Chords

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Song title:       Behold The Lilies Of The Field
Original Album:	  Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright 2004 Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Published by Rockin' Leprechaun Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfretsnet)


NOTE:
Timing is 4/4


CHORUS:
  F                      Eb
Behold the lilies of the field
                  Db                       C
The lilies of the field, the lilies of the field


[repeat CHORUS]


VERSE:
F                        Dm
Behold the lilies of the field,
     F                    Dm
They toil not nor do they spin
         Bb                                   F
But even Solomon was never dressed quite like them
        C9                               F    Gm   C
No, not Solomon, not like them, not like them

      F                     Eb             F
Well,   the lilies of the field, they just sway all day
        Bb                                 F
Oh, but no one is ever dressed quite their way
        C9                              F
No, not no one, not like they, not like they


INTERLUDE:
   F                         Bb
So you and I don't need to worry
F                       Eb        F
You and I don't need to care, any more


[play: Eb   F   Eb]

[Guitar SOLO over F  Dm  F  Dm  Bb  %  F  %  C9  F]


   F                       Eb
So you and I don't need to worry
F                       Eb        F
You and I don't need to care, any more


CHORUS:
  F                      Eb
Behold the lilies of the field
                  Db
The lilies of the field
                 C
The lilies of the field


[repeat CHORUS]

[end on F]


CHORDS:
F     x8 10 10 10 x and 133211 (in CHORUS)
Eb    x68886
Db    x4666x
C     x3555x
Dm    557765
Bb    x1333x
C9    x35333
Gm    355333

Chordpro

[F] Behold the lilies of the [Bb] field
The lilies of the [Gm] field
The lilies of the [C] field
Oh, [F] behold the lilies of the [Bb] field
The lilies of the [Gm] field
The lilies of the [C] field

[F] Behold the lilies of the [Am] field
They [F] toil not nor do they [Am] spin
But even [Bb] Solomon was never dressed quite like [Am] them
No, not [Bb] Solomon, not like [C] them, not like [F] them

[F] Well the lilies of the [Bb] field
They just [Gm] sway all [C] day
Oh but [F] no one is ever dressed quite their [Bb] way
Oh not [Bb] no one, not their [C] way, not their [F] way

[F] So you and I don't need to [Bb] worry
[F] you and I don't need to [C] care
[F] anymore

[F] So you and I don't need to [Bb] worry
[F] you and I don't need to [C] care
[F] anymore

[F] Behold the lilies of the [Bb] field
The lilies of the [Gm] field
The lilies of the [C] field
Oh, [F] behold the lilies of the [Bb] field
The lilies of the [Gm] field
The lilies of the [C] field

Lyrics

Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
Oh, Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field

Behold the Lilies of the Field
They toil not nor do they spin
But even Solomon was never dressed quite like them
No, not Solomon, not like them, not like them

Well the lilies of the field
They just sway all day
Oh but no one is ever dressed quite their way
Oh not no one, not their way, not their way

So you and I don't need to worry
You and I don't need to care
Anymore

So you and I don't need to worry
You and I don't need to care
Anymore

Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
Oh, Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field

Lyrics

Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
Of the Field

Behold the Lilies of the Field
They toil not nor do they spin
But even Solomon was never dressed such as them
Not Solomon, not like them, not like them

Well the lilies of the field
They sway, that's all, that's all they do
But no one is ever dressed such as they
Not no one, not like they, not like they

So you and I don't need to worry
You and I don't need to care
Anymore

Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field

Yeah

Lyrics

Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
Oh, Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field

Behold the Lilies of the Field
They toil not nor do they spin
But even Solomon was never arrayed??? such as them
No, not Solomon, not like them, not like them

Well the lilies of the field
They sway all day in the wind
Oh but nobody was ever dressed such as them
Oh not no one, not like them, not like them

So you and I don't need to worry
So you and I don't need to care
Anymore

The lilies of the field
They just sway all day in the wind
But no one is ever dressed such as them
No, not no one, not like them, not like them

So you and I don't need to worry
So you and I don't need to care
Anymore

Behold the Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field
The Lilies of the Field