Lili Marlene chords by Perry Como
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Verse 1
(G major) (This is the story of Lili (D major) (G major) (D major) Marlene,
doo, (G major) doo, doo doo, doo!)
Verse 2
(B minor) Would you like to (G major) hear the story, (C major)
(B minor) of a girl (C major) that many sol (D major) diers (G major) know?
It's a tale of love in all it's glory, (C major)
they tell when the (A major) lights
are soft (D major) an' low!
(G major) Under (B minor) neath the (G major) lamp post (C major) by
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Verse 3
the bri (D major) gades
stand (A minor) ing all (D major) alone every night you'll (G major) see her wait,
she wait (C major) s for a boy who (G major) marched away
(D major) and though he's gone,
she (G major) hears him say:
(D major) "Oh promise you'll (C major) be
Verse 4
(G major) true,
fare thee well (D major) Lili (G major) Marlene,
'till (D major) I re (C major) turn (D major) to (G major) you,
fare (B minor) thee (D major) well Lili (G major) Marlene! "
(This is the story (D major) of (A major) Lili (D major)
Verse 5
(G major) Marlene!)
With a kiss she gave her (C major) promise,
Verse 6
to be constant (B minor) as the (C major) stars (G major) above,
(B minor) every (G major) soldier (B minor) knows she's
(G major) kept her (C major) promise,
and she (A major) has been (D major) faith (A major) ful (D major) to her
(A major) love! (D major) (G major)
Verse 7
(Underneath the lamp post
(C major) by the bri (D major) gade
standing all alone every night
you'll see her (G major) wait,
Verse 8
for (C major) this (A minor) is the place (C major) a
(G major) vow was made
and breezes (C major) (D major) sing her ser (G major) enade . . .)
"O (D major) h promise you'll be true, (G major)
Verse 9
(D major) fare (B minor) thee well (D major) Lili (G major) Marlene,
'till I (D major) return to (G major) you,
fare thee (D major) well Lili (G major) Marlene, "
Verse 10
(G major) (This is the story (D major) of Lili (G major) Mar
lene!
Though wee stems have an end (C major) ing,
(A minor) no one (C major) knows just (D major) what
the (G major) end (F sharp major) will (G major) be
(B minor) but to (G major) night when twilight is des (C major) cending,
if (G major) you'll come along,
here's (D major) what (C major) you'll see (B minor) . . .)
Underneath the (G major) lamp
Verse 11
post
(C major) by the bri (D major) gade
standing all alone every
night you'll see her (G major) wait,
(D major) an (C major) d as they go marching to the (G major) fray
the sol (D major) diers all salute (G major) and say:
We'll (D major) tell him you've been (G major) true,
Verse 12
fare thee well (D major) Lili (G major) (D major) Marlene,
'till he returns to (G major) you,
fare thee (D major) well . . .
Lili Marlene!
(G major)
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