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Hey There Delilah

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Tempo 80 BPM

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Step 1 / 19Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

Bass Strum* Bass Strum*, etc        *Hit bass and top three strings (GBe)
 1     +     2     +
Chord diagrams relative to the Capo:
  (no3)       (no5)  (no5)       (no5)               (no5)
   C    Em  Am  Am/GF    G    G5   C/GAm/BC
                                       *
e|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-0-|
B|---1-|---0-|---1-|-(1)--|---1-|---0-|---3-|-(1)--|---1-|-1-|
G|---0-|---0-|---2-|-(2)--|---2-|---0-|---0-|-(0)--|---2-|-0-|
D|-----|-2---|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-x-|
A|-3---|-----|-0---|------|-----|-----|-----|------|-2---|-3-|
E|-----|-----|-----|----3-|-1---|-3---|-3---|----3-|-----|---|
[Intro]
C Em
    x2
[Verse 1]
C
Hey there Delilah
          Em
What's it like in New York City?
      C
I'm a thousand miles away,
               Em
But girl tonight you look so pretty,
        Am    Am/G
Yes you do,
F                   G                 Am
Times Square can't shine as bright as you,
              G   G5
I swear it's true.
C
Hey there Delilah
          Em
Don't you worry about the distance
          C
I'm right there if you get lonely
          Em
Give this song another listen
           Am    Am/G
Close your eyes
F             G              Am
Listen to my voice, it's my disguise
              G  G5
I'm by your side
[Chorus]
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am         Am/B   C   C/B
Oh, it's what you do to me, what you do to me
[Verse 2]
C
Hey there Delilah
       Em
I know times are getting hard
         C
But just believe me, girl
                     Em
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
              Am     Am/G
We'll have it good
 F              G              Am
We'll have the life we knew we would
             G G5
My word is good
C
Hey there Delilah
         Em
I've got so much left to say
          C
If every simple song I wrote to you
        Em
Would take your breath away
               Am    Am/G
I'd write it all
 F           G                   Am
Even more in love with me you'd fall
               G G5
We'd have it all
[Chorus]
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am           Am/B   Am/G
Oh, it's what you do to me, what you do to me
[Bridge]
   F
A thousand miles seems pretty far
      G
But they've got planes and trains and cars
      C                      C/G    Am   Am/G
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
       F
Our friends would all make fun of us
       G                                  C
And we'll just laugh along because we know
                        C/G     Am   Am/G
That none of them have felt this way
   F
Delilah I can promise you
       G
That by the time we get through
        Am
The world will never ever be the same
                G   G5
And you're to blame
[Verse 3]
 C
Hey there Delilah
       Em
You be good and don't you miss me
          C
Two more years and you'll be done with school
     Em                            Am  Am/G
And I'll be making history like I do
F                 G             Am   Am/G
You'll know it's all because of you
F              G        Am     Am/G
We can do whatever we want to
F            G              Am
Hey there Delilah here's to you
                G   G5
This one's for you
[Chorus]
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am    Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me,
C                 C/G       Am           Am/B
Oh, it's what you do to me, what you do to me
[Outro]
  C  C
     *

Hey There Delilah chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Bass Strum* Bass Strum*, etc        *Hit bass and top three strings (GBe)
 1     +     2     +
[Intro]
C  Em  x2
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
  C   C*

Hey There Delilah Chords by Plain White T's

Learn how to play Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hey There Delilah chords”, “Hey There Delilah guitar chords”, or “Plain White T's Hey There Delilah chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hey There Delilah chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hey There Delilah lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Em, Am, Am/G, F, G.

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