Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

Hey There Delilah Chords

Performed by Plain White T’s

A5 – x0225x

Verse 1

D
.. Hey there, Delilah
……………….F#m
What’s it like in
New York city ?
………..D
I’m a thousand miles away
…………………F#m
But, girl, tonight
You look so pretty
……………..Bm
Yes, you do
G                             A
.. Time square can’t shine
……………………Bm
As bright as you
…………………..A     A5
I swear, it’s true

D
.. Hey there, Delilah
…………………F#m
Don’t you worry
About the distance
………………D
I’m right there
If you get lonely
……………….F#m
Give this song another listen
………………….Bm
Close your eyes
G                    A
.. Listen to my voice,
………………..Bm
It’s my disguise
…………………..A     A5
I’m by your side

D                                   Bm
Oh, it’s what you do to me
D                                   Bm
Oh, it’s what you do to me
D                                   Bm
Oh, it’s what you do to me
D                                   Bm
Oh, it’s what you do to me
…………………………D
What you do to me

Verse 2

D
.. Hey there, Delilah
…………..F#m
I know times are getting hard
………………….D
But just believe me, girl
…………………………………..F#m
Someday I’ll pay the bills
With this guitar
……………………..Bm
We’ll have it good
G                         A
… We’ll have the life
……………………..Bm
We knew we would
…………………..A          A5
My word is good

D
… Hey there, Delilah
…………….F#m
I’ve got so much left to say
……………D
If every simple song
I wrote to you
…………..F#m
Would take your breath away
…………………Bm
I’d write it all
G                       A
.. Even more in love with me
……Bm
You’d fall
…………………….A      A5
We’d have it all

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

Bridge

….G
A thousand miles
Seems pretty far
…….A
But they’ve got planes
And trains and cars
…..D
I’d walk to you if
………………………..Bm
I had no other way
……..G
Our friends would all
Make fun of us
….A
& we’ll just laugh along
…………………..D
Because we know
That none of them have
…………….Bm
Felt this way
…..G
Delilah, I can promise you
……….A
That by the time
We get through
…….Bm
The world will never ever
Be the same
………………………..A           A5
And you’re to blame

Verse 3

D
.. Hey there, Delilah
……………F#m
You be good,
And don’t you miss me
…………………D
Two more years and
You’ll be done with school
………F#m
And I’ll be making history
………..Bm
Like I do
G                        A
.. You’ll know it’s all
…………………..Bm
Because of you
G                          A
.. We can do whatever
……..Bm
We want to
G                      A
.. Hey there, Delilah,
……………….Bm
Here’s to you
………………………A        A5
This ones for you

..D                                   Bm
[ Oh, it’s what you do to me
D                                   Bm
Oh, it’s what you do to me ] – 2
………………………….D
What you do to me
……..Bm             D
Oh, whoa, whoa
……Bm           D
Oh whoa, oh
……Bm           D
Oh, oh

End