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Delayed Devotion

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if you want to play it in the original tune put a capo on 1st fret. 
VERSE:
                  DBbdim7       Bm7  G  
It seems you wanna give me
Oh, a D/Alife time of seEmcuriD/Aty
             Bbdim7             Bm7  G  
Down on your dying knees
I D/Awatch you beg, I waEmtch you pleD/Aad
PRE-CHORUS:
But your Emwords come much too lateD/Gb  
My love for Emyou has turned to hateD/Gb  
'Cause you've Bmtaken too much time
To Am7show me that you're mine
CHORUS:
When I Emdrop you Bmboy
You'll need aGnother D/Atoy
One that won't Emstand up Gb7for herBmself
When I Emknock you Bmdown
You'll need aGnother D/Atown
Where somebody's Emgonna Gb7talk to Bmyou
You just Emlet me Bmwait
GNow it's too D/Alate
For your deGlayed, delayed deDvotion
VERSE 2 (chords see above):
You try to convince me
Oh, about the possibilities
But I know that all your poetry
Just comes from insecurity
PRE-CHORUS 2 (chords see above):
'Cause your actions speak nothing no more
When it's what I've been waiting for
'Cause you've taken too much time
To show me that you're mine
CHORUS (chords & lyrics see above) 
BRIDGE (chords like in the PRE-CHORUS): 
You played me for a fool for too long
Blinded by your lies I never saw your all
I'm no longer under your spell
Hear it in a song
You can go to Hell
CHORUS (chords & lyrics see above)

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Delayed Devotion

by Duffy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

D/A

D/Gb

Am7

Gb7

if you want to play it in the original tune put a capo on 1st fret.

VERSE:

D Bm7 G

Bbdim7

It seems you wanna give me

D/A Em D/A

Oh, a life time of security

Bm7 G

Bbdim7

Down on your dying knees

D/A Em D/A

I watch you beg, I watch you plead

PRE-CHORUS:

Em D/Gb

But your words come much too late

Em D/Gb

My love for you has turned to hate

'Cause you've taken too much time

Am7

To show me that you're mine

CHORUS:

Em Bm

When I drop you boy

G D/A

You'll need another toy

Em Gb7 Bm

One that won't stand up for herself

Em Bm

When I knock you down

G D/A

You'll need another town

Em Gb7 Bm

Where somebody's gonna talk to you

Em Bm

You just let me wait

G D/A

Now it's too late

G D

For your delayed, delayed devotion

VERSE 2 (chords see above):

You try to convince me

Oh, about the possibilities

But I know that all your poetry

Just comes from insecurity

PRE-CHORUS 2 (chords see above):

'Cause your actions speak nothing no more

When it's what I've been waiting for

'Cause you've taken too much time

To show me that you're mine

CHORUS (chords & lyrics see above)

BRIDGE (chords like in the PRE-CHORUS):

You played me for a fool for too long

Blinded by your lies I never saw your all

I'm no longer under your spell

Hear it in a song

You can go to Hell

CHORUS (chords & lyrics see above)

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