Hey There Deliah
by the Plain white T's
Style: Plucking
Hit the root note first then two strings under it (Octave).
Basic outline of chords used:
D F#m Bm G A
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 Bm
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
A
I swear it's true
(Same)
Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice, it's my disguise
I'm by your side
D Bm
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
D
What you do to me
Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good
Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
G
A thousand miles seems pretty far
A
But they've got planes and trains and cars
D Bm
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
G
Our friends would all make fun of us
A
and we'll just laugh along because we know
D Bm
That none of them have 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
And you're to blame
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 Bm
And I'll be making history like I do
G A Bm
You'll know it's all because of you
G A Bm
We can do whatever we want to
G A Bm
Hey there Delilah here's to you
A
This one's for you
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me.
For a cool bass effect, when switching from Bm to G and A, hit 6/5 and 6/3 or Low A then G.