Gild The Lily

[Intro]
| D  Am | G - | D Am | - D |
| Am G  | D - | C D  | - - |
| Am G  | D - | C 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
                    Am                 G
The melody was an honest friend and it felt like I was
               D
learning to fly
                C                    D
But I fear I'll never know the feeling

[Chorus]
Bm
  It must be nice
F#7
   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              A6      Gadd9
 I'd sing along  if I only knew the words
D              A           G
 I'd sing along with the birds,
              D/F#       Em7
if I only knew    the words

[Interlude]
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| D - | C D | -

[Verse 2]
D                   Am                     G
 Staring into the wishing well has got you feeling a
              D
particular way
                      C               D
You can't stand to see your own reflection
                         Am              G
So toss a penny and close  your eyes and try to think of
                D
something to say
                             C             D
You don't wanna waste your wishes on perfection

[Chorus]
Bm
  It must be nice
F#7
   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              A6      Gadd9
 I'd sing along  if I only knew the words
D              A           G
 I'd sing along with the birds,
              D/F#
if I only knew    the words

[Bridge]
Em7                    F#m         C                   D
   I'd master every verse until my spirit learned to burst
                 D F#7 C
Into the morning su___n
               G         D
While my heart is on the run

[Interlude]
                D | Am G |
| D - | C D | -

[Solo (Strings)]
                D | Am G |
| D - | C D | -

[Verse 3]
D                       Am7                       G
 All the wind in the whistlin' world could whip a whisper
             D
any given day
                         C             D
Just to see if there was anyone to listen
                       Am7             G
They say the April rain   will fall to resurrect the
              D
flowers of May
                           C                 D
You can't know who you love until you miss them

[Chorus]
Bm
  It must be nice
F#7
   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              A6      Gadd9
 I'd sing along  if I only knew the words
D              A           G
 I'd sing along with the birds,
              D/F#         Em7
if I only knew    the words

[Outro]
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| C D | - - | Am7 G | D - |
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