Lilac Wine Chords
by Jeff Buckley
Lilac Wine by Jeff Buckley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, Eb, D, Am7(b5), D7, Fdim7, C, Cm, G5, G, G7, Dm and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Gm
I lost myself on a cool damp night
Eb
Gave myself in that misty light
D Am7(b5)
Was hypnotized by a strange delight
D7 Gm
Under a lilac tree
Gm
I made wine from the lilac tree
Eb
Put my heart in its recipe
Am7(b5)
It makes me see what I want to see...
D7 Gm
And be what I want to be
Fdim7 C
When I think more than I want to think
Cm Gm
and Do things I never should do
Fdim7 C
I drink much more than I ought to drink
Cm G5 D7
Because I brings me back you...
G G7
G G7 C D7 G G7
Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love
C Dm G C Dm G C
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love
Eb D7
Listen to me... I cannot see clearly
D7 Am7 D7
Isn't that she coming to me nearly here?
And repeat as necessary.
The final progression is just:
G G7 C D7 G G7
Lilac Wine, I feel unready for my love
C Cm D7 G
I feel unready for my love...