E            E7           A               E
I grew up in Alabama in a valley I called home
                                           B7
And I learned to love sweet Lilly from the start
E                  E7         A            E
But I had to do my duty yes I had to do my part
                           B7              E         C7
But the thought of leaving Lilly breaks my heart


[Verse 2]
        F                 F7       Bb              F
If this war could just be over and I could go back home
                                  C7
If I could hold and kiss her once again
        F             F7            Bb            F
Then if I should die tomorrow after loving her tonight
                         C7               F
Then I would not feel my life had been in vain


[Verse 3]
      F
Cause she's my Lilly of the valley
F                     C7
And I want her for my wife
F        F7           Bb
She's my Lilly of the valley
        F                C7            F      Bb
I guess I've loved Lilly almost all my life


[Outro]
        F
All my life