INTRO Gtr I (Keyboard arr. for guitar) Gm/D Gm/D | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11- | -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11- | | -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- | -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- | | -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- | -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- | | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | Gm/Bb Gm/D | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | --8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- | -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-- | | --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- | -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-- | | --8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- | -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-- | | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | | Gtr III Gm (rake) Gm (rake) | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | -^3----------------------- | -^3----------------------------------- | | -^3----------------------- | -^3----------------------------------- | | -^5----------------------- | -^5----------------------------------- | | -^5----------------------- | -^5----------------------------------- | | -^3----------------------- | -^3----------------------------------- | VERSE Gm D (w/ Riff 1) I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window RIFF 1: | --------------------------------------- | | --------------------------------------- | | --------------------------------------- | | --------------------------------------- | | --5-------(5)--------3-------(3)------- | | ---------------2--5---------------6--5- | -3---- Gm D (w/ Riff 1) I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind G5 G7b9 G5 C5 C5 C5 C5 She was my woman G5 D5 G5 F5 As she betrayed me I watched, and went out of my mind CHORUS 1 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 F5 F5 F5 F5 My, my, my, Delilah (w/ Fill 1) FILL 1: ~ | ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | | ----------- | ---6--------- | ---------- | | -------5-7- | -8---8-7-5--- | -5-------- | | ----------- | -----------8- | ---------- | | ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | | ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | F5 F5 F5 F5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Why, why, why, Delilah (w/ Fill 2) FILL 2: | ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | | ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | | -------7-8- | -6-8-6p4----- | --------- | | ----------- | ---------7p5- | -7-------- | | ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | | ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Eb5 Eb5 C5 C I could see that girl was no good for me Bb5 Bb5 F5 F5 F5 F5 D7b9 And just like a slave I was lost and no one could free VERSE At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door She stood there laughing I felt the knife in my hand, and she laughed no more CHORUS 2 My, my, my, Delilah Why, why, why, Delilah SO before they come to break down the door Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more INTERLUDE Verse chords - Quiet Keyboard section with Riff 1 played stacatto) Verse chords - Heavy guitar section for fist half of verse (Gm - D progression) then G7b9 G5 C5 C5 C5 C5 She stood there laughing G5 D5 G5 F5 I felt the knife in my hand, and she laughed no more CHORUS My, my, my, Delilah Why, why, why, Delilah So before they come to break down the door Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more CHORUS My, my, my, Delilah Why, why, why, Delilah So before they come to break down the door Bb5 Bb5 F5 F5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more G5 D5 G5 Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more OUTRO G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 D5 (W/ Fill 3) Fill 3: | ---------------- | ------------- | | ---------------- | ---8-7-8----- | | ---------------- | ------------- | | --7-----4-5-4-5- | ---5-4-5----- | | --5--7---------- | ------------- | | ---------------- | ------------- |