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Dilly Dally

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                            Dilly Dally
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ARTIST: Toots and the Maytals
ALBUM: Just Like That
YEAR: 1980
tabbed by : pp1pete
CAPO: 1
TUNING: standard
INTRO 
 G  D  D   G
  -  -   - 
VERSE 
G
 Dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 G           Bm    A  D
 Then you're gonna be late
D
 If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 D           A     Bm G
 Then you're gonna be late
VERSE 
G
 If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 G           Bm    A  D
 Then you're gonna be late
D
 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 
              G
 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
G
 If you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little
 G           Bm    A  D
 Then you're gonna be late
D
 If you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little
 D           A     Bm G
 Then you're sure to be late
VERSE 
G
 If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 G           Bm    A  D
 Then you're gonna be late
D
 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 
              G
 love all the way
VERSE 
G
 If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 G           Bm    A  D
 Then you're gonna be late
D
 If you dilly dally, dilly dally, dilly dally
 D           A     Bm G
 Then you're gonna be late
VERSE 2
G
 If you wait a little, wait a little, wait a little
 G           Bm    A  D
 Then you're gonna be late
D
 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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Dilly Dally chords and lyrics

Free chords for Dilly Dally by Toots and The Maytals. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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                            Dilly Dally
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ARTIST: Toots and the Maytals
ALBUM: Just Like That
YEAR: 1980
tabbed by : pp1pete
CAPO: 1
TUNING: standard
INTRO 
 G - D - D  - G
VERSE 
VERSE 
CHORUS
BRIDGE
VERSE 2
VERSE 
Instrumental
CHORUS
VERSE 
VERSE 2
ENDING 
G - Bm - G

Dilly Dally Chords by Toots and The Maytals

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