Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: C Em Hey it’s Delilah, don’t you worry about the city C Em I play your music, close my eyes and it feels like you’re Am G F right here with me every time G Am G Baby I miss you but its fine, I swear I’m fine C Em I read an article about you in the paper C Em said that you were gaining traction, and your musics made Am G F you famous like it should G Am G Doin things I always knew you could, doesn’t it feel good
Chorus: C Am Oh you’re far away from me C Am But oh, I know that you’re happy, thats how things should C Em Am C Em Am be, yeah thats how things should be Verse 2: C Em I keep that picture of the two of us together C Em in that shoebox in my closet, look at it so much its Am G F tattered on the ends G Am And I wonder when we’ll meet again G will you hold me then? Chorus: C Am Oh you’re far away from me C Am But oh, I know that you’re happy, thats how things should C Em Am C Em Am be, yeah thats how things should be Bridge: F G I know a thousand miles is far, so thank god for those late Am C night calls and letters that you write me every day F G And yeah our friends make fun of us, but we can laugh along Am C because we know our love is strong enough to stay F G Baby I can promise you the first time I laid eyes on you Am I knew my world would never be the same G and you’re to blame Verse 3: C Em Hey it’s Delilah thinkin’ bout you from the city C Em And I’m counting down the days until I’ve got you right Am G F here with me by my side G Am G F But until then I’ll close my eyes G Am G F And dream about you every night G C I’ll love you from New York tonight
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