-------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WHO - PICTURES OF LILY (Townsend) Released as a single on 22nd April 1967 with DOCTOR DOCTOR as the B side. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:PJVillanueva I used to wake up in the morning I used to feel so bad I got so sick of having sleepless nights I went and told my dad He said, "Son now here's some little something" And stuck them on my wall And now my nights ain't quite so lonely In fact I, I don't feel bad at all Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night Pitcures of Lily solved my childhood problems Pictures of Lily helped me feel alright Pictures of Lily Lily, oh Lily Lily, oh Lily Pictures of Lily And then one day things weren't quite so fine I fell in love with Lily I asked my dad where Lily I could find He said, "Son, now don't be silly" "She's been dead since 1929" Oh, how I cried that night If only I'd been born in Lily's time It would have been alright Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night For me and Lily are together in my dreams And I ask you, "Hey mister, have you ever seen" "Pictures of Lily?" This song was most probably speeded down so you must tune your guitar a half step down if you want it to match the recording. x x x x X X X G5e|------- (355xxx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| A|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| E|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--| C (x32010@1) Em+5 Am (x02210@1) G5 (355xxx@1) e|------- 0------ ------- 0------|------- 0------ ------- -------| B|--------1---------------1------|--------1----------------------| G|--------0---------------0------|--------2----------------------| D|--------2---------------2------|2-------2-----------5---5---5--| A|3-------3-------2-------2------|0-------0-----------5---5---5--| E|3-------3-------0-------0------|--------------------3---3---3--| I used to wake up in the morning e|3------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|3------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|4------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5------------------------------|5---5---5---5---5---3----------| A|5-------------------3---3---3--|5---5---5---5---5---5---7---5--| E|3-------------------0---1---2--|3---2---3---2---3---3---3---3--| I used to feel so bad C (x32010@1) Em+5 Am (x02210@1) G5 (355xxx@1) e|------- 0------ ------- 0------|------- 0------ ------- -------| B|--------1-------1-------1------|--------1----------------------| G|--------0---------------0------|--------2----------------------| D|--------2---------------2------|2-------2-----------5---5---5--| A|3-------3---------------2------|0-------0-----------5---5---5--| E|3-------3---------------0------|--------------------3---3---3--| I got so sick of having sleepless nights x x x x e|3------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|3------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|4------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5------------------------------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------| A|5-------------------3---3---3--|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------| E|3-------------------0---1---2--|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------| I went and told my dad He said, Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Eme|------- (022000@1)0------ ------- 3------|------- 1------ 0------ -------| B|--------1---------------3------|--------1-------0--------------| G|--------2---------------4------|--------2-------0--------------| D|2-------2---------------5------|--------3-------2-------2------| A|0-------0-------5-------5------|3-------3---2---2-------2------| E|----------------3-------3------|1-------1---0---0-------0------| "Son now here's some little something" Am (x02210@1) Ge|------- (320003@1)0------ ------- -------|3------ ------- ----3-- -------| B|--------1----------------------|3-------------------3----------| G|--------2----------------------|4-------------------4----------| D|2-------2----------------------|5-------------------5----------| A|0-------0-----------3---3---3--|5-------------------5----------| E|--------------------0---1---2--|3-------------------3----------| And stuck them on my wall C (x32010@1) Em+5 Am (x02210@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Ge|------- (320003@1)0------ ------- 0------|------- 0------ ------- ----3-3| B|--------1---------------1------|--------1-------------------3-3| G|--------0---------------0------|--------2-------------------4-4| D|--------2---------------2------|2-------2-------5---5-------5-5| A|3-------3---------------2------|0-------0-------5---5-------5-5| E|3-------3---------------0------|----------------3---3-------3-3| And now my nights lonely In fact I, ain't quite so G5 (355xxx@1) F5e|3------ (133xxx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|3------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|4------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5------------------------------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3--| A|5-------------------3---3---3--|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3--| E|3-------------------0---1---2--|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1--| I don't feel bad at all G5e|------- (355xxx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|5---5---5---5---5---5----------| A|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|5---5---5---5---5---5----------| E|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|3---3---3---3---3---3----------| I don't feel bad at all C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) Ge|8------ (320003@1)------- 7------ 7------|5------ ------- 3------ -------| B|8---------------8-------8------|5---------------3--------------| G|9---------------9-------9------|5---------------4--------------| D10---------------9-------9------|7---------------5--------------| A10---------------7-------7---7--|7-----------5---5-----------3--| E|8---------------------------5--|5-----------3---3-----------1--| Pictures of Lily made my life so won.. F (133211@1) Em+5 D (xx0232@1) Ge|1------ (320003@1)------- 0------ 0------|----2-- ------- 3------ -------| B|1---------------1-------1------|----3-----------3--------------| G|2---------------0-------0---2--|----2-----------0--------------| D|3---------------2-------2---0--|----------------0--------------| A|3---------------2-------2------|----------------2--------------| E|1---------------0-------0------|----------------3--------------| ....derful C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) Ge|8------ (320003@1)------- 7------ 7------|5------ ------- 3------ -------| B|8---------------8-------8------|5---------------3--------------| G|9---------------9-------9------|5---------------4--------------| D10---------------9-------9------|7---------------5--------------| A10---------------7-------7---7--|7-----------5---5-----------3--| E|8---------------------------5--|5-----------3---3-----------1--| Pictures of Lily help me sleep at night F (133211@1) Em+5 D (xx0232@1) E5e|1------ (022xxx@1)------- 0------ 0------|2------ 2------ ------- -------| B|1---------------1-------1------|3-------3----------------------| G|2---------------0-------0---2--|2-------2----------------------| D|3-----------2---2-------2---0--|0-------0-------2---2---2---2--| A|3-----------2---2-------2------|----------------2---2---2---2--| E|1-----------0---0-------0------|----------------0---0---0---0--| E (022100@1) Dsus2E5... (xx0230@1) e|------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|---------------|-------------------------------| G|------------000|1------------------------------| D|2-----------000|2-----------0---2---000-2---222| A|2-----------000|2-----------0---2---000-2---222| E|0---3B4-----000|0------/12-0---0---000-0---000| A (x02220@1) Db (x43121@1) F#m (244222@1) Ee|5------ (022100@1)------- 4------ 4------|2------ ------- 0------ -------| B|5---------------5-------5------|2---------------0--------------| G|6---------------6-------6------|2---------------1--------------| D|7---------------6-------6------|4---------------2--------------| A|7---------------4-------4---4--|4-----------2---2--------------| E|5---------------------------2--|2-----------0---0--------------| Pitcures of Lily solved my childhood D (xx0232@1) Dbm (x13321@4) B5 (x244xx@1) E5e|2------ (022xxx@1)------- 4------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|3---------------5--------------|-------------------------------| G|2---------------6--------------|4------------------------------| D|0---------------6--------------|4-----------2-2-2---2---2------| A|----------------4--------------|2-----------2-2-2---2---2------| E|-------------------------------|------------0-0-0---0---0------| problems A (x02220@1) Db (x43121@1) F#m (244222@1) Ee|5------ (022100@1)------- 4------ 4------|2------ ------- 0------ -------| B|5---------------5-------5------|2---------------0--------------| G|6---------------6-------6------|2---------------1--------------| D|7---------------6-------6------|4---------------2--------------| A|7---------------4-------4---4--|4-----------2---2--------------| E|5---------------------------2--|2-----------0---0--------------| Pictures of Lily helped me feel alright D5 (xx023x@1) Ee|------- (022100@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|9------------------------------| G|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|9------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|9------------------------------| A|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|7------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|0-------------------3B4R3B4----| E5 (022xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) E5e|------- (022xxx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|9------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|9------------------------------|9---9---9---7-------9----------| D|9------------------------------|9---9---9---7-------9----------| A|7------------------------------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| E|0------------------------------|0---0---0---0-------0----------| x x X X x X X E5 (022xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) E5e|------- (022xxx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| A|-------------------------------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| E|-------------------------------|0---0---0---0-------0----------| Pictures of Lily A5 (x022xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) A5e|------- (x022xx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| A|-------------------------------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| E|-------------------------------|5---5---5---3-------5----------| Lily, oh Lily A5 (x022xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) A5e|------- (x022xx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| A|-------------------------------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| E|-------------------------------|5---5---5---3-------5----------| Lily, oh Lily xx e|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Pictures of Lily D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) D5... e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|7---7---7---5-------7----------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| D|7---7---7---5-------7----------|7---7---7---5-------7----------| A|5---5---5---3-------5----------|5---5---5---3-------5----------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) G5... e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5---5---5---3-------5----------|5---5---5---3-------5----------| A|5---5---5---3-------5----------|5---5---5---3-------5----------| E|3---3---3---1-------3----------|3---3---3---1-------3----------| C (x32010@1) Em+5 Am (x02210@1) G5e|------- (355xxx@1)0------ ------- 0------|------- 0------ ------- -------| B|--------1---------------1------|--------1----------------------| G|--------0---------------0------|--------2----------------------| D|--------2---------------2------|2-------2-----------5---5---5--| A|3-------3-------2-------2------|0-------0-----------5---5---5--| E|3-------3-------0-------0------|--------------------3---3---3--| And then one day things quite so fine weren't G (320003@1) G5e|3------ (355xxx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|3------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|4------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|5------------------------------|5---5---5---5---5---3----------| A|5-------------------3---3---3--|5---5---5---5---5---5---7---5--| E|3-------------------0---1---2--|3---2---3---2---3---3---3---3--| I fell in love with Lily C (x32010@1) Em+5 Am (x02210@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Ge|------- (320003@1)0------ ------- 0------|------- 0------ ------- ----3--| B|--------1-------1-------1------|--------1-------------------3--| G|--------0---------------0------|--------2-------------------4--| D|--------2---------------2------|2-------2-----------5---5---5--| A|3-------3---------------2------|0-------0-----------5---5---5--| E|3-------3---------------0------|--------------------3---3---3--| I asked my dad where Lily I could find He said, A5e|3------ (x022xx@1)------- ------- ----3-3|3------ ------- ------- -------| B|3---------------------------3-3|3------------------------------| G|4---------------------------4-4|4-----------------------2------| D|5---------------------------5-5|5-----------------------2------| A|5---------------------------5-5|5-----------------------0------| E|3---------------------------3-3|3------------------------------| "Son, now don't be silly" Am (x02210@1) G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) E5e|------- (022xxx@1)0------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|1-------1----------------------|-------------------------------| G|2-------2----------------------|-------------------------------| D|2---------------5---5-------5--|3-------3---2-2-2-------2------| A|0---------------5---5-------5--|3-------3---2-2-2-------2------| E|----------------3---3-------3--|1-------1---0-0-0-------0------| "She's been dead since 1929" Am (x02210@1) Ge|0------ (320003@1)0------ ----0-- 0------|------- ----3-- ------- -------| B|1-------1-----------1---1------|3-----------3------------------| G|2-------2-----------2---2------|0---0--------------------------| D|2-------2-----------2---2------|0------------------------------| A|0-------0-----------0---0------|2------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------| Oh, how I cried that night C (x32010@1) Em+5 Ame|------- (x02210@1)------- ----0-- -------|----0-- ------- ------- -------| B|--------1-------------------1--|----1-------1------------------| G|--------0-------0-----------0--|0-----------0------------------| D|--------2-------2-----------2--|2-----------2------------------| A|3-------3-------2--------------|0-------------------3---3---3--| E|3-------3-------0--------------|--------------------0---1---2--| If only I'd been born in Lily's time Ge|------- (320003@1)3------ ------- -------|15----- ----15- ------- -------| B|--------3----------------------|----15----------15-------------| G|0-------0----------------------|-------------------------------| D|0-------0----------------------|-------------------------------| A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------| It would have been alright e|15----- ------- 15----- -------| B|15--------------15-------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) Ge|8------ (320003@1)8------ 7------ 7------|5------ 5------ 3------ 3------| B|8-------8-------8-------8------|5-------5-------3-------3------| G|9-------9-------9-------9------|5-------5-------4-------4------| D10------10-------9-------9------|7-------7-------5-------5------| A10------10-------7-------7---7--|7-------7-------5-------5---3--| E|8-------8-------------------5--|5-------5-------3-------3---1--| Pictures of Lily made my life so won.. F (133211@1) Em+5 D (xx0232@1) Ge|1------ (320003@1)1------ 0------ 0------|2------ 2------ 3------ -------| B|1-------1-------1-------1------|3-------3-------3--------------| G|2-------2-------0-------0---2--|2-------2-------0--------------| D|3-------3-------2-------2---0--|0-------0-------0--------------| A|3-------3---2---2-------2------|----------------2--------------| E|1-------1---0---0-------0------|----------------3--------------| ....derful C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F5e|8------ (133xxx@1)8------ 7------ 7------|5------ ------- 3------ -------| B|8-------8-------8-------8------|5---------------3--------------| G|9-------9-------9-------9------|5---------------4--------------| D10------10-------9-------9------|7---------------5--------------| A10------10-------7-------7---7--|7-----------5---5-----------3--| E|8-------8-------------------5--|5-----------3---3-----------1--| Pictures of Lily help me sleep at night F (133211@1) Em+5 D (xx0232@1) E5e|1------ (022xxx@1)------- 0------ 0------|2---2-- 2------ ------- -------| B|1---------------1-------1------|3---3---3----------------------| G|2---------------0-------0------|2---2---2----------------------| D|3-----------2---2-------2------|0---0---0-------2---2---2---2--| A|3-----------2---2-------2------|----------------2---2---2---2--| E|1-----------0---0-------0------|----------------0---0---0---0--| e|------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|---------------|-------------------------------| G|---------------|-------------------------------| D|2---2---2---2--|2-----------2-------2----------| A|2---2---2---2--|2-----------2-------2----------| E|0---0---0---0--|3B4-----0-----------3B4--------| A (x02220@1) Dbm (x13321@4) F#m (244222@1) Ee|5------ (022100@1)------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- 0------ -------| B|5---------------5--------------|2---------------0--------------| G|6---------------6--------------|2---------------1--------------| D|7---------------6--------------|4---------------2--------------| A|7---------------4--------------|4-----------2---2--------------| E|5------------------------------|2-----------0---0--------------| For me and Lily are together in my dreams D (xx0232@1) Dbm (x13321@4) Bm (x24432@1) E5e|2------ (022xxx@1)------- 4------ -------|2------ 2------ ------- -------| B|3---------------5--------------|3-------3----------------------| G|2---------------6--------------|4-------4----------------------| D|0-----------0---6--------------|4-------4---2---2-------2---2--| A|------------0---4--------------|2-------2---2---2-------2---2--| E|-------------------------------|------------0---0-------0---0--| A (x02220@1) Dbm (x13321@4) F#m (244222@1) Ee|5------ (022100@1)------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- 0------ -------| B|5---------------5--------------|2---------------0--------------| G|6---------------6--------------|2---------------1--------------| D|7---------------6--------------|4---------------2--------------| A|7---------------4-----------4--|4-----------2---2--------------| E|5---------------------------2--|2-----------0---0--------------| And I ask you, "Hey mister, have you ever seen" D (xx0232@1) E5 (022xxx@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) E5e|2------ (022xxx@1)------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|3------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|2------------------------------|9---9---9---7-------9---------| D|0------------------------------|9---9---9---7-------9---------| A|-------------------------------|7---7---7---5-------7---------| E|-------------------------------|0---0---0---0-------0----------| Pictures of Lily B (x2444x@1)Bend R Release / Slide up Slide down H Hammer-on P Pull-off ~ Vibrato + Harmonic x Mute note . Play note like a dot in standard notation ^ Ties two notes together (. Pause