Pictures Of Lily Bass

Pictures Of Lily
By The Who
Written by Pete Townshend
Bass performance by John Entwistle
Tabbed by BIG TOMMY P
STANDARD TUNING
 
Intro
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Verse:
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    “I used to wake up in the morning”
    “I got so     sick of having sleepless nights”
 
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     “I used to feel so bad”
     “I went and told my dad”
 
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“He said ‘son now here’s some little somethings,’”
 
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        “and stuck them on my wall”
 
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   “now my nights ain’t quite so lonely, in fact I”
 
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      “I don’t feel bad at all,  (I don’t feel bad at all)”
 
Chorus:
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     “pictures of lily, made my life so wonderful”
 
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   “pictures of lily, helped me sleep at night”
 
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“pictures of lily, solved my childhood problem”
 
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     “pictures of lily, helped me feel alright”
 
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                  “pictures of lily”                        “lily, oh, lily”
 
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                    “lily oh, lily” 			“PICTURES OF LILY!”
 
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Repeat the verses and chorus again
 
Then finish with
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        “Pictures of Lily?”
 
there, that’s good enough, some bits may be a bit off,
but you can figure them out, the timing may fuck you, so be on guard.
Have fun.
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