[Verse] [C] Hey there Delilah, What's it [Em] like in New York City? I'm a [C] thousand miles away, But girl to [Em] night you look so pretty, Yes you [Am] do, [G][F] Time Square can't [G] shine as bright as [Am] you, I swear it's [G] true. [C] Hey there Delilah, Don't you [Em] worry about the distance, I'm right [C] there if you get lonely, Give this [Em] song another listen, Close your [Am] eyes, [G][F] Listen to my [G] voice it's my dis [Am] guise, I'm by your [G] side.
[Chorus] [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, What you do to [C] me.
[Verse] [C] Hey there Delilah, I know [Em] times are getting hard, But just be [C] lieve me girl some day, I'll pay the [Em] bills with this guitar, We'll have it [Am] good, [G][F] We'll have the [G] life we knew we [Am] would, My word is [G] good.
[C] Hey there Delilah, I've got [Em] so much left to say, If every [C] simple song I wrote to you, Would [Em] take your breath away, I'd write it [Am] all, [G][F] Even more in [G] love with me you'd [Am] fall, We'd have it [G] all.
[Chorus] [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me,
[Bridge] A [F] thousand miles seems pretty far, But [G] they've got planes and trains and cars, I'd [C] walk to you if I had no other [Am] way, Our [F] friends would all make fun of us, And [G] we'll just laugh along because, We [C] know that none of them have felt this [Am] way, De [F] lilah I can promise you, That [G] by the time that we get through, The [Am] world will never ever be the same, And you're to [G] blame.
[Verse] [C] Hey there Delilah you be [Em] good, And don't you miss me, Two more [C] years and you'll be done with school, And [Em] I'll be making history, Like I [Am] do, [G][F] You'll know it's [G] all because of [Am] you, [F] We can do what [G] ever we want [Am] to, [F] Hey there De [G] lilah here's to [Am] you, This one's for [G] you.
[Chorus] [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, [C] Oh it's what you do to [Am] me, What you do to [C] me. [Am]
[Intro] x2 [G] Gsus4 - 355433 355433 355433 (35x433 35x533 35x433) [F] Fsus4 - same approach as G [Am] Am9 (hammer on back to Am - or play x02200) (repeat these figures throughout verses)
[Verse] When you [G] grow up livin' like a good boy [F] oughta And your [Am] mama takes a shine to her best [G] son Something [G] different all the girls they seem to [F] like you Cause you're [Am] handsome like to talk and a whole lot of [G] fun
But now your [Am] girl's gone a m [Am/G] issin' And your [Am/F#] house has got an [D] empty [G] bed The folks'll [Am] wonder 'bout the [Am/G] wedding They won't [Am/F#] listen to a [D] word you [G] said
[Chorus] [G] Gonna take your mama out all night Yeah we'll [F] show her what it's all about We'll get her [C] jacked up on some cheap champagne We'll let the [G] good times all roll out And if the [G] music ain't good, well it's just too bad We're gonna [F] sing along no matter what Because the [C] dancers don't mind at the New Orleans If you tip [G] em and they make a cut [F][F][F#][G]
[G] Do it - take your mama [F] out all night So she'll [C] have no doubt that we're doing oh the best we [G] can [F][F][F#][G] We're gonna [G] do it -take your mama [F] out all night You can [C] stay up late 'cause baby you're a full grown [G] man (continue to play drums over) [F][F][F#][G]
[Repeat intro] - G F Am
[Verse] It's a [G] struggle livin' like a good boy ou [F] ghta In the [Am] summer watchin' all the girls pass by [G] When your [G] mama heard the way that you'd been [F] talking I tried to tell [Am] you that all she'd wanna do is [G] cry
Now we [Am] end up takin' the long [Am/G] way home [Am/F#] Lookin' overdressed wearin' [D] buckets of stale co [G] logne It's so [Am] hard to see streets on a [Am/G] country road When your [Am/F#] glasses in the garbage And your [D] Continental's just got [G] towed
[Chorus] [G] Gonna take your mama out all night Yeah we'll [F] show her what it's all about We'll get her [C] jacked up on some cheap champagne We'll let the [G] good times all roll out And if the [G] music ain't good, well it's just too bad We're gonna [F] sing along no matter what Because the [C] dancers don't mind at the New Orleans If you tip [G] em and they make a cut [F][F][F#][G]
[Bridge] [G] Do it - take your mama [F] out all night So she'll [C] have no doubt that we're doing oh the best we [G] can [F][F][F#][G] We're gonna [G] do it -take your mama [F] out all night You can [C] stay up late 'cause baby you're a full grown [G] man [F][F][F#][G]
[Solo - Repeat intro riff] G F C G F C F F F# G
[Chorus] [G] Gonna take your mama out all night Yeah we'll [F] show her what it's all about We'll get her [C] jacked up on some cheap champagne We'll let the [G] good times all roll out And if the [G] music ain't good, well it's just too bad We're gonna [F] sing along no matter what Because the [C] dancers don't mind at the New Orleans If you tip [G] em and they make a cut [F][F][F#][G]