Biography:
James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975), better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. Considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western swing, he was universally known as the King of Western Swing.
Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and vocals
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- Brain Cloudy Blues
- Bring It On Down To My Place
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- Cherokee Maiden
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- Deep Water
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- Down Hearted Blues
- Drop Us Off At Bobs Place
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- End Of The Line
- Faded Love
- Going Away Party
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- Heart To Heart Talk
- Home In San Antone
- I Aint Got Nobody
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- Its The Bottle Talking
- Lily Dale
- Miles And Miles Of Texas
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- New San Antonio Rose
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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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