Biography:
Dame Vera Margaret Lynn (Vera Margaret Welch, 20 March 1917 - 18 June 2020) widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart", was an English singer, songwriter and actress. Her musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War.
During the war she toured Egypt, India, and Burma (Myanmar) as part of ENSA, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England".
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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
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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
Veronica Falls
Veronica Maggio
Veronica Orozco
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Versengold