Delilah:Tom Jones. #15 in 1968. (Song wqas done in several different keys. This was off the original recording.) #1. Am E E7 I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window. Am E E7 I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind. A A7 Dm Dm7 Am E She was my woman.....as she deceived me I watched Am G and went out of my mind. CHORUS: C G G7 B C My, my, my, Delilah...why, why, why, De..lilah? C F Dm I could see, that girl was no good for me.. C G C E But I was lost like a slave that no man could fr..ee. #2. Am E E7 At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting. Am E E7 I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door. A A7 Dm Dm7 Am E She stood there laughing.......I felt the knife in my hand, Am G and she laughed no more. CHORUS: C G G7 B C My, my, my, Delilah...why, why, why, De..lilah? C F Dm So, before they come to break down the door.. C G C E forgive me Delilah I just couldn't take any more. (INTERLUDE:) #3. A A7 Dm Dm7 Am E She stood there laughing.......I felt the knife in my hand, Am G and she laughed no more. CHORUS: C G G7 B C My, my, my, Delilah...why, why, why, De..lilah? C F Dm So, before they come to break down the door.. C G C E forgive me Delilah I just couldn't take any more. OUTRO: E A Forgive me Delilah I just couldn't take any more. (Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
