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Hey There Delilah
Plain White Ts
Capo 2
Each Chord gets two measures unless otherwise noted.
Strum Guide:
If you want to fingerpick, assign 1st and 2nd fingers to 3rd and 2nd strings. Thumb plays bass note.
Or, you can strum it like this:
B D B D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Chord Guide | |||
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32 1 C: x32010 |
12
Em: 022000 |
231
Am: x02210 |
3 2 1
Am/G: 3x2010 |
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T 321 F: 1x321x |
3 2 1
C/G: 3x2010 |
2 31
Am/B: x2x210 |
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Intro: / C - - - / - - - - / Em - - - / - - - - / x2
C
Hey there Delilah,
Em
What’s it like in New York City?
C
I’m a thousand miles away,
Em
But girl tonight you look so pretty,
Am (1½) Am/G (½)
Yes you do,
F (1) G (1) Am
Time Square can’t shine as bright as you,
G
I swear it’s true.
C
Hey there Delilah,
Em
Don’t you worry about the distance,
C
I’m right there if you get lonely,
Em
Give this song another listen,
Am (1½) Am/G (½)
Close your eyes,
F (1) G (1) Am
Listen to my voice it’s my disguise,
G
I’m by your side.
Chorus:
C (1½) C/G (½) Am (1½) Am/B (½)
Oh it’s what you do to me,
C (1½) C/G (½) Am (1½) Am/B (½)
Oh it’s what you do to me,
C (1½) C/G (½) Am (1½) Am/B (½)
Oh it’s what you do to me,
C (1½) C/G (½) Am (1½) Am/B (½)
Oh it’s what you do to me, What you do to me.
/ C - - - / - - C/G - /
C
Hey there Delilah,
Em
I know times are getting hard,
C
But just believe me girl some day,
Em
I'll pay the bills with this guitar,
Am (1½) Am/G (½)
We'll have it good,
F (1) G (1) Am
We'll have the life we knew we would,
G
My word is good.
C
Hey there Delilah,
Em
I’ve got so much left to say,
C
If every simple song I wrote to you,
Em
Would take your breath away,
Am (1½) Am/G (½)
I’d write it all,
F (1) G (1) Am
Even more in love with me you’d fall,
G
We’d have it all.
Chorus
Bridge:
F
A thousand miles seems pretty far,
G
But they’ve got planes and trains and cars,
C (1½) C/G (½) Am (1½) Am/G (½)
I’d walk to you if I had no other way,
F
Our friends would all make fun of us,
G
And we'll just laugh along because,
C (1½) C/G (½) Am (1½) Am/G (½)
We know that none of them have felt this way,
F
Delilah I can promise you,
G
That by the time we get through,
Am (4)
The world will never ever be the same,
G (4)
And you’re to blame.
C
Hey there Delilah you be
Em
good, and don’t you miss me,
C
Two more years and you’ll be done with school,
Em
And I'll be making history,
Am (1½) Am/G (½)
Like I do,
F (1) G (1) Am (1½) Am/G (½)
You’ll know it's all because of you,
F (1) G (1) Am (1½) Am/G (½)
We can do whatever we want to,
F (1) G (1) Am
Hey there Delilah here's to you,
G (4)
This one’s for you.
Chorus
End on C
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
