Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: C
♫ Intro:
C Dm7
Fmaj7 C
♫ Verse 1:
C Dm7
When I first met you
didn’t know a damn thing
Fmaj7 C
Just said that I would try to find my way
C Dm7
Didn’t have no money Just a set of wheels
Fmaj7 C
And a whole lotta time to kill
♫ Pre-Chorus:
Am7 C
I’ve been rolling on a southern wind
Fmaj7 Am
Cold and weathered in the eye of the storm
Am7 C
Please leave your light on
Fmaj7 G
in case I get back home before the dawn
♫ Chorus:
C Am
Oh my Delilah
F C
Don’t you miss me when I go
C Am
Soon I’ll be riding
F C
Trying to find my way back home
♫ Solo:
Am7 G F F
Am7 G F F
Am7 Em C F#m
F D# Fmaj7 C
♫ Verse 2:
C Dm7
When I first left you all I wanted was to stay
Fmaj7 C
Been six long months since I lost my way
C Dm7
Never saw it coming It nearly struck me blind
Fmaj7 C
The thought of ever leaving you behind
♫ Pre-Chorus:
Am7 C
I’ve been rolling on a southern wind
Fmaj7 Am
Cold and weathered in the eye of the storm
Am7 C
Please leave your light on
Fmaj7 G
in case I get back home before the dawn
♫ Chorus:
C Am
Oh my Delilah
F C
Don’t you miss me when I go
C Am
Soon I’ll be riding
F C
Trying to find my way back home
Song History
Published: May 20, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025