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Intro:
   D                 Gbm               D                 Gbm
A|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
C|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|


Verse 1a:
"Hey there, Delilah. What's it like in New York City?
            I'm a thousand miles away. But girl, tonight you look so pretty. Yes you do"

   D                 Gbm               D                 Gbm
A|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4-----|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
C|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|

Pre-chorus 1a:
"Times Square can't shine as bright as you. I swear it's true"

   Bm          A     G       A         Bm                A
A|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|---5---5-0-4-0-4-|-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-|-0-4-0-4-0-7-0-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|---4---4---4-----|-0-0-0-0---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---6---6-|


Verse 1b:
"Hey there, Delilah. Don't you worry about the distance
           I'm right there if you get lonely. Give this song another listen. Close your eyes"

   D                 Gbm               D                 Gbm
A|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4-----|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
C|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|


Pre-chorus 1b:
"Listen to my voice, it's my disguise. I'm by your side"

   Bm          A     G       A         Bm                A
A|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|---5---5-0-4-0-4-|-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-|-0-4-0-4-0-7-0-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|---4---4---4-----|-0-0-0-0---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---6---6-|


Chorus 1:
"Oh it's what you do to me" (x4)
           "what you do to me"

   D           A     Bm          Db    D           A     Bm          Db 
A|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|
g|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|

   D           A     Bm          Db    D           A     Bm          Db 
A|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|
g|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|


Interlude:

   D           A 
A|---5---5---5-0-5-|
E|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|

Verse 2a:
"Hey there, Delilah. I know times are getting hard
            But just believe me, girl. Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar"
            We'll have it good"

   D                 Gbm               D                 Gbm
A|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4-----|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
C|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|


Pre-chorus 2a:
"We'll have the life we knew we would . My word is good"

   Bm          A     G       A         Bm                A
A|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|---5---5-0-4-0-4-|-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-|-0-4-0-4-0-7-0-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|---4---4---4-----|-0-0-0-0---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---6---6-|


Verse 2b:
"Hey there, Delilah. I've got so much left to say
            If every simple song I wrote to you. Would take your breath away. I'd write it all"

   D                 Gbm               D                 Gbm
A|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4-----|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
C|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|


Pre-chorus 2b:
"Even more in love with me you'd fall. We'd have it all"

   Bm          A     G       A         Bm                A
A|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|---5---5-0-4-0-4-|-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-|-0-4-0-4-0-7-0-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|---4---4---4-----|-0-0-0-0---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---6---6-|


Chorus 2:
           "Oh it's what you do to me" (x4)

   D           A     Bm          Db    D           A     Bm          Db 
A|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|
g|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|

   D           A     Bm          Db    D           A     Bm          A 
A|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|-2---2---2-------|-----------------|
g|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4-----|

Bridge:
"A thousand miles seems pretty far. But they've got planes and trains and cars
          I'd walk to you if I had no other way"

   G                 A                 D           A     Bm          A 
A|---5---5---5---5-|-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2-------|-----------------|
g|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4-----|

"Our friends would all make fun of us and we'll just laugh along because we know
 That none of them have felt this way"

   G                 A                 D           Db    Bm          A 
A|---5---5---5---5-|-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-|---5---5---5-----|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---1---|-----------------|
g|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4-----|

"Delilah, I can promise you. That by the time that we get through
 The world will never ever be the same"

   G                 A                 Bm                Bm
A|---5---5---5---5-|-0-4-0-4-0-4-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-|-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|

"And you're to blame"
   A                 A
A|-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-|-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|---6---6---6---6-|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Verse 3 (slight change on the last bar):
"Hey there, Delilah. You be good and don't you miss me | this is how it's      | and this is how
 Two more years and you'll be done with school         | originally played     | I like to play it
 And I'll be making history like I do"                 | on the song           |
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   D                 Gbm               D                 Gbm                     Gbm
A|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---------|-----|---4---4--0-4-9----|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2-------|-----|-2---2---2---------|
C|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-----|-------------------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|-----|---2---2-----------|


Pre-chorus 3:
"You'll know it's all because of you
                We can do whatever we want to"

   Bm          A     G       A         Bm          A     G       A
A|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|---5---5-0-4-0-4-|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|---5---5-0-4-0-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|---4---4---4-----|-0-0-0-0---2---2-|---4---4---4-----|-0-0-0-0---2---2-|

"Hey there, Delilah, here's to you. This one's for you"

   Bm          A     G       A         Bm                A
A|-2-5-2-5-2-5-0---|---5---5-0-4-0-4-|-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-|-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|---4---4---4-----|-0-0-0-0---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2---2-|

   A
A|-0---0---0---0---|
E|---0---0---0---0-|
C|---1---1---1---1-|
g|-----------------|


Chorus 3:
"Oh it's what you do to me" (x4)
           "what you do to me"

   D           A     Bm          Db    D           A     Bm          Db 
A|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|
g|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|

   D           A     Bm          Db    D           A     Bm          Db 
A|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|
g|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|


Outro:
"Oh, oooo oooo"

   D           A     Bm          Db    D           A     Bm          Db 
A|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|
g|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|

   D           A     Bm          Db    D           A     Bm          Db 
A|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|---5---5---5-0---|-2-5-2-5-2-5---5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|-2---2---2-------|-------------1---|
g|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2-----|---4---4---4---4-|

   D           A     D
A|---5---5---5-0-5-|--0-5-9----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---2---2-------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|---2---2---2---2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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