Hey There Delilah Uke tab by Plain White T's

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

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Artist: 
Year:  2006
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: C, Am, EmChords and Tablature
Original key: +1.0 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
Intro: 
A|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
E|-----------------0---0---0---0---|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| x2


1st verve :
D chordD
Hey there Delilah,
F#m chordF#m
What's it like in New York City?
D chordD
I'm a thousand miles away,
F#m chordF#m
But girl tonight you look so pretty,
Bm chordBm (A chordA)
Yes you do,
G chordG (A chordA) Bm chordBm
Time Square can't shine as bright as you,
A chordA
I swear it's true



2nd verse :
D chordD
Hey there Delilah,
F#m chordF#m
Don't you worry about the distance,
D chordD
I'm right there if you get lonely,
F#m chordF#m
Give this song another listen,
Bm chordBm (A chordA)
Close your eyes,
G chordG (A chordA) Bm chordBm
Listen to my voice it's my disguise,
A chordA
I'm by your side




Chorus :
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm
Oh it's what you do to me,
(C# chordC#) D chordD
What you do to me


3rd verse:
D chordD
Hey there Delilah,
F#m chordF#m
I know times are getting hard,
D chordD
But just believe me girl some day,
F#m chordF#m
I'll pay the bills with this guitar,
Bm chordBm
We'll have it good,
G chordG Bm chordBm
We'll have the life we knew we would,
A chordA
My word is good



4th verse:
D chordD
Hey there Delilah,
F#m chordF#m
I've got so much left to say,
D chordD
If every simple song I wrote to you,
F#m chordF#m
Would take your breath away,
Bm chordBm
I'd write it all,
G chordG Bm chordBm
Even more in love with me you'd fall,
A chordA
We'd have it all



Chorus :
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm
Oh it's what you do to me,



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




5th verse:
D chordD (F#m chordF#m)
Hey there Delilah you be good,
F#m chordF#m
And don't you miss me,
D chordD
Two more years and you'll be done with school,
F#m chordF#m
And I'll be making history,
Bm chordBm (A chordA)
Like I do,
G chordG Bm chordBm
You'll know it's all because of you,
G chordG Bm chordBm
We can do whatever we want to,
G chordG Bm chordBm
Hey there Delilah here's to you,
A chordA A chordA
This one's for you



Chorus :
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm (C# chordC#)
Oh it's what you do to me,
D chordD (A chordA) Bm chordBm
Oh it's what you do to me,
(C# chordC#) D chordD
What you do to me

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8Donkler avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (Portland)
D UUD UUDU
D UUDU (shorter parts)
11 Feb 2025 - Report
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Lila1566 avatar
use the intro picking pattern to play the notes in the OG form. Trust me on this
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Moozle25 avatar
this is a lot easier to sing transposed up 5 half steps
12 Feb 2019 - Report
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UkuleleLegend avatar
actually, the chords of my version are D, Gbm, G, A, Bm
03 Jan 2019 - Report
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UkuleleLegend avatar
the rest of the chords are great,but for the intro, I do the bottom 3 strings as 3,3,1 (x3) and 2,3,1 (x3) twice
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thamegg avatar
It sounds much better with G chords instead of Bs
02 Oct 2018 - Report
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thamegg avatar
I'm doing DD UU D for most of it
22 Sep 2018 - Report
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Bebu avatar
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strumming pattern???
06 Sep 2018 - Report
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Lalane avatar
strumming ??
21 May 2018 - Report
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Jazzu avatar
mobile flag for US(ISO2) (Kansas City)
awesome! thanks#
29 May 2017 - Report
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gmbrod avatar
Intro way off... but the chords are good.
29 Mar 2012 - Report
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Alexxxxxxxxx avatar
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The intro sounds better as 5th on a and 2nd on g then 2nd on e and 2nd on g.
20 Sep 2011 - Report
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Darkrye24 avatar
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The intro is way off but the chords are fantastico!
24 Aug 2011 - Report
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Utzibutzi avatar
the intro sounds a little weird =)

A|-3-3-3-3------------
E|----------7-7-7-7---
C|--------------------
g|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--

i think it sounds better that way.
04 Jan 2010 - Report
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