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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Delilah
Artist: Tom Jones, https://youtu.be/8a_T3U1rg2I
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Capo: 2, optionally for brightness
Tempo: Q=80, Time: 6/8, Play bass eighths with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes.
Sixteenths are marked '+'. Emphasize the melody notes.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the 6th string bass with thumb-fretting as appropriate.
[Verse]
Am E E7
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------3--p1---|-0-------------------0---|-3b--------------1--p0---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------1-------|-----1-------------------|
D|---------2-----------2---|---------2-----------2---|-----2-------2-----------|---------2---------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|---------2---------------|-------------2-----------|
E|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window
At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting
Am E E7
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------3--p1---|-0-------------------0---|-3b--------------1--p0---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----1-----------1-------|-----1-------------------|
D|---------2-----------2---|---------2-----------2---|---------2---2-----------|---------2---------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|
E|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
I saw the flickering shadow of love on her blind.
I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door
A7 Dm
E|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-8-------------------6---|-----3-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----6-----------6-------|-----6-----------6-------|-----------------2-------|-----2-----------2-------|
D|---------5-----------5---|---------5---------------|---------0-----------0---|---------0-----------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-------------1-----------|-------------1-----------|
She was my woman
She stood there laughing
Am + Em7 Am G7
E|-0---0---0---0-h1-p0---0---|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-3---3---3---3--p1---0---|-----1-------------------|-0-----------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|-2---------------2-------|-----0-----------0-------|
D|---------2-------------2---|---------2-----------2---|---------2-----------2---|---------0-----------0---|
A|-0-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-0-----------------------|-------------2-----------|
E|-------------0-------------|-0-----------------------|-------------0-----------|-3-----------------------|
As she deceived me I watched and went out of my mind
I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more
[Chorus]
C G7 + + + +
E|-0---------------------|-3-------------------0-|-1----------------------0--|-1-h3--1-p0-------------------|
B|-------------1---------|-----------------------|-----3---------------3-----|-------------3-p1--3----------|
G|-----0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|-----------------0---------|-------0---------------0------|
D|---------2-----------2-|---------2-------------|---------0-----------0-----|-------------0-------------0--|
A|-3---------------------|-3-----------3---------|-------------2-------------|-------------------2----------|
E|-------------3---------|-----------------------|-3-------------------------|-3----------------------------|
My my my Delilah
C + + + +
E|-1-----------------------|/5------------------2-|/3--p0--------------0-h1-|-3-/5--3-p1--0-----0----------|
B|-------------3-----------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------3-------------|
G|-----0-----------0-------|-----0----------0-----|-----0----------0--------|-------0---------------0------|
D|---------0-----------0---|---------0------------|---------2---------------|-------------2-------------2--|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------0--------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------------3----------|
E|-3-----------------------|/5--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
Why why why Delilah
Dm
E|-0-------------------1---|-3-----------3------/5---|-3------p1---1------p0---|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
G|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----2-----------2-------|-----2-----------2-------|
D|---------2---------------|---------2---------------|---------0---------------|---------0-----------0---|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------1-----------|-------------1-----------|
I could see, that girl was no good for me
So, before they come to break down the door
Am + Em7 Am
E|-0---0---0---0-h1-p0---0---|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-3---3---3---3--p1---0---|-----1-------------------|-----1-------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|-2---------------2-------|-2---------------2-------|
D|---------2-------------2---|---------2-----------2---|---------2-----------2---|---------2-----------2---|
A|-0-----------0-------------|-------------2-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
But I was lost like a slave that no man could free.
Forgive me Delilah, I just couldn't take any more.
[Reprise]
C G7 + + + +
E|-0---------------------|-3-------------------0-|-1----------------------0--|-1-h3--1-p0-------------------|
B|-------------1---------|-----------------------|-----3---------------3-----|-------------3-p1--3----------|
G|-----0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|-----------------0---------|-------0---------------0------|
D|---------2-----------2-|---------2-------------|---------0-----------0-----|-------------0-------------0--|
A|-3---------------------|-3-----------3---------|-------------2-------------|-------------------2----------|
E|-------------3---------|-----------------------|-3-------------------------|-3----------------------------|
My my my Delilah
C + + + +
E|-1-----------------------|/5------------------2-|/3--p0--------------0-h1-|-3-/5--3-p1--0-----0----------|
B|-------------3-----------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------3-------------|
G|-----0-----------0-------|-----0----------0-----|-----0----------0--------|-------0---------------0------|
D|---------0-----------0---|---------0------------|---------2---------------|-------------2-------------2--|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------0--------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------------3----------|
E|-3-----------------------|/5--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
Why why why Delilah
Dm
E|-0-------------------1---|-3-----------3------/5---|-3------p1---1------p0---|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
G|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----2-----------2-------|-----2-----------2-------|
D|---------2---------------|---------2---------------|---------0---------------|---------0-----------0---|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------1-----------|-------------1-----------|
I could see, that girl was no good for me
So, before they come to break down the door
Am Em Am a
E|-0---0---0---0-h1-p0---0---|-0---0---0---0--h2--/4---|-5-----------------------|-5----------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----5---------------5---|-5----------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------4---|---------5-------5-------|-5----------|
D|---------2-------------2---|---------2---------------|-------------------------|------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------|-------------2-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-0----------|
E|---------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|------------|
Forgive me Delilah, I just couldn't take any more.
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| a Arpeggio (pick all strings in sequence, harp-like)
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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