[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]
[Piano Intro - No drums - muted arpeggio picking with first finger] [A][D][G][G] x3
[Verse 1 - Drums in light - keep picking going] [A] You would not b [D] elieve your eyes [G] If ten million fireflies [A] Lit up the [D] world as I fell a [G] sleep [A] 'Cause they'd fill the o [D] pen air [G] And leave teardrops everywhere [A] You'd think me rude But I [D] would just stand and [G] stare
[Chorus - Just bass drum] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself be [A] lieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [E] seems
[Verse 2 - Light drums-] [A] 'Cause I'd get a [D] thousand hugs [G] From ten thousand lightning bugs [A] As they tried to [D] teach me how to [G] dance [A] A foxtrot a [D] bove my head [G] A sock hop beneath my bed A [A] disco ball is [D] just hanging by a [G] thread
[Chorus - Full drums and strum] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself be [A] lieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [A] seems When I fall as [D] leep (pause - count 1 2 3 4 from sleep)
[Bridge - Light drums] [A] Leave my door [D] open just a [G] crack (Please take me away from here) [A] 'Cause I feel like [D] such an insomn [G] iac (Please take me away from here) [A] Why do I [D] tire of counting [G] sheep (Please take me away from here) [A] When I'm far too [D] tired to fall a [G] sleep (pause)
[Verse 3 - Light drumas] [A] To ten million [D] fireflies [G] I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes [A] I got misty e [D] yes as they said [G] farewell [A] But I'll know where [D] several are [G] If my dreams get real bizarre 'Cause I [A] saved a few and [D] I keep them in a [G] jar
[Chorus - Full drums] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [E] seems When I fall asleep
[G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [A] seems When I fall a [G] sleep (see below - I'd like)
[Outro] (single Strums) [G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's [G] hard to say that I'd r [D] ather stay Aw [G] ake when [A] I'm as [Bm] leep Be [G] cause my dreams are [D] bursting at the [A] seams
