Lili Marlene Chords
by Vera Lynn
Lili Marlene by Vera Lynn is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, A, Bm and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C
Underneath the lantern by the barrack gate
D G
Darling I remember the way you used to wait
C G
Twas there that you whispered tenderly
D
That you loved me
G
You'd always be
C G
My Lili of the lamplight
D G
My own Lili Marlene
G
Time would come for roll call
C
Time for us to part
D G
Darling I'd caress you and press you to my heart
C G
And there 'neath that far-off lantern light
D
I'd hold you tight
G
We'd kiss good-night
C G
My Lili of the lamplight
D G
My own Lili Marlene
G C
Orders came for sailing somewhere over there
D G
All confined to barracks 'twas more than I could bear
C G
I knew you were waiting in the street
D
I heard your feet
G
But could not meet
C G
My Lili of the lamplight
D G
My own Lili Marlene
change of tone
A Bm
Resting in a billet just behind the line
E7 A
Even though we're parted your lips are close to mine
Bm A
You wait where that lantern softly gleams
E7 A
Your sweet face seems to haunt my dreams
Bm A
My Lili of the lamplight
E7 A
My own Lili Marlene
Bm A
My Lili of the lamplight
E7 A
My own Lili Marlene