Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Chords Used Dm Gm A (A7 Am) Intro: Dm Verse: Dm Gm I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window Dm A I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind Dm Gm She was my woman A7 Dm And as she deceived me I watched and went out of my mind
Chorus: Dm Gm My my my Delilah A Dm Why why why Delilah Gm I could see, that girl was no good for me A Dm I was lost like a slave that no man could free Verse: Dm Gm At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting Dm A I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door Dm Gm She stood there laughing A Dm But I felt that knife in my hand and she laughed no more Chorus: Dm Gm My my my Delilah A Dm Why why why Delilah Gm So before they come to break down the door A Dm Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more A Dm A Am Dm Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more