Pictures of Lily By The Who, 1967 >Appears on Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, 1971 Written by Pete Townshend ©1967 TRO-Essex Music, Inc. verse chords C x32010 Em/B x22030 Am x02210 F 13321x (use thumb) F# 24432x (use thumb) G 355433 and 320003 and 3x0033 G7 3x0001 or 3x3001 chorus chords (use thumb for root note on all chords) C 8T x10 988 Em/B 7Tx9987 Am 5Tx7555 G 3T55433 F 1T33211 A 5Tx7655 C#m/Ab 4Tx6654 F#m 2Tx4222 C#m xTx2120 Note: timing is approximate [intro] |G | | |----------------|3---------------| |----------------|0---------------| |----------------|0---------------| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |C Em/B |Am F F F#| I used to wake up every morning |----0---------------0----|-----0---------| |----1---------------3----|-----1---------| |----0---------------0----|-----2---------| |----2---------------2----|-----2---3-3-4-| |3-----------2------------|0--------3-3-4-| |-------------------------|---------1-1-2-| |G |G | I used to feel so bad |3-------------------|3-----------------| |0-------------------|0-----------------| |0-------------------|0-----------------| |0-------------------|0-----------------| |--------------------|------------------| |3-------------------|--3-2-3-2-3-2--0-2| |C Em/B |Am F F F#|G |G I got so sick of having sleepless nights I went and told my dad |Am G |F Em | He said, "Son now here's some little somethings," |----0---------------3-----|----1---------0---| |----1---------------3-----|----1---------0---| |----2---------------0-----|----2---------0---| |----2---------------0-----|----3---------2---| |0-------0-----------------|--------------2---| |---------------3--------3-|1T--------1-0----0| |Am |G | And stuck them on my wall |0----------------------|3--3--3--3-| |1----------------------|3--3--3--3-| |2----------------------|0--0--0--0-| |2----------------------|0--0--0--0-| |0----------------------|-----------| |-----------------------|3--3--3--3-| |C Em/B |Am F F F#| Now my nights ain't quite so lonely, in fact I |G5 | |G7 |G7 | I don't feel bad at all I don't feel bad at all [chorus] |C Em/B |Am G |F Em |D G | Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful |8--------8--7--7-|5-----5-3----3-|1-----1-0--|--2--3-----| |8--------8--8--8-|5-----5-3----3-|1-----1-0--|---3-3-----| |9--------9--9--9-|5-----5-4----4-|2-----2-0--|-2---0-----| |10-------10-9--9-|7-----7-5----5-|3-----3-2--|0----0-----| |-----------------|---------------|--------2--|-----------| |8T-------8T-7T-7T|5T----5T3T---3T|1T----1T0--|-----------| [2/4][4/4] |C Em/B |Am G |F Em |D |E |E | Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night |8------8----7--7-|5------5--3-----3-|-------------------| |8------8----8--8-|5------5--3-----3-|-------------------| |9------9----9--9-|5------5--4-----4-|2--2--2--2--0-0-0-0| |10-----10---9--9-|7------7--5-----5-|3--3--3--3--2-2-2-2| |-----------------|------------------|3--3--3--3--2-2-2-2| |8T-----8T---7T-7T|5T-----5T-3T----3T|1T-1T-1T-1T-0-0-0-0| |A C#m/Ab|F#m E |D C#m |B E | Pictures of Lily solved my childhood problem |5------5----4---4-|2------2-----------|2---0---|---------| |5------5----5---5-|2------2--0----0---|3---2---|--4--0---| |6------6----6---6-|2------2--1----1---|2---1---|---4-1---| |7------7----6---6-|4------4--2----2---|0---2---|-4---2---| |------------------|----------2----2---|--------|2----2---| |5T-----5T---4T--4T|2T-----2T-0----0---|--------|---------| |A C#m/Ab|F#m A |D |E | | Pictures of Lily helped me feel alright |5------5----4---4-|2------2--------|2-2-2-2-|-------|-------| |5------5----5---5-|2------2--0----0|3-3-3-3-|-------|-------| |6------6----6---6-|2------2--1----1|2-2-2-2-|-------|-------| |7------7----6---6-|4------4--2----2|0-0-0-0-|2------|-------| |------------------|----------2----2|--------|2------|-------| |5T-----5T---4T--4T|2T-----2T-0----0|--------|0---3^-|0------| [bridge] |E E E D E | |E E E D E | | Pictures of Lily Lily, oh, Lily |----------|-----------------|----------|--------------| |9-9-9-7-9-|-----------------|9-9-9-7-9-|--------------| |9-9-9-7-9-|-----------------|9-9-9-7-9-|--------------| |9-9-9-7-9-|-----------------|9-9-9-7-9-|--------------| |7-7-7-5-7-|-----------------|7-7-7-5-7-|--------------| |----------|-----------------|----------|--------------| |A A A G A | |A A A G A | | Lily, oh, Lily Pictures of Lily! |----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------| |5-5-5-3-5-|-----------------|5-5-5-3-5-|-----------------| |6-6-6-4-6-|-----------------|6-6-6-4-6-|-----------------| |7-7-7-5-7-|-----------------|7-7-7-5-7-|-----------------| |7-7-7-5-7-|-----------------|7-7-7-5-7-|-----------------| |5-5-5-3-5-|-----------------|5-5-5-3-5-|-----------------| |D D D C D |D D D C D |G G G F G |G | |----------|----------|----------|3------| |7-7-7-5-7-|7-7-7-5-7-|----------|0------| |7-7-7-5-7-|7-7-7-5-7-|4-4-4-2-4-|0------| |7-7-7-5-7-|7-7-7-5-7-|5-5-5-3-5-|0------| |5-5-5-3-5-|5-5-5-3-5-|5-5-5-3-5-|-------| |----------|----------|3-3-3-1-3-|3------| 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 G It would have been alright |15----15-----------|-15-------| |--15----15---------|----15----| |-------------0-----|----------| |-------------------|----------| |-------------------|----------| |-------------------|----------| [repeat chorus] Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night |A C#m/Ab |F#m E |D C#m |B E | For me and Lily are together in my dreams |A C#m/Ab |F#m E |D | And I ask you, hey, mister, have you ever seen |E E E D E Pictures of Lily?