Hey there Delilah
C - Em
(2x)
C Em
1. Hey there, Delilah, what's
it like in New York City ?
C Em
I'm a thousand miles away, but,
girl, tonight you look so pretty,
Am
yes, you do.
G - F G Am G
Times Square can't shine
as bright as you, I swear it's true.
C Em
2. Hey there Delilah, don't you
worry about the distance,
C
Em
I'm right there, if you get
lonely, give this song another listen,
Am
close your eyes.
G - F G Am G
Listen
to my voice, it's my disguise, I'm by your side.
C Am C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me, oh, it's what you do to me !
C Am C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me, oh, it's what you do to me !
C
+ What you do to me.
C Em
3. Hey there, Delilah, I know times are getting
hard,
C
Em
but just believe me, girl, someday
I'll pay the bills with this guitar,
Am
we'll have it good.
G - F G Am G
We'll have the life we
knew we would, my word is good.
C Em
4. Hey there, Delilah, I've
got so much left to say,
C
Em
if every simple song I wrote
to you would take your breath away,
Am
I'd write it all.
G - F G Am G
Even more in love with
me you'd fall, we'd have it all.
+ CHORUS
F
A thousand miles seems pretty
far,
G
but they've got planes and
trains and cars,
C Am
I'd walk to you, if I had no
other way.
F
Our friends would all make fun
of us,
G
and we'll just laugh along
because
C Am
we know that none of them have
felt this way.
G F G
Delilah I can promise you that
by the time we get through,
Am
G
the world will never ever be
the same, and you're to blame.
C Em
5. Hey there, Delilah, you be
good and don't you miss me,
C
two more years and you'll be
done with school,
Em Am
and I'll be making history
like I do.
G - F G Am
You know it's all because
of you,
G - F G Am
we can do whatever we
want to,
G - F G Am G
hey there, Delilah,
here's to you, this one’s for you.
C Am - C
+ CHORUS + What you do to me. + Oh….
(4x)
What you do to me.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Plain White
T’s)