[Intro - BPM 102 - No drums to start - 2/4 emphasis on 2 when strumming] (strum pattern d-D- -udu d-D- (down up, caps - emphasis) Am G C C x 2
[Verse 1] [Am] I was scared of [G] dentists and the [C] dark [Am] I was scared of [G] pretty girls and [C] starting conversations, Oh [Am] all my friends [G] are turning [C] green - You're the [Am] magician's a [G] ssistant in their [C] dreams
[Pre-chorus - At stop start to count 1 2 3 4 starting on 'come' and tap snare on 4 to come back in] Uh [Am] Ooh, [G] ooh, [C] ooh -- [Am] Uh, [G] oh oh oh, and they [C] (stop) come unstuck
[Chorus - Drums full drums] [Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the [Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my [Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Verse 2 - Slap snare] [Am] There's this movie [G] that I think you'll [C] like - This [Am] guy decides to [G] quit his job and [C] heads to New York City - This [Am] cowboy's [G] running from [C] himself ... And [Am] she's been living [G] on the highest [C] shelf
[Pre-chorus] Uh [Am] Ooh, [G] ooh, [C] ooh -- [Am] Uh, [G] oh oh oh, and they [C] (stop) come unstuck
[Chorus - Drums full drums] [Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the [Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my [Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Bridge] [Am] I just wanna, I just wanna [G] know [C] If you're gonna, if you're gonna st [Fmaj7] ay [Am] I just gotta, I just gotta know [G] [C] I can't have it, I can't have it [Fmaj7] (drums stop) any other way
[Pre-chorus] (strum once and hold - no snare) I [Am] swear she's [G] destined for the [C] screen --[Am] Closest thing to [G] Michelle Pfeiffer [C] that you've ever seen, oh
[Chorus - No drums quiet - then full drums for 2 repeats] [Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the [Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my [Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Chorus x 2] [End on C - or go to Avicii Wake Me Up?]
[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]
