I Overlooked An Orchid - Mickey Gilley

This great honky tonk tune, teaches a lesson of life as most country songs do. It was recorded by Mickey Gilley in the key of G. I play bass guitar, so I put in the places for the bass walk-ups to the next chord. In Nashville numbering the chords are 1=G, 4=C, 5=D.

 

G G C G (walk to 1)

The orchid is a flower that blooms so tenderly.

G G D7 D (walkup 5 to 1)

It thrills the fairest lady of the land.

G G G (walk 1-4)

If placed beside a blushing rose,

C G

The rose could not compare.

G D7 G G (walk to 1)

But how was such as I, to understand.

 

chorus

G G (walk 1-4) C G

I overlooked an orchid while searching for a rose.

G G D7 D (walk 5 to 1)

The orchid that I overlooked was you.

G G (walk 1-4) C G

The rose that I was searching for has proved to be untrue.

G D7 G (walk to 1)

The orchid that I find my dear was you.

 

Instrumental G D G G (walk to 1)

 

G G (walk 1-4) C G

The rose has lost its color, but the orchid stays the same.

G G D7 D(walk 5-1)

And I?m alone to face these lonely years.

G G (walk 1-4) C G

I didn?t see the orchid, I was looking for a rose.

G D7 G G (walk to 1)

And now I pay the price with bitter tears.

 

chorus

 

So get the CD and start playing along. New bass players, I play the

walkups this way. Walk 1-4 1,2,3,4, so in G its G,A,B,C.

Walk 5-1 5,4,3,2, so D,C,B,A. Walk to 1, on the D string, D,E,F# and

G on 4th string, 5,6,7,8 or 1.