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