Biography:
Other songs:
- A Maidens Prayer
- Across The Alley From The Alamo
- After All
- Along The Navajo Trail
- Away Out There
- Back Home Again In Indiana
- Bluebonnet Lane
- Bluer Than Blue
- Blues For Dixie
- Brain Cloudy Blues
- Bring It On Down To My Place
- Bubbles In My Beer
- Cherokee Maiden
- Chinatown
- Deep Water
- Dont Be Ashamed Of Your Age
- Dont Keep It A Secret
- Down Hearted Blues
- Drop Us Off At Bobs Place
- Dusty Skies
- End Of The Line
- Faded Love
- Going Away Party
- Hawaiian War Chant Ta Hu Wa Hu Wai
- Heart To Heart Talk
- Home In San Antone
- I Aint Got Nobody
- If No News Is Good News
- Its The Bottle Talking
- Lily Dale
- Miles And Miles Of Texas
- Misery
- Miss Molly
- New San Antonio Rose
- Right Or Wrong
- San Antonio Rose Singalong
- Silver Dew On The Blue Grass Tonight
- Take Me Back To Tulsa
- Yearning
- Youre From Texas
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Submitted by, Tim Ausburn. This is my version and all my work.
LILY DALE
This is an old song from 1852, written by, H.S. Thompson. Billy Jack
Wills, Bob's brother, re-wrote it somewhat and put a tune to it that
would fit the Bob Wills style. It modulates from D to A and back, kinda
like, "San Antonia Rose.
[Verse]
D D7 G
- As I hear the mockin birds, - I re - - member the words,
D A7
When you - said that forever you'd love - me,
D D7 G
Now - happiness is gone, - mem - o - - ries linger on,
D A7 D
From the - chains of our - love I set you -free.
[Instrumental]
D Eb E7
[Key change to A]
[Chorus]
A E7 A A7
- Sweet as the morning, - smile like the - sunshine, -
D A E7
- Ours was a - love no words could - tell,
A E7 A A7
- I love you, - oh how I - miss you, -
D E7 A A7
- Won't you come - back, Lily - Dale.
[Verse 2]
[Key change to D]
D D7 G
Since - we have said good bye, - I'm so - blue I could cry,
D A7
Happ - i - - ness is a thing called the - past,
D D7 G
- Days without you, - make my - nights oh so blue,
D A7 D
And - always in my - heart, our love will - last.
[Key change to A]
A D Eb E7
[Outro]
D E7 A D A
Tag: Still in A. - Won't you come - back, Lily - Dale.
LILY DALE
This is an old song from 1852, written by, H.S. Thompson. Billy Jack
Wills, Bob's brother, re-wrote it somewhat and put a tune to it that
would fit the Bob Wills style. It modulates from D to A and back, kinda
like, "San Antonia Rose.
[Verse]
D D7 G
- As I hear the mockin birds, - I re - - member the words,
D A7
When you - said that forever you'd love - me,
D D7 G
Now - happiness is gone, - mem - o - - ries linger on,
D A7 D
From the - chains of our - love I set you -free.
[Instrumental]
D Eb E7
[Key change to A]
[Chorus]
A E7 A A7
- Sweet as the morning, - smile like the - sunshine, -
D A E7
- Ours was a - love no words could - tell,
A E7 A A7
- I love you, - oh how I - miss you, -
D E7 A A7
- Won't you come - back, Lily - Dale.
[Verse 2]
[Key change to D]
D D7 G
Since - we have said good bye, - I'm so - blue I could cry,
D A7
Happ - i - - ness is a thing called the - past,
D D7 G
- Days without you, - make my - nights oh so blue,
D A7 D
And - always in my - heart, our love will - last.
[Key change to A]
A D Eb E7
[Outro]
D E7 A D A
Tag: Still in A. - Won't you come - back, Lily - Dale.
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