Hey There Delilah Uke tab by Plain White T's

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

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Artist: 
Year:  2005
Difficulty: 
2.9
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords
Original key: -2.0 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
C chordC                            Em chordEm
Hey there Delilah, What’s it like in New York City?
C chordC Em chordEm
I’m a thousand miles away, But girl tonight you look so pretty,
Am chordAm F chordF G chordG Am chordAm
Yes you do, Time Square can’t shine as bright as you,
G chordG
I swear it’s true.
C chordC Em chordEm
Hey there Delilah, Don’t you worry about the distance,
C chordC Em chordEm
I’m right there if you get lonely, Give this song another listen,
Am chordAm F chordF G chordG Am chordAm
Close your eyes, Listen to my voice it’s my disguise,
G chordG
I’m by your side.

Chorus:
C chordC Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
C chordC Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
C chordC
What you do to me.

Verse:
C chordC Em chordEm
Hey there Delilah, I know times are getting hard,
C chordC Em chordEm
But just believe me girl some day, I'll pay the bills with this guitar,
Am chordAm F chordF G chordG Am chordAm
We'll have it good, We'll have the life we knew we would,
G chordG
My word is good.
C chordC Em chordEm
Hey there Delilah, I’ve got so much left to say,
C chordC Em chordEm
If every simple song I wrote to you, Would take your breath away,
Am chordAm F chordF G chordG Am chordAm
I’d write it all, Even more in love with me you’d fall,
G chordG
We’d have it all.

Chorus:
C chordC Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
C chordC Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,

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

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

Chorus:
C chordC Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
C chordC Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
C chordC
What you do to me.
Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm C chordC Am chordAm C chordC C chordC
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About this song: Hey There Delilah

"Hey There Delilah" is the third single released from the band Plain White T's 2005 album All That We Needed. In June 2007, over two years after the song's release, it became the band's first hit in the United States, eventually reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in July. From July 3, 2007 through July 28, the song was the number one most played song on the radio, and the number one downloaded song on the U.S. iTunes Music Store. Since its release Read more on Last.fm.

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