Hey There Delilah Chords & Tabs
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Hey there delilah – Plain white t’s
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Tabbed by: Peder Burger
Email:pcburger@telkomsa.net
Hey peeps, this is the very easy version and probably the original.
This is as good as it gets! Trust me...
Plz let me know if u like it, and if its any good! Enjoy my 3 hours of hard work!
the Capo on 2nd fret!
Tuning: Standard tuning (Capo on 2nd fret)
Intro:
C Em
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C Em
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C Em
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Hey there Delilah what’s it like in New York City I’m a…
C Em
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Thousand miles away but girl tonight you look so pretty yes you…
Am F G
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Do… Time Square cant shine as bright as…
Am G
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You I swear it true…
C Em
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Hey there Delilah don’t you worry about the distance I’m right…
C Em
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There if you get lonely give this song another listen close your…
Am F G
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Eyes… listen to my voice it’s my dis…
Am G
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…guise I’m by your side…
CHORUS: (repeat 4 times)
C Am
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Oooooh it’s what you do to meeeee
C Em
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Hey there Delilah I know times are getting hard but just…
C Em
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Believe me girl someday I’ll pay the bills with this guitar we’ll have it…
Am F G
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Good… we’ll have the live we knew we…
Am G
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Would… …my word is good
C Em
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Hey there Delilah I’ve got so much left to say If every…
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C Em
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…simple song I wrote to you would take your breath away I’d write it…
Am F G
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All… even more in love with me you’d…
Am G
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fall… …we’d have it all
CHORUS: (repeat 4 times)
C Am
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Oooooh it’s what you do to meeeee
F G
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A thousand miles seems pretty far but they’ve got planes and trains and cars
C Am
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I’d walk to you if I had no other way
Fm G
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Our friends would all make fun of us and well just laugh along because…
C Am
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We know that none of them had felt this way
F G
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Delilah I can promise you that by the time we get through…
C
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The world will never ever be the same and your to…
G
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Blame…
C Em
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Hey there Delilah you be good and don’t you miss me…
C Em
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Two more years and you’ll be done with school and I’ll be makin history like…
Am F G
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I Do… we’ll know it’s all because of …
Am F G
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you… we can do whatever we want…
Am F G
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to… Hey there Delilah here’s to you…
Am G
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To… This one’s for you…
CHORUS: (repeat 4 times)
C Am
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Oooooh it’s what you do to meeeee
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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