THE WHO - PICTURES OF LILY (Townsend) Released as a single on 22nd
April 1967 with DOCTOR DOCTOR as the B side.
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
G5
| e | | |
| 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 Em+5 Am G5
| 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 Em+5 Am G5
| 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 G F Em
| e | 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 G
| e | 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 Em+5 Am G5 G
| e | 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 F5
| e | 3 | |
| 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
G5
| e | | |
| 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 Em Am G
| e | 8 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 Em+5 D G
| e | 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 Em Am G
| e | 8 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 Em+5 D E5
| e | 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 Dsus2 E5...
| 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 Db F#m E
| e | 5 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 Dbm B5 E5
| e | 2 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 Db F#m E
| e | 5 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 E
| e | | |
| 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 D5 E5
| e | | |
| 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 D5 E5
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | 7 7 7 5 7 |
| A | | 7 7 7 5 7 |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Pictures of Lily
A5 G5 A5
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | 7 7 7 5 7 |
| A | | 7 7 7 5 7 |
| E | | 5 5 5 3 5 |
Lily, oh Lily
A5 G5 A5
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | 7 7 7 5 7 |
| A | | 7 7 7 5 7 |
| E | | 5 5 5 3 5 |
Lily, oh Lily
xx
Pictures of Lily
D5 C5 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 F5 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 Em+5 Am G5
| 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 |
And then one day things quite so fine
weren't
G G5
| 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 fell in love with Lily
C Em+5 Am G5 G
| e | 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,
A5
| e | 3 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 G5 F5 E5
| e | 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 G
| e | 0 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 Em+5 Am
| e | 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
G
| e | 3 | 15 15 |
| B | 3 | 15 15 |
| G | 0 0 | |
| D | 0 0 | |
| A | 2 | |
| E | 3 | |
It would have been alright
C Em Am G
| e | 8 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 Em+5 D G
| e | 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 Em Am G F5
| e | 8 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 Em+5 D E5
| e | 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 Dbm F#m E
| e | 5 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 Dbm Bm E5
| e | 2 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 Dbm F#m E
| e | 5 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 E5 Dsus2 E5
| e | 2 | |
| 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 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