5 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, G, F
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C Em
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C|--0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---| x2
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C
Hey there Delilah
Em
What's it like in New York City
C
I'm a thousand miles away, but girl
Em
To-night you look so pretty
Am G
Yes you do
F G Am
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
G
I swear it's true
C
Hey there Delilah
Em
Don't you worry about the distance
C
I'm right there if you get lonely
Em
Give this song another listen
Am G
Close your eyes
F G Am
Listen to my voice, it's my dis-guise
G
I'm by your side
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
What you do to me
C
Hey there Delilah
Em
I know times are getting hard
C
But just be-lieve me girl, someday
Em
I'll pay the bills with this guitar
Am G
We'll have it good
F G Am
We'll have the life we knew we would
G
My word is good
C
Hey there Delilah
Em
I've got so much left to say
C
If every simple song I wrote to you
Em
Would take your breath away
Am G
I'd write it all
F G Am
Even more in love with me you'd fall
G
We'd have it all
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
F
A thousand miles seems pretty far
G
But they've got planes and trains and cars
C Am
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
F
Our friends will all make fun of us
G
And we'll just laugh along because
C Am
We know that none of them have felt this way
F
Delilah I can promise you
G
That by the time we get through
Em Am
The world will never ever be the same
G G
And you're to blame
C
Hey there Delilah
Em
You be good and don't you miss me
C
Two more years and you'll be done with school
Em
And I'll be making history
Am G
Like I do
F G Am G
You'll know it's all because of you
Am G Am
We can do what-ever we want to
F G Am
Hey there De-lilah here's to you
G
This one's for you
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
Oh, it's what you do to me
C Am
What you do to me
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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.