Chords:
{t: Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) }
{key: C}
{artist:Burl Ives}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHwqtqu5b_I But in Bb
{c:Thanks to Bill Kizer }
{c:Burl Ives’ version included the bridge. Sammy Turner’s version didn't}
{c:This is Bill's shortened version.}
[C] Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly
[F] Lavender's green [C]
[F] When I am [C] king, dilly, dilly
[D7] You shall be [G7] queen:
[C] Who told you so, dilly, dilly
[F] Who told you so? [C]
[F] 'Twas my own [C] heart, dilly, dilly
[D7] [G7] That told me [C] so.
Chorus:
[F] If your dilly dilly heart feels a dilly dilly way
And [Em] if you answer "yes"
In a [G] pretty little church on a dilly dilly day
[D7] You’ll be wearing a [G] dilly dilly [G7] dress of
[C] Lavender blue dilly dilly, [F] lavender green [C]
[F] Then I’ll be [C] king dilly dilly and [D7] you'll [G7] be my queen [C]
Bridge optional:
[C] Great grandfather met [Am] great grandmother
when [G] she was a [G7] quiet young [C] miss.
And great grandfather won [Am] great grandmother
with [D7] words more less like [G7] this.
[C] Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly
[F] Lavender's green [C]
[F] When I am [C] king, dilly, dilly
[D7] You shall be [G7] queen:
[C] Who told you so, dilly, dilly
[F] Who told you so? [C]
[F] 'Twas my own [C] heart, dilly, dilly
[D7] [G7] That told me [C] so.
