Delilah Chords by Tom Jones
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
E
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [Am]
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [E] window.
[Am] I saw the flickering shadows of love on [E] her blind.
[A] She was my [D] woman.
[Am] As she deceived me, I [E] watched and went out of [Am] my mind.
[G] [C] My, my, my [G]
Delilah.
Why,
[C]
I could see that [F] girl was no good for [Dm] me.
[C] But I was lost like a [G] slave that no man could [C] free.
[E]
[Am] At break of day when that man drove away, I [E] was waiting.
I [Am] crossed the street to her house and she opened [E] the door.
[A] She stood there [D] laughing.
[A] I felt a knife in my hand and she laughed [Am] no [G] more.
[C] My,
[G]
why,
[C]
so,
[F]
[D] [C] forgive me Delilah.
I [G] just couldn't take [C] anymore.
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
[E]
[A]
She stood there [D]
laughing.
[Am] I felt a knife in my hand and she laughed no [A] [G] more.
[C] My,
[G]
why,
[C]
so,
[F] to break down the door, [Dm] [C] forgive me Delilah.
I [G] just couldn't take [C] anymore.
[Am] Forgive me Delilah, [E] I just couldn't take anymore.
[Am] [D]
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [E] window.
[Am] I saw the flickering shadows of love on [E] her blind.
[A] She was my [D] woman.
[Am] As she deceived me, I [E] watched and went out of [Am] my mind.
[G] [C] My, my, my [G]
Delilah.
Why,
[C]
I could see that [F] girl was no good for [Dm] me.
[C] But I was lost like a [G] slave that no man could [C] free.
[E]
[Am] At break of day when that man drove away, I [E] was waiting.
I [Am] crossed the street to her house and she opened [E] the door.
[A] She stood there [D] laughing.
[A] I felt a knife in my hand and she laughed [Am] no [G] more.
[C] My,
[G]
why,
[C]
so,
[F]
[D] [C] forgive me Delilah.
I [G] just couldn't take [C] anymore.
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
[E]
[A]
She stood there [D]
laughing.
[Am] I felt a knife in my hand and she laughed no [A] [G] more.
[C] My,
[G]
why,
[C]
so,
[F] to break down the door, [Dm] [C] forgive me Delilah.
I [G] just couldn't take [C] anymore.
[Am] Forgive me Delilah, [E] I just couldn't take anymore.
[Am] [D]
Key:
Am
C
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A
Am
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [E] window. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] I saw the flickering shadows of love on [E] her blind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ She was _ _ my [D] woman. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] As she deceived me, I [E] watched and went out of [Am] my _ mind.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] My, _ my, my _ _ _ [G]
Delilah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Why, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I could see _ that [F] girl was no good for [Dm] me.
_ [C] But I was lost like a [G] slave that no man could [C] free.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] At break of day when that man drove away, I [E] was waiting.
_ _ I _ _ _ _ [Am] crossed the street to her house and she opened [E] the door.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] She _ _ _ stood _ there [D] laughing. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I felt a knife in my hand and she laughed [Am] no _ _ _ [G] more.
_ _ _ _ [C] My, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ why,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
so, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] forgive me Delilah.
I [G] just couldn't take _ [C] _ anymore.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
She stood _ there [D] _
laughing.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I felt a knife in my hand and she laughed no [A] _ _ _ [G] more. _ _
_ _ [C] My, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ why, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
so, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ to break down the door, [Dm] _ _ [C] forgive me Delilah.
I [G] just couldn't take [C] anymore. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Forgive me Delilah, [E] I just couldn't take anymore.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [E] window. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] I saw the flickering shadows of love on [E] her blind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ She was _ _ my [D] woman. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] As she deceived me, I [E] watched and went out of [Am] my _ mind.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] My, _ my, my _ _ _ [G]
Delilah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Why, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I could see _ that [F] girl was no good for [Dm] me.
_ [C] But I was lost like a [G] slave that no man could [C] free.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] At break of day when that man drove away, I [E] was waiting.
_ _ I _ _ _ _ [Am] crossed the street to her house and she opened [E] the door.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] She _ _ _ stood _ there [D] laughing. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I felt a knife in my hand and she laughed [Am] no _ _ _ [G] more.
_ _ _ _ [C] My, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ why,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
so, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] forgive me Delilah.
I [G] just couldn't take _ [C] _ anymore.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
She stood _ there [D] _
laughing.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I felt a knife in my hand and she laughed no [A] _ _ _ [G] more. _ _
_ _ [C] My, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ why, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
so, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ to break down the door, [Dm] _ _ [C] forgive me Delilah.
I [G] just couldn't take [C] anymore. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Forgive me Delilah, [E] I just couldn't take anymore.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _