Problem with init.ly file

[Ben]

I've been working on a number of small compositions, and every time I
try to create a PDF with Lilypond 2.6.5 (Windows), I get a problem
during "Parsing." The program tells me that there is one of several
problems with init.ly. They vary from "error: syntax error, unexpected
SCM_T" to " error: syntax error, unexpected $end". What do these mean,
and what am I doing wrong?

Also, how do I create chords, properly? I'm having no end of trouble from this.
Here's what the program gives me:

error: syntax error, unexpected DIGIT, expecting DRUM_PITCH or
NOTENAME_PITCH or '>'
R2.*4 <d
        8 d,>^\accent r8 <d' d,>^( <a' d,>^\accent) r

Please help me!
~Ben