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PICTURES OF LILY: THE WHO (P. Townshend) 126 – 4/4
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D/A(bass) |./. |
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G G/F# |Em Em7/B |D |D D7 |
I USED TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I USED TO FEEL SO BAD.
G G/F# |Em Em7/B |D |./.
I GOT SICK OF HAVING SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, I WENT AND TOLD MY DAD.
|Em Em7/B |C B7 |
HE SAID, SON NOW HERE’S SOME LITTLE SOMETHINGS,
Em Em7/B |D D7 |
AND STUCK THEM ON MY WALL.
G G/F# |Em Em7/B |
AND NOW MY NIGHTS AREN’T QUITE SO LONELY, IN FACT I,
D |./. |./. |./. |
I DON’T FEEL BAD AT ALL. I DON’T FEEL BAD AT ALL.
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G Bm |Em D |C Bm |A D |
PICTURES OF LILY, MADE MY LIFE SO WONDER-FUL.
G Bm |Em D |C Bm |A B |B |
PICTURES OF LILY, HELPED ME SLEEP AT NI - GHT.
E G#m |C#m B A G#m |F#m B |
PICTURES OF LILY, SOLVED MY CHILDHOOD PRO-BLEMS.
E G#m |C#m B |A |B |./. |
PICTURES OF LILY, HELPED ME FEEL AL-RI- GHT.
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B –A-B|B |B –A-B|B |E –D-E|E |E -D-E|
PICTURES OF LILY. LILY, OH LILY. LILY, OH LILY.
E |A –G-A|A –G-A|D –C-D|D |
PICTURES OF LILY.
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G G/F# |Em Em7/B |D |./. -
AND THEN ONE DAY THINGS WEREN’T QUITE SO FINE, I FELL IN LOVE WITH LILY.
D7 |G G/F# |Em Em7/B |
I ASKED MY DAD WHERE LILY I COULD FIND, HE SAID,
D |./. |Em Em7/B |C B7 |
SON NOW DON’T BE SILLY. SHE’S BEEN DEAD SINCE NINETEEN TWENTY-NINE,
Em Em7/B |D D7 |G G/F# |Em Em7/B |
OH HOW I CRIED THAT NIGHT. IF ONLY I’D BE BORN IN LILY’S TIME,
D |./. |./. |
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AL-RI- GHT.
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G Bm |Em D |C Bm |A D |
PICTURES OF LILY, MADE MY LIFE SO WONDER-FUL.
G Bm |Em D |C Bm |A B |B |
PICTURES OF LILY, HELPED ME SLEEP AT NI - GHT.
E G#m |C#m B |A G#m |F#m B |
FOR ME AND LILY ARE TO-GETHER IN MY DREA-MS.
E G#m |C#m B |A |B - A- B|
AND I ASK YOU, HEY MISTER HAVE YOU EVER SEEN, PICTURES OF LI-LY.
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Master Shaïtan Wanna Be |
#1 by Master Shaïtan at Aug 13, 1971 at 2:59 PM EST |
| It's clear that song is about masturbation but wouldn't say it's about porn for I don't think that's the right word for the "pictures of Lily". I've always imagined that the "pictures of Lily" are pictures of a very beautiful and attractive woman - maybe a famous movie star or a woman from showbusiness - not smutty or dirty porn pictures. | |
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sY Average |
#2 by sYsTem oWnS rOx at Jun 8, 1974 at 7:00 AM EST |
| This is a great song. Presumably its not just about generic porn, but about a particular Lily his father knew, as the he "fell in love with lily" and it even specifies when she died. Perhaps its a comment on how we build things up in our head to be more than they are. And perhaps it demonstrates the foolishness of blind hero-worship style adulation. | |
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Chris Average |
#3 by Chris Essery at Apr 13, 1976 at 7:42 PM EST |
| It's thought that "Lily" is a reference to turn-of-the-century British actress Lillie Langtry, "The Jersey Lily", a beauty who was a mistress of the Prince of Wales. As in the song, she died in 1929. | |
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Joey Wanna Be |
#4 by Joey at Sep 10, 1986 at 8:45 AM EST |
| haha, right when it gets to "shes been dead since 1929" i crack up for some reason. what a cruel dad to give his son pr0n pics of a chick thats dead already lol | |
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lewi Wanna Be |
#5 by lewi broadway at May 25, 1989 at 3:58 AM EST |
| pictures of lily = porn | |
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ben Average |
#6 by ben doherty at May 1, 1990 at 6:48 PM EST |
| to quote john entwistle "its all about wanking" | |
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Hudson Lead Player |
#7 by Hudson Ryan at Jan 5, 1993 at 12:56 AM EST |
| It's said that masturbation supposedly works as an aid for sleeping. Which is probably the premise behind the song here. | |
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john Wanna Be |
#8 by john dolmayan at Mar 21, 1994 at 12:55 PM EST |
| This is such a funny song, they write some of the simplist songs that are so great and funny. | |
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adam Average |
#9 by adam humphreys at Mar 12, 1995 at 8:37 AM EST |
| bingo. the song is about masturbation | |
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Mikel Average |
#10 by Mikel A. at Feb 25, 1996 at 9:51 AM EST |
| Pictures of Lily is a real set of pornography! Me and my friends are huge who fans (or at least i am) and we were on a trip to Toronto. We were at the marche, and i went to the bathroom. THere was so much 30s porn therre... anyways, there was one set of pictures and it said "Pictures of Lily'. So Pete Townshend actually got that title from something | |
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Carly Average |
#11 by Carly at Mar 7, 2001 at 11:58 AM EST |
| Wow, he must have a kick ass dad to give him porn. Also, a rather odd one to teach his son about jackin off. | |