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Hey There Delilah Tabs

(ver. 3)
Plain White T's
This version of Hey There Delilah is for the people who don't like bar 
chords (like me)! I take no credit for working out the actual notes 
at the bottom); all I did was figure out how to play it without bar chords.

The chords above the tab are the chords that would be played without a 
capo and are still the chords being played just in a different way.

I've added lyrics underneath the lines and synced up the words with where
the different chords begin.


Capo on the 2nd fret.

Intro
  D               F#m             D               F#m
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B---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|
G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-----------------2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---2-----|
A-3---3---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   

Verse 1:
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G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-----------------2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---2-----|
A-3---3---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D                           F#m                         D                
Hey there Delilah what's it like in New York City? I'm a thousand miles 
                 F#m   
away but girl, tonight you look so pretty. Yes you 



  Bm             G        A       Bm              A
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---3---3---|
G---2---2---2-------2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---0---------------------|
E-------------3---1---1---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3-----|

Bm  G                  A                 Bm   A                          
do. Times Square can't shine as bright as you. I swear it's true



  D               F#m             D               F#m
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|
G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-----------------2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---2-----|
A-3---3---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D                          F#m                                D
Hey there Delilah don't you worry about the distance I'm right there if 
                        F#m
you get lonely give this song another listen. Close your 



  Bm             G        A       Bm              A
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---3---3---|
G---2---2---2-------2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---0---------------------|
E-------------3---1---1---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3-----|

Bm    G            A                 Bm                A       
eyes. Listen to my voice, it's my disguise. I'm by your side



Chorus
  D               Bm              D               Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1--------1---1---1---1--|
G---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0--------2---2---2---2--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3---3---3-------0---0---0---2---3---3---3--------0---0---0---2----|
E-------------3--------------------------------3--------------------|

D                     Bm   D                     Bm
Oh it's what you do to me. Oh it's what you do to me



  D               Bm              D                Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1--------1---1---1---1--|
G---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0--------2---2---2---2--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3---3---3-------0---0---0---2---3---3---3--------0---0---0---2----|
E-------------3--------------------------------3--------------------|

D                     Bm   D                     Bm
Oh it's what you do to me. Oh it's what you do to me



Interlude
  D           D/A
e-----------------------|
B---1---1---1---1-------|
G---0---2---0---0-------|
D-----------------------|
A-3---3---3-------------|
E-------------3---------|

D             D/A
What you do to me



Verse 2:
  D               F#m             D               F#m
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B---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|
G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-----------------2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---2-----|
A-3---3---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D                       F#m                               D               
Hey there Delilah I know times are getting hard but just believe me, girl 
                    F#m                                    
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar. We'll have it



  Bm             G        A       Bm              A
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---3---3---|
G---2---2---2-------2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---0---------------------|
E-------------3---1---1---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3-----|

Bm    G              A              Bm                A     
good. We'll have the life we knew we would. My word is good.



  D               F#m             D               F#m
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|
G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-----------------2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---2-----|
A-3---3---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D                         F#m                           D               
Hey there Delilah I've got so much left to say, if every simple song I 
                  F#m                                   
wrote to you would take your breath away I'd write it 



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e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---3---3---|
G---2---2---2-------2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---0---------------------|
E-------------3---1---1---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3-----|

Bm   G            A                Bm                  A
all. Even more in love with me you'd fall. We'd have it all



Chorus
  D               Bm              D                Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1--------1---1---1---1--|
G---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0--------2---2---2---2--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3---3---3-------0---0---0---2---3---3---3--------0---0---0---2----|
E-------------3--------------------------------3--------------------|

D                     Bm   D                     Bm
Oh it's what you do to me. Oh it's what you do to me



  D               Bm              D                Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1--------1---1---1---1--|
G---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0--------2---2---2---2--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3---3---3-------0---0---0---2---3---3---3--------0---0---0---2----|
E-------------3--------------------------------3--------------------|

D                     Bm   D                     Bm
Oh it's what you do to me. Oh it's what you do to me



Bridge
  G               A               D               Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1-------1---1---1-------|
G---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---2---2-------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------3---3---3-------0---0---0---------|
E-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---------------3---------------3-----|

G                                     A                                  
A thousand miles seems pretty far, but they've got planes and trains and 
          D                            Bm                                
cars. I'd walk to you if I had no other way. 



  G               A               D               Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1-------1---1---1-------|
G---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------2---2---2-------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------3---3---3---2---0---0---0---------|
E-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3-------------------------------3-----|

G                                       A                               
Our friends would all make fun of us and we'll just laugh along because we 
D                                    Bm
know that none of them have felt this way. 



  G               A               Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1---1---0---0---0-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
G---2---2---2---2---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
E-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3-------------------------------------|

G                             A                  
Delilah I can promise you that by the time we get 
            Bm                                                       
through the world will never ever be the same and you're to 



  A
e-----------------------------------|
B---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|

A
blame.



Verse 3:
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G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|
D-----------------2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---------|
A-3---3---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D                       F#m                                  D
Hey there Delilah you be good and don't you miss me. Two more years and 
                              F#m                                
you'll be done with school and I'll be making history like I 



  Bm              G       A       Bm              G       A
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---0---0---1---1---1-------1---1---0---0---|
G---2---2---2-------2---2---0---0---2---2---2-------2---2---0---0---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0-------------------------|
E-------------3---1---1---3---3---------------3---1---1---3---3-----|

Bm  G                A             Bm     G             A               
do. You'll know it's all because of you... we can do whatever we want 



  Bm              G       A       Bm              A
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|
G---2---2---2-------2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---0---------------------|
E-------------3---1---1---3---3-------------------3---3---3---3-----|

Bm  G             A              Bm                  A          
to. Hey there Delilah here's to you. This one's for you.



  A (cont.)
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B---3---3---3---3---|
G---0---0---0---0---|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-3---3---3---3-----|

Chorus
  D               Bm              D               Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---|
G---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3---3---3-------0---0---0---2---3---3---3-------0---0---0---2-----|
E-------------3-------------------------------3---------------------|

D                     Bm   D                     Bm
Oh it's what you do to me. Oh it's what you do to me



  D               Bm              D               Bm
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---|
G---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3---3---3-------0---0---0---2---3---3---3-------0---0---0---2-----|
E-------------3-------------------------------3---------------------|

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



  D               Bm              D               Bm
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G---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3---3---3-------0---0---0---2---3---3---3-------0---0---0---2-----|
E-------------3-------------------------------3---------------------|

D
me.  



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G---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3---3---3-------0---0---0---2---3---3---3-------0---0---0---2-----|
E-------------3-------------------------------3---------------------|


Ending
  D               strum
e-----------------0---|
B---1---1---1---1-1---|
G---0---0---0---0-0---|
D---------------------|
A-3---3---3-------3---|
E-------------3-------|


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