Pictures of Lily

Intro: 0:00
G | G

Verse 1: 0:04
C
  I used to wake up
        Am7     C
In the mornings,
G
  I used to feel so bad.

C
  I got so sick of having
  Am7      C
Sleepless nights,
G
  I went and told my dad. He said,
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  Am              G
"Son, now here's some
        F    E
Little something."
Am                      G
  And stuck them on my wall.

C
  And now my nights ain't quite
    Am7   C
So lonely,  in fact I -
G
  I don't feel bad at all.
G
  I don't feel bad at all.

Chorus: 0:38
 C                Am
Pictures of Lily made
    G       F     C | F G
My life so wonderful.
 C                Am
Pictures of Lily helped me
      G   F    Em D | E | E
Sleep at night.
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 A                F#m
Pictures of Lily solved
     A         D  C#m7 | Bm E
My childhood problems.
 A                F#m
Pictures of Lily helped me
 A      D   | E | E
Feel alright.

Bridge: 1:13
E:E:E D E!
          Pictures of Lily.
E:E:E D E!
          Lily of Lilies.
A:A:A G A!
          Lily, oh Lily.
A:A:A G A!
          Pictures of Lily.

Instrumental: 1:29
D:D:D C D! | D:D:D C D! | G:G:G F G! | G

Verse 2: 1:36
C
  And then one day things
          Am7     C
Weren't quite so fine,
G
  I fell in love with Lily.

C
  I asked my dad where Lily
Am7      C
I could find. He said,
G
  "Son, now don't be silly.
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Am            G
  She's been dead since
           F     E
Nineteen Twenty Nine.
Am                      G
  Oh, how I cried that night!

C
  If only I'd been born
    Am7    C
In Lily's time,
G
  It would have been alright.

Chorus: 2:08
 C                Am
Pictures of Lily made
    G       F     C | F G
My life so wonderful.
 C                Am
Pictures of Lily helped me
      G   F    Em D | E | E
Sleep at night.
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A                        F#m
  For me and Lily are together
A       D    A | Bm E
In my dreams.
A                      F#m
  And I ask you, "Hey Mister,
         A     D
Have you ever seen

Coda: 2:40
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Pictures of Lily?"