Chord Lilac Wine by Jeff Buckley

lilac wine written by j . shelton lilac wine - - chord chart and tab originally posted by michael harris , may 20 1996 * * "lilac wine" chord chart * * this is my user - friendly chord map to "lw" . it is not too far from john pollock’s earlier tab of this , but there are some variations , particularly the diminished chord and the D7 instead of D . Gm i lost myself on a cool damp night D# gave myself in that misty light D7 Cm was hypnotized by a strange delight D7 Gm under a lilac tree Gm i made wine from the lilac tree D# put my heart in its recipe Cm * it makes me see what i want to see . . . D7 Gm and be what i want to be Gdim C when i think more than i want to think Cm Gm do things i never should do Gdim C i drink much more than i ought to drink Cm G 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 D# 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 . . . notes : >the C minor chord marked with the * is actually a bit more involved complicated? if you look at the tab , as it has an a in the bass . this actually makes it , i think , an "a minor 7 diminished 5" , but don’t quote me!! >diagrams for the G diminished chord and the Am7dim5 are below : alternatively see the tab . >to get the "muted jazzy feel" john pollock referred to in his post , without being confined to barre chords which are difficult and also are not what i have tabbed out below for the most part , i suggest using the thumb and fingers of the right picking hand rather than a plectrum , to "stroke" the strings . chords E | - - - | - - - | - 4 - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | B | - - - | - 2 - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - 1 - | - - - | - - - | G | - - - | - - - | - 3 - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - 4 - | - - - | D | - - - | - 1 - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - 3 - | - - - | A | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | | 1 | - - - | - - - | - - - | E | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - 2 - | - - - | 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 6 G diminished Am7dim5 i think to make this a cminor , just play the 1 on the 5th string rather than the 2 on the 6th , ok * * "lilac wine" complete tab * * this is actually fairly easy and quite fun to play . as best i can figure it , this is what i think is actually played on the "grace" album . at least , it’s pretty darn close . . . standard tuning!! what a shock! i’m just going to tab out the individual chords , not the rhythm or anything . y’all can figure that out yourselves . if you are training your ear , a good exercise is to figure out which chord below goes where in the song . * introduction E - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 4 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - - | G - - 3 - - - 0 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 3 - - - - | D - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - 5 - - - - | A - - 5 - - - 6 - - - 5 - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 6 - - - x - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - 4 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - | D - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - - | A - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | * "lilac wine . . . " bit E - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - - | B - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - 1 - - - - | G - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - | D - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - - | A - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - - | E - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - x - - - x - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - x - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - | E - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - 1 - - - 8 - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - 3 - - - - - - - | G - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 8 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - - - - - | D - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 8 - - - 4 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - - - - - | A - - - - - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 6 - - - 5 - - - 7 - - - 5 - - - - - - - | E - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | now , i’ll leave the final progression up to you since it’s just A variation on the above , and the chord chart i provided gives the essential information . the one variation through the song that might be worth noting is that on the second run through , when we get to "sweet and heady" , halfway through the D7 bit , jeff adds a suspension which should be pretty apparent when you hear it i’m providing the "rhythm" in the tab below : E - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - - | B - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - | G - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - - | D - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - | A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | happy playing . mh date : thu , 15 jun 1995 13 : 55 : 09 +0100 from : john ib pollock , stu111@central . napier . ac . uk subject : lilac wine corrected okay i finally got round to doing lilac wine : "the reason men drink" jeff in concert , august 1994 try and play it with barre chords to give that muted jazzy feel particularly the G G7 bit . as it is fairly jazzy i may have simplifed the harmonies a bit , but try it and see . as normal i make no claims as to accuracy . lilac wine cover Gm i lost myself on a cool damp night D# gave myself in that misty light Cm was hypnotized by a strange delight D under a lilac tree Gm i made wine from the lilac tree D# put my heart in its recipe Cm it makes me see what i want to see . . . D and be what i want to be F#m C when i think more than i want to think Cm Gm do things i never should do F#m C i drink much more that i ought to drink Cm D because i brings me back you . . . G G7 G G7 C D G G7 lilac wine is sweet and heady , like my love C F G C F G C lilac wine , i feel unsteady , like my love D# listen to me . . . i cannot see clearly D Am D isn’t that she coming to me nearly here? and reapeat patterns . and the last bit the coda? my musical education is sadly lacking G G7 C D G G7 lilac wine , i feel unready for my love C D# D G i feel unready for my love . . . lyrics i lost myself on a cool damp night gave myself in that misty light was hypnotized by a strange delight under a lilac tree i made wine from the lilac tree put my heart in its recipe it makes me see what i want to see . . . and be what i want to be when i think more than i want to think do things i never should do i drink much more that i ought to drink because it brings me back you . . . lilac wine is sweet and heady , like my love lilac wine , i feel unsteady , like my love listen to me . . . i cannot see clearly isn’t that she coming to me nearly here? lilac wine is sweet and heady where’s my love? lilac wine , i feel unsteady , where’s my love? listen to me , why is everything so hazy? isn’t that she , or Am i just going crazy , dear? lilac wine , i feel unready for my love . . .