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CAPO: 1
TUNING: standard
INTRO 
  G-  D-   D- G  
VERSE 
 GDilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 GThen you're Bmgonna Abe Dlate
 DIf you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 DThen you're Agonna Bmbe Glate
VERSE 
 GIf you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 GThen you're Bmgonna Abe Dlate
 DIf you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 DThen you're Agonna Bmbe Glate
CHORUS
 CYou heard me Dsay 
 Dlove all the Gway
 EmAn' I will Dprove 
 love all the Gway
BRIDGE
 GDon't dilly dally - GOh don't dilly dally
 EmI tell you now  - Gdon't dilly dally
 CKeep on, keep on telling  - Gdon't dilly dally
VERSE 2
 GIf you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little
 GThen you're Bmgonna Abe Dlate
 DIf you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little
 DThen you're Asure tBmo bGe late
VERSE 
 GIf you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 GThen you're Bmgonna Abe Dlate
 DIf you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 DThen you're Agonna Bmbe Glate
Instrumental
CHORUS
 CYou heard me Dsay 
 Dlove all the Gway
 EmAn' I will Dprove 
 love all the Gway
VERSE 
 GIf you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 GThen you're Bmgonna Abe Dlate
 DIf you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 DThen you're Agonna Bmbe Glate
VERSE 2
 GIf you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little
 GThen you're Bmgonna Abe Dlate
 DIf you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little
 DThen you're Asure tBmo bGe late
ENDING 
 GI tell you - GDon't dilly dally
 EmI tell you what no no  - GDon't dilly dally
 CAaaay ay ay ay  - GDon't dilly dally
 GTell you one more time  - GDon't dilly dally
 EmPlease dont tell me now  - GDon't dilly dally 
 CPlease I'm waitin' waitin' - GDon't dilly dally
 GPlease hear me sayin' - GDon't dilly dally
 EmDon't don't don't don't don't - GDon't dilly dally
 CKeep on knockin' knockin' - GDon't dilly dally
 G-  Bm- G  

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Dilly Dally

by Toots and The Maytals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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CAPO: 1

TUNING: standard

INTRO

G D D G

- - -

VERSE

Dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally

G Bm A D

Then you're gonna be late

If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally

D A Bm G

Then you're gonna be late

VERSE

If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally

G Bm A D

Then you're gonna be late

If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally

D A Bm G

Then you're gonna be late

CHORUS

C D

You heard me say

D G

love all the way

Em D

An' I will prove

love all the way

BRIDGE

G G

Don't dilly dally - Oh don't dilly dally

Em G

I tell you now - don't dilly dally

C G

Keep on, keep on telling - don't dilly dally

VERSE 2

If you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little

G Bm A D

Then you're gonna be late

If you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little

D A Bm G

Then you're sure to be late

VERSE

If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally

G Bm A D

Then you're gonna be late

If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally

D A Bm G

Then you're gonna be late

Instrumental

CHORUS

C D

You heard me say

D G

love all the way

Em D

An' I will prove

love all the way

VERSE

If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally

G Bm A D

Then you're gonna be late

If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally

D A Bm G

Then you're gonna be late

VERSE 2

If you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little

G Bm A D

Then you're gonna be late

If you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little

D A Bm G

Then you're sure to be late

ENDING

G G

I tell you - Don't dilly dally

Em G

I tell you what no no - Don't dilly dally

C G

Aaaay ay ay ay - Don't dilly dally

G G

Tell you one more time - Don't dilly dally

Em G

Please dont tell me now - Don't dilly dally

C G

Please I'm waitin' waitin' - Don't dilly dally

G G

Please hear me sayin' - Don't dilly dally

Em G

Don't don't don't don't don't - Don't dilly dally

C G

Keep on knockin' knockin' - Don't dilly dally

G Bm G

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About Dilly Dally Chords by Toots and The Maytals

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