Plain White T’s Guitar | Hey There Delilah

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INTRO
D, F#m, D, F#m

VERSE 1
D                            F#m
Hey there Delilah, What’s it like in New York City?
      D                               F#m
I’m a thousand miles away, But girl tonight you look so pretty,
        Bm  G                 A                  Bm
Yes you do, Time Square can’t shine as bright as you,
             A
I swear it’s true.
D                            F#m
Hey there Delilah, Don’t you worry about the distance,
          D                                  F#m
I’m right there if you get lonely, Give this song another listen,
           Bm    G            A                Bm
Close your eyes, Listen to my voice it’s my disguise,
            A
I’m by your side. 

CHORUS
D                      Bm  D                      Bm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
D                      Bm  D                      Bm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
               D
What you do to me. 

VERSE 2
D                         F#m
Hey there Delilah, I know times are getting hard,
           D                                    F#m
But just believe me girl some day, I'll pay the bills with this guitar,
              Bm    G              A               Bm
We'll have it good, We'll have the life we knew we would,
           A
My word is good.
D                           F#m
Hey there Delilah, I’ve got so much left to say,
         D                                 F#m
If every simple song I wrote to you, Would take your breath away,
             Bm   G            A                  Bm
I’d write it all, Even more in love with me you’d fall,
             A
We’d have it all. 

CHORUS
D                      Bm  D                      Bm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
D                      Bm  D                      Bm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me, 

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

VERSE 3
D                        F#m
Hey there Delilah you be good, And don’t you miss me,
         D                                         F#m
Two more years and you’ll be done with school, And I'll be making history,
Bm        G                 A              Bm
Like I do, You’ll know it's all because of you,
G             A            Bm
We can do whatever we want to,
G           A               Bm                  A
Hey there Delilah here's to you, This one’s for you. 

FINAL CHORUS
D                      Bm  D                      Bm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
D                      Bm  D                      Bm
Oh it’s what you do to me, Oh it’s what you do to me,
               D
What you do to me.
   Bm   D    Bm    D    Bm   D    Bm   D D
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Hey There Delilah Tabs

By Paul Celly

Is there an acoustic player not searching for Hey There Delilah tabs? Probably, but most are. It was quite a hit for the Plain White T’s. As an acoustic guitar teacher, I have taught this song to tons of students. One of the things I think is great about this tune is the simplicity of it. It’s easy for the students to learn and since everyone in the world has heard it, people want to her them play it.

Hey There Delilah tabs also can teach you some cool voicings and moving bass notes. The F#- chord (second chord in the song) is a voicing that most students don’t learn. It is a small 3 not voicing instead of the big bar chord. Also exposing students to B- chords can be pretty tough sometimes because they don’t want to practice it. It is a difficult chord, so often times the student will skip it just a bit. But with the inspiration of learning it in the tune, it always gets practiced.

The middle section of the tunes is where the guitar player uses a moving bass line between chords. This is a good thing to expose acoustic guitar players to because it teaches them some ways to spice up there accompanying skills. It teaches them to not just sit back and strum mindlessly while the vocals are passing by. They get to play cool stuff and stay out of the way of the singer. Very important!

The rhythm of the tune is simple and constant. This lets the player stay focused on the chords her or she is learning and not have to worry about strum patterns and stops and varying rhythms.

Another great thing about this song is it sounds great with one guitar, but also with 2-3 guitars playing the song together. It’s a great song to improvise over so it lends itself to a good jam. So if you are looking for something new that maybe you wouldn’t have normally tried, give this one a shot. The internet is loaded with sites that will have Hey There Delilah tabs.

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