Hey There Delilah Uke tab by Plain White T's

5 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, G, F

8.9/10
PrintAdd tab to your SongBook

View these chords for the Baritone

Transpose chords:
Chord diagrams:
Pin chords to top while scrolling

Tablature / Chords (Full Song)

Font size: A- A A+

Artist: 
Year:  2006
Difficulty: 
2.9
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords
Hey There Delilah  


C C Em Em C C Em Em

C C
Hey there Delilah,
Em Em
What’s it like in New York City
C C
I’m a thousand miles away,
Em Em
But girl tonight you look so pretty,
Am Am G G
Yes you do,
F F G G Am Am
Time Square can’t shine as bright as you,
G G
I swear it’s true.

C C
Hey there Delilah,
Em Em
Don’t you worry about the distance,
C C
I’m right there if you get lonely,
Em Em
Give this song another listen,
Am Am G G
Close your eyes,
F F G G Am Am
Listen to my voice it’s my disguise,
G G
I’m by your side.

C C G G Am Am Em Em
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,

Em Em C C G G C C
What you do to me.

C C
Hey there Delilah,
Em Em
I know times are getting hard,
C C
But just believe me girl some day,
Em Em
I'll pay the bills with this guitar,
Am Am G G
We'll have it good,
F F G G Am Am
We'll have the life we knew we would,
G G
My word is good.

C C
Hey there Delilah,
Em Em
I’ve got so much left to say,
C C
If every simple song I wrote to you,
Em Em
Would take your breath away,
Am Am G G
I’d write it all,
F F G G Am Am
Even more in love with me you’d fall,
G G
We’d have it all.

C C G G Am Am Em Em
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,

F F
A A thousand miles seems pretty far,
G G
But they’ve got planes and trains and cars,
C C Am Am
I’d walk to you if I had no other way,
F F
Our friends would all make fun of us,
G G
And we'll just laugh along because,
C C Am Am
We know that none of them have felt this way,
F F
Delilah I can promise you,
G G
That by the time that we get through,
Em Em Am Am
The world will never ever be the same,
G G
And you’re to blame.

C C Em Em
Hey there Delilah you be good, and don’t you miss me,
C C
Two more years and you’ll be done with school,
Em Em
And I'll be making history,
Am Am G G
Like I do,
F F G G Am Am G G
You’ll know it's all because of you,
F F G G Am Am G G
We can do whatever we want to,
F F G G Am Am
Hey there Delilah here's to you,
G G
This one’s for you.

C C G G Am Am Em Em
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,

Em Em C C G G C C
What you do to me.
C C G G Am Am Em Em
Whoooo-oh-oh-oh-oh ( repeat )

C C Am Am C C

⇢ Not happy with this tab? View 26 other version(s)

Uke tab by , 07 Sep 2009

Tab comments (14)

Something to say?
Share your strumming patterns, chords or tips to play this tab! ;)
Filter by:
8igBlue avatar
flag for FR(ISO2) (Lyon)
The smile I had on my face whike playing this is insane. this is my favourite song from a band I really love so I'm really happy I an play it now
12 Aug 2022
Comment
sag3_rain3 avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (tempe)
I used the G cord in place of the E minor when I first learned the song and it worked really well so I would recommend that for beginners or if you are learning the song for the first time :)
19 Jun 2022
Comment
ThatGay avatar
I'd suggest using like a very simple and kinda slow strumming pattern. I don't have a fixed one yet, but most slow and simple ones work greay
16 Feb 2021
Comment
EriFro avatar
a good way to play it it's instead of strumming, fingerpicking the g string with the thumb and then the other 3 at the same time, and repeating that 4 times for most of the chords (except in these parts
Am G
Yes you do
F G Am
Time Square can # 17 t shine as bright as you) where you repeat that less times
07 Aug 2020
Correction
marinamustica avatar
flag for ES(ISO2) (Valencia)
i use DDU UDU for the strumming pattern
02 Jun 2020
Strumming pattern
golden_uke123 avatar
What's the strumming pattern
21 Apr 2020
Comment
marghedimitri avatar
strumming?
19 Mar 2020
Question
fakexyouxout avatar
I personally tune my ukulele half a step down, it sounds lovely
26 Nov 2019
Comment
alexisj6667 avatar
strumming?
01 Jun 2019
Question
ArminMaza avatar
Use a capo on the 2nd fret to play along the song, sounds wonderful either way!
17 Sep 2017
Comment
sabernal23 avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (Lexington)
strumming?
01 Sep 2012
Question
gmbrod avatar
This is the exact way I learned it... nice job :3
29 Mar 2012
Comment
Love The Luka avatar
flag for AU(ISO2) (South West Rocks)
Love this song and this version.
14 Nov 2011
Comment
dannyman avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (seattle)
its like the version on ultimateguitar.com
:)
i used this before
08 Sep 2009
Comment

Top Tabs & Chords by Plain White T's, don't miss these songs!

About this song: Hey There Delilah

No information about this song.

Did you cover Hey There Delilah on your Ukulele? Share your work!
Submit a cover