Delia Gone Chords by Acker Bilk

Tempo:
115 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Gm

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Acker Bilk PJB 1958 Delia gone chords
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[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [D] [Gm]
[G] [C] [Dm]
[C] [D] [G] [Gm]
[F] [F] [E]
[F] [Bb] Delia cursed Tony,
[F] was on one Saturday night
[Bb] She [D] cursed him such, [Gm] wicked curse, [G] that he swore he'd take [Gm] her life
Delia [F] gone, [G] one more [C] round, Delia [F] gone
[Bbm] [F] [Gm] [F]
Well the first time that Tony shot [Bb] Delia, [Dm] [F]
Lord he shot her in the side
[Bb] The last [D] time he shot [Gm] poor Delia, [G]
well she laid right [Gm] down and died
[F] Delia gone, [D] one [G] more round, [A] Delia gone
[Bb] [F] [E] [F] Now the reason why Tony [D] shot Delia, [F] because he cursed him such a wicked curse
And [Gm]
if Tony [Am] hadn't shot [Gm] poor Delia, [G]
well she might have [Gm] cursed him worse
Delia [F]
gone, [D] one [G] more round, [C] Delia [F]
gone
[Bb] [F] [G] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Dm]
[D] [Gm] [Dm]
[A] [E] [F]
[D] [G] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Db] [F]
On Monday Tony [Bb] was arrested, yes, [F]
Tuesday his case was tried
[Bb] The jury [D] men found [Gm] him guilty, [G] he began to roll [Gm] his eyes
[F] Delia gone, [D] one [G] more round, [C] Delia [F]
gone
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
Ninety-nine years, [Bb] said Tony, [F]
Judge that ain't no fine
[A] [Bb] Cause [D] I've got a brother [Gm] down in New Orleans, [G] he's nine hundred and ninety [Gm]-nine
[F] Delia gone, [Gb] one [G] more round, [C] [F] Delia gone
[Fm] [Bbm] [F] [C] [F] Well Tony is [Bb] the present, [D] [F]
he's drinking from a silver cup
[Bb]
[D] While Delia's [Gm] sick but under, [G] trying her level best [C] to get up
[E] Delia [F] [Am] gone, [G] one more round, [F] Delia gone
[E] [F] [E] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
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To learn Acker Bilk - (Original) Delia Gone chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F, D, F, Bb, Gm, G, Gm, F, D and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 115. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] Delia cursed Tony, _
[F] _ was on one Saturday night _
[Bb] She [D] cursed him such, [Gm] wicked curse, [G] that he swore he'd take [Gm] her life
Delia [F] gone, [G] one more [C] round, Delia [F] gone
[Bbm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [F]
Well the first time that Tony shot [Bb] Delia, [Dm] _ _ [F]
Lord he shot her in the side
_ [Bb] The last [D] time he shot [Gm] poor Delia, _ [G]
well she laid right [Gm] down and died
[F] Delia gone, [D] one [G] more round, _ [A] Delia gone
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ [F] Now the reason why Tony [D] shot Delia, _ [F] because he cursed him such a wicked curse
And [Gm]
if Tony [Am] hadn't shot [Gm] poor Delia, _ [G] _
well she might have [Gm] cursed him worse
Delia [F]
gone, [D] one [G] more round, [C] Delia [F]
gone
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Db] _ [F] _ _ _ _
On Monday Tony [Bb] was arrested, yes, [F] _
Tuesday his case was tried
_ [Bb] The jury [D] men found [Gm] him guilty, _ [G] he began to roll [Gm] his eyes
[F] Delia gone, [D] one [G] more round, [C] Delia [F]
gone
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
Ninety-nine years, [Bb] said Tony, _ [F] _
Judge that ain't no fine
_ [A] [Bb] Cause [D] I've got a brother [Gm] down in New Orleans, [G] he's nine hundred and ninety [Gm]-nine
_ _ [F] Delia gone, _ [Gb] one [G] more round, [C] _ [F] Delia gone
[Fm] _ [Bbm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] Well Tony is [Bb] the present, [D] _ _ [F]
he's drinking from a silver cup
_ [Bb] _
[D] While Delia's [Gm] sick but under, [G] _ trying her level best [C] to get up
[E] _ Delia [F] [Am] gone, [G] one more round, [F] Delia gone
_ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The The Absolute Essential Vol. 2 album includes this song.

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