Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)

(C)Great (Am)grandfather met (Dm)great (G7)grandmother when she was a shy young (C)miss.

And great (Am)grandfather won (Dm)great (G7)grandmother with (D7)words more or less like (G)this:

(C)Lavender (G)blue (Gm7)dilly, (C7)dilly,

(F)lavender (C)green.

(F)If I(you) were (C)king, (F)dilly, dilly,

(D7)I'd(you'd) need a (G7)queen.

(C)Who told me (G)so, (Gm7)dilly, (C7)dilly,

(F)who told me (C)so?

(F)I told (C)myself, (F)dilly, dilly, (D7)I'd(you'd) need a (G7)queen.

I told you (C)so.

If your (F)dilly, dilly heart feels a dilly,

dilly, way 'n (A7)if you'll answer "yes,"

in a (G)pretty little church on a dilly,

dilly day (D7)you'll(I'll) be wed in (G7)dilly,

dilly dress of (C)lavender (G)blue, (Gm7)dilly,

(C7)dilly, (F)lavender (C)green.

(F)Then I'll(you'll) be (C)king, (F)dilly, dilly,

(Dm7)and you'll(I'll) (G7)be my(your) (F)(C)queen.