Abdelight

^DbWry ^EbTigerlily ^Edim7Still wat^Ferlily ^BbSee how they ^Ebm/Bball dilly-^Bb7dally Look at the ^Abday lily, ^Dblemon lily, ^Ab/Ccalla-lily ^Bbm7 And the ^Ablovely little ^Dblilies ^Ebof the ^Abvalley

^AbOh lilies, ^Dbmtoil ^Abnot, ^Dbneither ^Bbmdo they ^Abspin ^AbI'm gonna ^Dbtake my ^Abworking ^Dbpapers ^Ab/CAnd turn them ^Eb7in ^AbTo be more splendid ^Dbthan Solomon ^AbI walk around wearing ^Db7the morning sun ^AbI'll bloom by d^Eb7add9ay, I'll bloom by night And ^Abblooming ^Dbwill be ^Ebmy ^Abdelight

^DbIt would be ^Ebfun but^Edim7 I'm afr^Faid tha^Bbt I woul^Bb/Fd fre^Bbeze King^Fm Solo^Ebmon was^Edim7 not ar^Frayed like ^Ebone of these^{Eb7 Db}So lilies, ^FmI ca^Dbn't ^Fafford to ^Dbdilly-dally

I've got to ^Dbwork ^Ebfor my cotton, ^Edimwork f^For my denim ^BbLinen and ^Ebm/Bbdamask and ^Bb7challi^Bbs Not like the ^Abday lily, ^Dblemon lily, ^Ab/Ccalla-lily ^Bbm7 And the ^Ablovely little ^Dblilies ^Eb7of the ^Abvalley

^AbI have considered the lilies ^AbI have considered how they ^Dbgrow ^DbTell me, ^Atell me how to ^Abbe a ^Flily ^BbmIf y^Ebou ^Abknow