Delilah tab by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Tabs

INTRO

 Gtr I (Keyboard arr. for guitar)
 Gm/D                  Gm/D
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

 Gm/Bb           Gm/D
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
 G minorGm (rake)         G minorGm (rake)
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-^3-----------------------|-^3-----------------------------------|
|-^3-----------------------|-^3-----------------------------------|
|-^5-----------------------|-^5-----------------------------------|
|-^5-----------------------|-^5-----------------------------------|
|-^3-----------------------|-^3-----------------------------------|

VERSE

G minorGm                        D MajorD (w/ Riff 1)
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window

RIFF 1:
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--5-------(5)--------3-------(3)-------|
|---------------2--5---------------6--5-|-3----

G minorGm                     D MajorD (w/ Riff 1)
I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind

G7G7 G7b9G7b9 G7/F Cm/G Cm6/A Cm7/Bb C minorCm
She was my  woman

Gm/D         D MajorD              G minorGm  FF
As she betrayed me I watched, and went out of my mind

CHORUS 1

Bb majorBb Bb/FBb/F Bb majorBb Bb/FBb/F FF    F/CF/C  FF   F/CF/C
My, my, my,    Delilah (w/ Fill 1)

FILL 1:
              ~
|-----------|-------------|----------|
|-----------|---6---------|----------|
|-------5-7-|-8---8-7-5---|-5--------|
|-----------|-----------8-|----------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|

FF  F/CF/C  FF F/CF/C  Bb majorBb Bb/FBb/F Bb majorBb Bb/FBb/F
Why, why, why,   Delilah (w/ Fill 2)

FILL 2:

|-----------|-------------|----------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|
|-------7-8-|-6-8-6p4-----|--------- |
|-----------|---------7p5-|-7--------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|

Bb7Bb7 Bb7/F  Bb7Bb7 Bb7/F Eb MajorEb    Eb/BbEb/Bb    C majorC  c/G
I   could see  that girl was no good for me

  Bb majorBb     Bb/FBb/F    FF    F/CF/C     FF   F/CF/C  D7b9D7b9
And just like a slave I was lost and no one could free

VERSE

At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting
I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door
She stood there laughing
I felt the knife in my hand, and she laughed no more


CHORUS 2

My, my, my, Delilah
Why, why, why, Delilah
SO before they come to break down the door
Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more


INTERLUDE

Verse chords - Quiet Keyboard section with Riff 1 played stacatto)

Verse chords - Heavy guitar section for fist half of verse (G minorGm - D MajorD progression) then

G7b9G7b9 G7/F Cm/G Cm6/A Cm7/Bb C minorCm
She stood there laughing
Gm/D          D MajorD             G minorGm  FF
I felt the knife in my hand, and she laughed no more


CHORUS

My, my, my, Delilah
Why, why, why, Delilah
So before they come to break down the door
Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more

CHORUS

My, my, my, Delilah
Why, why, why, Delilah
So before they come to break down the door
  Bb majorBb     Bb/FBb/F  FF       F/CF/C   Bb majorBb Bb/FBb/F Bb majorBb  Bb/FBb/F
Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more
  G minorGm         D MajorD           G minorGm
Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more


OUTRO

G minorGm  C majorC  G minorGm  C majorC  G minorGm  C majorC  D MajorD (W/ Fill 3)

Fill 3:
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|---8-7-8-----|
|----------------|-------------|
|--7-----4-5-4-5-|---5-4-5-----|
|--5--7----------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|