23
Nov
2023

Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

Hey There Delilah Lyrics and Chords

A5 – x0225x

Verse 1

D
.. Hey there, Delilah
……………F#m
What’s it like in
New York city ?
………D
I’m a thousand miles away
………………F#m
But, girl, tonight
You look so pretty
…………..Bm
Yes, you do
G                                  A
.. Time square can’t shine
…………………Bm
As bright as you
……………….A     A5
I swear, it’s true

D
..Hey there, Delilah
……………F#m
Don’t you worry
About the distance
……………D
I’m right there
If you get lonely
……………F#m
Give this song another listen
………………Bm
Close your eyes
G                        A
.. Listen to my voice,
……………..Bm
It’s my disguise
………………..A     A5
I’m by your side

..D                                       Bm
[ Oh, it’s what you do to me
D                                       Bm
Oh, it’s what you do to me ] – 2
……………………..D
What you do to me

Verse 2

D
.. Hey there, Delilah
………..F#m
I know times are getting hard
………………D
But just believe me, girl
…………………………….F#m
Someday I’ll pay the bills
With this guitar
…………………Bm
We’ll have it good
G                            A
… We’ll have the life
…………………Bm
We knew we would
……………….A          A5
My word is good

D
… Hey there, Delilah
…………F#m
I’ve got so much left to say
…………D
If every simple song
I wrote to you
…………F#m
Would take your breath away
………………Bm
I’d write it all
G                       A
Even more in love with me
…..Bm
You’d fall
…………………A      A5
We’d have it all

..D                                       Bm
[ Oh, it’s what you do to me
D                                       Bm
Oh, it’s what you do to me ] – 2

Bridge

….G
A thousand miles
Seems pretty far
…….A
But they’ve got planes
And trains and cars
…..D
I’d walk to you if
……………………Bm
I had no other way
…….G
Our friends would all
Make fun of us
….A
& we’ll just laugh along
……………….D
Because we know
That none of them have
……………Bm
Felt this way
….G
Delilah, I can promise you
………A
That by the time
We get through
……Bm
The world will never ever
Be the same
……………………A           A5
And you’re to blame

Verse 3

D
.. Hey there, Delilah
…………F#m
You be good,
And don’t you miss me
……………..D
Two more years and
You’ll be done with school
…….F#m
And I’ll be making history
……….Bm
Like I do
G                            A
.. You’ll know it’s all
……………….Bm
Because of you
G                              A
.. We can do whatever
……..Bm
We want to
G                          A
.. Hey there, Delilah,
…………….Bm
Here’s to you
…………………..A        A5
This ones for you

..D                                       Bm
[ Oh, it’s what you do to me
D                                       Bm
Oh, it’s what you do to me ] – 2
……………………..D
What you do to me
……Bm              D
Oh, whoa, whoa
……Bm           D
Oh whoa, oh
……Bm           D
Oh, oh

End
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