Intro: C
F
Billy had a yearning and an ache inside
C
So he bought himself a Harley and he learned to ride
F
Purred just like a baby, low and sweet and true
C
And he aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue
F
Penny was a waitress down in Tupelo
C
They said that she was trouble, I don't really know
F
But something in her spirit touched something in his soul
C
And he took her to his heart and he never let her go
G Am F
She said, "If I had an ounce of courage, I would leave this town
G
Life'll get you nowhere 'til they put you in the ground"
C
But the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow
F
I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico
C F
Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed
C F C
Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field
F
Penny had a secret growing deep inside
C
And she'd never known a man to love another's child
F
Somewhere west of Tucson she just ran out of time
C
So she made a quick decision and she made him walk the line
G Am F
She said, "If you had an ounce of courage, you would take a stand
G
Don't nobody argue with a pistol in your hand"
C
Oh, the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow
F
I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico
C F
Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed
C F C F C
Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field
F
Billy pleaded guilty, ninety-nine to life
C
Penny disappeared into the desert night
F
Then she took his pistol out on Highway 2
C
And she aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue
G Am F
She said, "If you had an ounce of courage, you would leave this town
G
Life'll get you nowhere 'til they put you in the ground"
C
Oh, the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow
F
I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico
C F
Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed
C F
Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field
C F C
Like the lilies of the field