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Hey There Delilah

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[Intro]
D  F#m  D  F#m
[Verse 1]
DHey there Delilah, what’s it F#mlike in New York City?
I’m a Dthousand miles away, but girl toF#mnight you look so pretty,
Yes, you Bmdo, GTimes Square can’t Ashine as bright as Bmyou,
I swear it’s Atrue.
DHey there Delilah, don’t you F#mworry about the distance,
I’m right Dthere if you get lonely, give this F#msong another listen,
Close your Bmeyes, Glisten to my Avoice, it’s my disBmguise,
I’m by your Aside.
[Chorus]
DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme, DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme,A  
DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme, DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme,
What you do to Dme.
[Verse 2]
DHey there Delilah, I know F#mtimes are getting hard,
But just beDlieve me girl, some day I'll pay the F#mbills with this guitar,
We'll have it Bmgood, Gwe'll have the Alife we knew we Bmwould,
My word is Agood.
DHey there Delilah, I’ve got F#mso much left to say,
If every Dsimple song I wrote to you, would F#mtake your breath away,
I’d write it Bmall, Geven more in Alove with me you’d Bmfall,
We’d have it Aall.
[Chorus]
DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme, DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme,A  
DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme, DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme,A  
[Bridge]
A Gthousand miles seems pretty far, but Athey’ve got planes and trains and cars,
I’d Dwalk to you if I had no other Bmway
Our Gfriends would all make fun of us, and Awe'll just laugh along because,
We Dknow that none of them have felt this Bmway,
DeGlilah, I can promise you, that Aby the time that we get through,
The Bmworld will never ever be the same, and you’re to Ablame.
[Verse 3]
DHey there Delilah, you be F#mgood, and don’t you miss me,
Two more Dyears and you’ll be done with school, and F#mI'll be making history,
Like I Bmdo, Gyou’ll know it's Aall because of Bmyou,
GWe can do whatAever we want Bmto,
GHey there DeAlilah, here's to Bmyou, this one’s for Ayou.
[Final Chorus]
DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme, DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme,A  
DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme, DOh, it’s what you do to Bmme,
What you do to Dme.
      Bm      D      Bm      D     Bm      D     Bm   D   D(full strum)
Ohhh

The story behind the song

"Hey There Delilah" was written by frontman Tom Higgenson after meeting Delilah DiCrescenzo, a nationally ranked American steeplechase and cross country runner, through a mutual friend around 2002. Higgenson created the song imagining what he would want to tell her if they were together, after she had turned him down. It was released in 2005 as an EP from their third studio album, All That We Needed. The song was later released in 2007 as a single from their fourth studio album, Every Second Counts, with added string instrumentation.

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Hey There Delilah

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[Intro]

D F#m D F#m

[Verse 1]

D F#m

Hey there Delilah, what’s it like in New York City?

D F#m

I’m a thousand miles away, but girl tonight you look so pretty,

Bm G A Bm

Yes, you do, Times Square can’t shine as bright as you,

I swear it’s true.

D F#m

Hey there Delilah, don’t you worry about the distance,

D F#m

I’m right there if you get lonely, give this song another listen,

Bm G A Bm

Close your eyes, listen to my voice, it’s my disguise,

I’m by your side.

[Chorus]

D Bm D Bm A

Oh, it’s what you do to me, Oh, it’s what you do to me,

D Bm D Bm

Oh, it’s what you do to me, Oh, it’s what you do to me,

What you do to me.

[Verse 2]

D F#m

Hey there Delilah, I know times are getting hard,

D F#m

But just believe me girl, some day I'll pay the bills with this guitar,

Bm G A Bm

We'll have it good, we'll have the life we knew we would,

My word is good.

D F#m

Hey there Delilah, I’ve got so much left to say,

D F#m

If every simple song I wrote to you, would take your breath away,

Bm G A Bm

I’d write it all, even more in love with me you’d fall,

We’d have it all.

[Chorus]

D Bm D Bm A

Oh, it’s what you do to me, Oh, it’s what you do to me,

D Bm D Bm A

Oh, it’s what you do to me, Oh, it’s what you do to me,

[Bridge]

G A

A thousand miles seems pretty far, but they’ve got planes and trains and cars,

D Bm

I’d walk to you if I had no other way

G A

Our friends would all make fun of us, and we'll just laugh along because,

D Bm

We know that none of them have felt this way,

G A

Delilah, I can promise you, that by the time that we get through,

Bm A

The world will never ever be the same, and you’re to blame.

[Verse 3]

D F#m

Hey there Delilah, you be good, and don’t you miss me,

D F#m

Two more years and you’ll be done with school, and I'll be making history,

Bm G A Bm

Like I do, you’ll know it's all because of you,

G A Bm

We can do whatever we want to,

G A Bm A

Hey there Delilah, here's to you, this one’s for you.

[Final Chorus]

D Bm D Bm A

Oh, it’s what you do to me, Oh, it’s what you do to me,

D Bm D Bm

Oh, it’s what you do to me, Oh, it’s what you do to me,

What you do to me.

Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D D

(full strum)

Ohhh

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