Hey There Delilah Uke tab by Plain White T's

5 Chords used in the song: D, F#m, Bm, G, A

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Year:  2006
Difficulty: 
3.9
(Intermediate)
Key: D, BmChords
D D, F#m F#m, D D, F#m F#m


D D F#m F#m
Hey there Delilah, What?s it like in New York City?
D D F#m F#m
I?m a thousand miles away, But girl tonight you look so pretty,
Bm Bm G G A A Bm Bm
Yes you do, Time Square can?t shine as bright as you,
A A
I swear it?s true.
D D F#m F#m
Hey there Delilah, Don?t you worry about the distance,
D D F#m F#m
I?m right there if you get lonely, Give this song another listen,
Bm Bm G G A A Bm Bm
Close your eyes, Listen to my voice it?s my disguise,
A A
I?m by your side.



D D Bm Bm D D Bm Bm
Oh it?s what you do to me, Oh it?s what you do to me,
D D Bm Bm D D Bm Bm
Oh it?s what you do to me, Oh it?s what you do to me,
D D
What you do to me.


D D F#m F#m
Hey there Delilah, I know times are getting hard,
D D F#m F#m
But just believe me girl some day, Ill pay the bills with this guitar,
Bm Bm G G A A Bm Bm
Well have it good, Well have the life we knew we would,
A A
My word is good.
D D F#m F#m
Hey there Delilah, I?ve got so much left to say,
D D F#m F#m
If every simple song I wrote to you, Would take your breath away,
Bm Bm G G A A Bm Bm
I?d write it all, Even more in love with me you?d fall,
A A
We?d have it all.


D D Bm Bm D D Bm Bm
Oh it?s what you do to me, Oh it?s what you do to me,
D D Bm Bm D D Bm Bm
Oh it?s what you do to me, Oh it?s what you do to me,


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


D D F#m F#m
Hey there Delilah you be good, And don?t you miss me,
D D F#m F#m
Two more years and you?ll be done with school, And Ill be making history,
Bm Bm G G A A Bm Bm
Like I do, You?ll know its all because of you,
G G A A Bm Bm
We can do whatever we want to,
G G A A Bm Bm A A
Hey there Delilah heres to you, This one?s for you.


D D Bm Bm D D Bm Bm
Oh it?s what you do to me, Oh it?s what you do to me,
D D Bm Bm D D Bm Bm
Oh it?s what you do to me, Oh it?s what you do to me,
D D
What you do to me.
Bm Bm D D Bm Bm D D Bm Bm D D Bm Bm D D D D
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Thanks! :))
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By far the best version! Love the choices of song to post. I find it sounds best if you strum the chord and then pluck the A string while open.
11 Aug 2011
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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.

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