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 | |
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|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
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|G |G |
I used to feel so bad
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|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,"
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|Am |G |
And stuck them on my wall
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|2----------------------|0--0--0--0-|
|2----------------------|0--0--0--0-|
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|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
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|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
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|A A A G A | |A A A G A | |
Lily, oh, Lily Pictures of Lily!
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|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 |
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|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------|
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|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
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[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?
