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Sweet Delilah

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--Check the other posted tabs for the main melodies, this submission is for the chord accompaniment or a
simpler alternative. The chords are not originally played in the first verse or the 
entire song, but they still match upwith the song and the notes J. Loren sings--
There's 2 chord progressions:
1:  Em-  D-  C-  C(1 beat E, 1 beat D, 2 beats of C) - Verses
2:  Am-  G-  B-  Em(1 beat of each) - used for the chorus "I said oh,..-." and ending
    EmSweet DeliDlah, come insideC  
And won't you meCnd my broken bonesEm  
The more that DI get tossed asCide
The more I bCeg you not to go
(This is where the chords come in during the song)
EmI'm building up a wDallC  
And I caCnt get over it
EmI slip Dinto the Cfalls againC  
I said Amoh, nGo, I knBow I've been a fEmool
And I sAmaid whoa, Gno, I fBell in lEmove with you
                 Am       G                 B             Em   B(play until next verse)
And I said whoa, no, I know I've been a fool when I said
   EmSweet DelilDah can't denyC  
That she was hCappy long ago
EmTwenty fivDe and full of liCfe
The more I Cbegged her not to know
EmWhite painDt up on the Cwalls
Pretty piCctures of the day
EmI sliDpped into the fCalls again
I said Amoh, nGo, I knBow I've been a fEmool
And I sAmaid whoa, Gno, I fBell in lEmove with you
                 Am       G                 B             Em   B(keep playing)
And I said whoa, no, I know I've been a fool when I said
Oh, yeah
[Solo] - Repeat the 1st progression of Em/D/C/C  
And I said Amoh, nGo, I knBow I've been a fEmool
And I sAmaid whoa, Gno, I fBell in lEmove with you
And I said wAmhoa, noG, I knBow I've been a fEmool when I sBaid
AmOh, Gno, I kBnow I've been a fEmool, and I said,
AmLord knoGws that I fBell in Emlove with you, I said,
AmOh, Gno, well I kBnow I've bEmeen a fool and I saBid
[whistling, chord progression 2(chorus) repeats + fade out]
  Am    G    B   Em(x3)
B
  Am    G    B   Em(very quiet)

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Sweet Delilah

by Hurt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

--Check the other posted tabs for the main melodies, this submission is for the chord accompaniment or a

simpler alternative. The chords are not originally played in the first verse or the

entire song, but they still match upwith the song and the notes J. Loren sings--

There's 2 chord progressions:

Em D C C

1: - - - (1 beat E, 1 beat D, 2 beats of C) - Verses

Am G B Em

2: - - - (1 beat of each) - used for the chorus "I said oh,..-." and ending

Em D C

Sweet Delilah, come inside

C Em

And won't you mend my broken bones

D C

The more that I get tossed aside

The more I beg you not to go

(This is where the chords come in during the song)

Em D C

I'm building up a wall

And I cant get over it

Em D C C

I slip into the falls again

Am G B Em

I said oh, no, I know I've been a fool

Am G B Em

And I said whoa, no, I fell in love with you

Am G B Em B

(play until next verse)

And I said whoa, no, I know I've been a fool when I said

Em D C

Sweet Delilah can't deny

That she was happy long ago

Em D C

Twenty five and full of life

The more I begged her not to know

Em D C

White paint up on the walls

Pretty pictures of the day

Em D C

I slipped into the falls again

Am G B Em

I said oh, no, I know I've been a fool

Am G B Em

And I said whoa, no, I fell in love with you

Am G B Em B

(keep playing)

And I said whoa, no, I know I've been a fool when I said

Oh, yeah

Em D C C

[Solo] - Repeat the 1st progression of ///

Am G B Em

And I said oh, no, I know I've been a fool

Am G B Em

And I said whoa, no, I fell in love with you

Am G B Em B

And I said whoa, no, I know I've been a fool when I said

Am G B Em

Oh, no, I know I've been a fool, and I said,

Am G B Em

Lord knows that I fell in love with you, I said,

Am G B Em B

Oh, no, well I know I've been a fool and I said

[whistling, chord progression 2(chorus) repeats + fade out]

Am G B Em

(x3)

Am G B Em

(very quiet)

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