[Verse]
[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
[Fdim]                     [C]
When I think more than I want to think
[Cm]                       [Gm]
Do things I never should do
[Fdim]                     [C]
I drink much more than I ought to drink
[Cm]                             [Gm]       [D7]
Because it brings me back you...

[Instrumental]
[G]      [G7]

[Chorus]
[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?

[Chorus]
[G]     [G7]   [C]         [D7]         [G]        [G7]
Lilac wine is sweet and heady, where's my love?
[C]     [Dm] [G]  [C]         [Dm]  [G]  [C]
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, where's my love
[D#]                                 [D7]
Listen to me, why is everything so hazy?
[D7]                                [Am7]   [D7]
Isn't that she, or am I just going crazy, dear?

[Outro]
[G]     [G7]     [C]       [D7]     [G]      [G7]
Lilac wine, I feel unready, for my love
           [C]    [Cm]    [D7]       [G]
I feel unready       for my love...