Chord/Tab song: White Lilies

Song: White lilies
Tabbed by: DJ
30th Nov 2012

Tuning: Standard

A beautifully simple song, expressing the sadness of attending
more funerals as we all get older, and losing more friends and family.
I'd love to hear Tom Waits do a cover of this!



| [G]/ / / / | / / / / |

White li[G]lies re - m[Cm]ind [D7]me...[G] of those who [G7]had to [C]go,
We.[G].. learn so late.[D].. that time won't wait, [Cm] and love is all we k[D7]now!

White li[G]lies seem to f[Cm]ind [D7]me, [G] more and [G7]more these d[C]ays,
He se[G]ems to have..[D]. his daddy's eyes, [Cm] something al[D7]ways st[G]ays!

[C] Gods and angels, [G] we create them, [Am7] I used to w[D7]onder w[G]hy,[(G/A)(G/B)]
[C] Now I see more..[G]. why we make them, ev[A]ery t[A7]ime I [Am7]say good - [D7]bye!

White li[G]lies, so lo[Cm]vely---[D7]--, [G] but you [G7]make me si[C]gh,
See,...l[G]ife goes on..[D]. when we are gone, white li[Cm]lies..[D7]. tell me w[G]hy!

| [G]/ / / / |[Cm] / / [D7]/ / | [G]/ / [(G/A)] / [(G/B)] / | [C]/ / [C/G] / / |

| [G]/ / [(G/B)(G/C)] / / | [D]/ / / / | [Cm]/ / / / | /[D7] / / / |

[C] Gods and angels, [G] we create them, [Am7] I used to w[D7]onder w[G]hy,[(G/A)(G/B)]
[C] Now I see more..[G]. why we make them, ev[A]ery t[A7]ime I [Am7]say good - [D7]bye!

White li[G]lies, so lo[Cm]vely---[D7]--, [G] oh, how you m[G7]ake me s[C]igh,
See,...l[G]ife goes on..[D]. when we are gone, white li[Cm]lies..[D7]. tell me w[G]hy,
See,...l[G]ife goes on..[D]. when we are gone, white li[Cm]lies... t[D7]ell me w[G]hy!



G 320033 (G/A) x0xxxx
Cm x24432 (G/B) x2xxxx
D7 xx0212 (G/C) x3xxxx
G7 320001
C x32010
D xx0232
Am7 x02213
A x02220
A7 x02020
C/G 332010