I Overlooked An Orchid:Mickey Gilley.
#1 on BB Hot Country on PLAYBOY Records
in 1974.
INTRO: G
#1.
G F C G
The orchid is a flower that blooms so tenderly.
G Em7 D
It thrills the fairest lady of the land.
G C
If placed beside a blushing rose the rose could
G
not compare.
G D G D G
But how was such as I, to understand?
CHORUS:
G C
I overlooked an orchid while searching for a
G
rose.
G D
The orchid that I overlooked was you.
G C
The rose that I was searching for has proved to
G
be untrue.
G D G
The orchid, that I find, my dear, was you.
INTERLUDE: G D G
#2.
G D G C
The rose has lost its color, but the orchid stays
G
the same.
G D
And I'm alone to face these lonely years.
G C G
I didn't see the orchid, I was looking for a rose.
G D G
And now I pay the price with bitter tears.
CHORUS:
G C
I overlooked an orchid while searching for a
G
rose.
G D
The orchid that I overlooked was you.
G C
The rose that I was searching for has proved to
G
be untrue.
G D G
The orchid, that I find, my dear, was you.
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