Gild The Lily - Billy Strings
Tuning: D, E A D G B E
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_21Semm5CY
Key D no capo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Sitting under
the cypress tr
ee I saw a mir
acle flying hi
gh
I tuned into t
he song that s
he was singing
The melody w
as an honest f
riend and it
Felt like I wa
s learning to
fly
But I fear I’l
l never know t
he feeling
[Chorus]
It must be
nice (it must
feel good) to
just be heard
And it might
sound a bit a
bsurd
I’d sing alo
ng with the bi
rds
I’d sing alo
ng if I only k
new the words
I’d sing alo
ng with the bi
rds, if I only
knew the word
s
[Solo]
[Verse 2]
Staring into
the wishing w
ell has got yo
u
Feeling a part
icular way
You can’t stan
d to see your
own reflection
So, toss a p
enny and close
your eyes
And try to thi
nk of somethin
g to say
And don’t wa
ste your wishe
s on perfectio
n
[Chorus]
It must be
nice (it must
feel good) to
just be heard
And it might
sound a bit a
bsurd
I’d sing alo
ng with the bi
rds
I’d sing alo
ng if I only k
new the words
I’d sing alo
ng with the bi
rds, if I only
knew the word
s
[Bridge]
I’d master eve
ry verse until
my spirit lea
rned to burst
Into the morni
ng sun
While my heart
is on the run
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
All the wind
in the whistl
in’ world
Could whip a w
hisper any giv
en day
Just to see
if there was a
nyone to liste
n
They say the
April rain wi
ll fall
To resurrect t
he flowers of
May
You can’t kn
ow who you lov
e until you mi
ss them
[Chorus]
It must be
nice (it must
feel good) to
just be heard
And it might
sound a bit a
bsurd
I’d sing alo
ng with the bi
rds
I’d sing alo
ng if I only k
new the words
I’d sing alo
ng with the bi
rds, if I only
knew the word
s
[Solo]