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 
Eb 
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 
Eb 
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 
Eb                            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 Am7 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                       Am7 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.) 


ocultar tablatura
 
*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 
Eb 
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 
Eb 
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 
Eb 
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      Eb     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...