Tabbed by: DJ
30th Nov 2012

Tuning: Standard

A beautifully simple song, expressing the sadness of attending
more funerals as we all get older, and losing more friends and family.
I'd love to hear Tom Waits do a cover of this!

*********************************************************************

  G
 |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  | 


        G          Cm  D7   G               G7     C
White lilies re - mind me...   of those who had to go,
   G                D                        Cm                     D7
We... learn so late... that time won't wait,    and love is all we know!


        G             Cm  D7    G            G7          C
White lilies seem to find me,       more and more these days,
     G            D                     Cm             D7     G
He seems to have...  his daddy's eyes,     something always stays!


C                    G                   Am7            D7     G   ( G/A )( G/B )
   Gods and angels,     we create them ,      I used to wonder why,
C                  G                      A    A7    Am7        D7
   Now I see more...  why we make them , every time I say good - bye!


        G          Cm     D7    G           G7        C
White lilies, so lovely-----,       but you make me sigh,
        G            D                           Cm    D7          G
See,...life goes on... when we are gone, white lilies...  tell me why!


  G           Cm     D7     G    ( G/A ) ( G/B )  C    C/G
 |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /   /    /    |  /  /  /  /  | 

  G    ( G/B )( G/C ) D            Cm            D7
 |  /  /   /   /   |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  | 


C                    G                   Am7            D7     G   ( G/A )( G/B )
   Gods and angels,     we create them ,      I used to wonder why,
C                  G                      A    A7    Am7        D7
   Now I see more...  why we make them , every time I say good - bye!


        G          Cm     D7    G                G7      C
White lilies, so lovely-----,       oh, how you make me sigh,
        G            D                           Cm    D7          G
See,...life goes on... when we are gone, white lilies...  tell me why,
        G            D                           Cm        D7      G
See,...life goes on... when we are gone, white lilies...  tell me why!


***************************************************************************

G    =  320033   ( G/A )  = x0xxxx
Cm   =  x24432   ( G/B )  = x2xxxx
D7   =  xx0212   ( G/C )  = x3xxxx
G7   =  320001
C    =  x32010
D    =  xx0232
Am7  =  x02213
A    =  x02220
A7   =  x02020
C/G  =  332010