Written by Hans Leip and Norbert Shultz lyric Tommie Connor
A F#m D9 E7 Underneath the lantern by the barrack gate E7 D9 E E7 A Darling I remember the way you used to wait D Cdim A F#7 'Twas there that you whispered tenderly D Cdim Bm7 F#7 That you lov'd me, you'd always be D9 E7 A F#7 D9 E7 A My Lilli of the lamplight, my own Lilli Marlene A F#m D9 E7 Time would come for roll call, time for us to part E7 D9 E E7 A Darling I'd caress you and press you to my heart D Cdim A F#7 And there 'neath that far off lantern light D Cdim Bm7 F#7 I'd hold you tight we'd kiss goodnight D9 E7 A F#7 D9 E7 A My Lillie of the lamplight, my own Lilli Marlene A F#m D9 E7 Orders came for sailing somewhere over there E7 D9 E E7 A All confined to barracks was more than I could bear D Cdim A F#7 I knew you were waiting in the street D Cdim A F#7 I heard your feet, but could not meet D9 E7 A F#7 D9 E7 A My Lillie of the lamplight, my own Lilli Marlene A F#m D9 E7 Resting in a billet just behind the line E7 D9 E E7 A Even though we're parted, your lips are close to mine D Cdim A F#7 You wait where that lantern softly gleams D Cdim Bm7 F#7 Your sweet face seems to haunt my dreams D9 E7 A F#7 D9 E7 A My Lillie of the lamplight, my own Lilli Marlene