Artist: Boo Hewerdine
Song: White lilies
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!

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  G
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        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!


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