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f	1	Delilah [Am] - Tom Jones	f	1	Delilah [Am] - Tom Jones
	2			2
	3	[Am][Am][Am][Am]		3	[Am][Am][Am][Am]
	4			4
	5	[Verse 1]		5	[Verse 1]
	6	[Am] I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [E7] window		6	[Am] I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [E7] window
	7	[Am] I saw the flickering shadows of love on her [E7] blind		7	[Am] I saw the flickering shadows of love on her [E7] blind
	8	[A] She [A7] was my [Dm] woman		8	[A] She [A7] was my [Dm] woman
	9	[Am] As she deceived me I [E7*] watched,		9	[Am] As she deceived me I [E7*] watched,
	10	and went out of my [Am] mind [G7]		10	and went out of my [Am] mind [G7]
	11			11
n	12	\|[Chorus 1]	n	12	\|[Chorus 1] {green}(Sway to the left){/green}
	13	\|[C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah		13	\|[C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah
	14	\|[G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah		14	\|[G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah
	15	\|[C] I could [C7] see that [F] girl was no good for [Dm] me		15	\|[C] I could [C7] see that [F] girl was no good for [Dm] me
	16	\|[C] But I was lost like a [G*] slave that no one could [C] free [E7]		16	\|[C] But I was lost like a [G*] slave that no one could [C] free [E7]
	17			17
	18	[Verse 2]		18	[Verse 2]
	19	[Am] At break of day when that man drove away I was [E7] waiting		19	[Am] At break of day when that man drove away I was [E7] waiting
	20	[Am] I crossed the street to her house and she opened the [E7] door		20	[Am] I crossed the street to her house and she opened the [E7] door
	21	[A] She [A7] stood there [Dm] laughing		21	[A] She [A7] stood there [Dm] laughing
	22	[Am] I felt the knife in my [E7*] hand,		22	[Am] I felt the knife in my [E7*] hand,
	23	and she laughed no [Am] more [G7]		23	and she laughed no [Am] more [G7]
	24			24
n	25	\|[Chorus 2]	n	25	\|[Chorus 2] {green}(Sway to the left){/green}
	26	\|[C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah		26	\|[C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah
	27	\|[G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah		27	\|[G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah
	28	\|[C] So be-[C7]-fore they [F] come to break down the [Dm] door		28	\|[C] So be-[C7]-fore they [F] come to break down the [Dm] door
	29	\|[C] Forgive me, Delilah, I [G] just couldn't take any [C] more [E7]		29	\|[C] Forgive me, Delilah, I [G] just couldn't take any [C] more [E7]
	30			30
	31	[Verse 2 w/ instrumental break]		31	[Verse 2 w/ instrumental break]
	32	[Am][Am][Am][E7]		32	[Am][Am][Am][E7]
	33	[Am][Am][Am][E7]		33	[Am][Am][Am][E7]
	34	[A] She [A7] stood there [Dm] laughing (Ha ha ha ha ha)		34	[A] She [A7] stood there [Dm] laughing (Ha ha ha ha ha)
	35	[Am] I felt the knife in my [E7*] hand,		35	[Am] I felt the knife in my [E7*] hand,
	36	and she laughed no [Am] more [G7]		36	and she laughed no [Am] more [G7]
	37			37
t	38	[Outro]	t	38	[Outro] {green}(Sway to the left){/green}
	39	[C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah		39	[C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah
	40	[G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah		40	[G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah
	41	[C] So be-[C7]-fore they [F] come to break down the [Dm] door		41	[C] So be-[C7]-fore they [F] come to break down the [Dm] door
	42	[C] Forgive me, Delilah, I [G] just couldn't take any [C] more		42	[C] Forgive me, Delilah, I [G] just couldn't take any [C] more
	43	[Am] Forgive me, Delilah, I [E7] just couldn't take any [Am //////] more		43	[Am] Forgive me, Delilah, I [E7] just couldn't take any [Am //////] more
	44	[Dm //////] [Am //////]		44	[Dm //////] [Am //////]
	45			45
	46	[Am - Double Strum]		46	[Am - Double Strum]

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