Hey There Delilah Chords - Plain White T's - Complete Guitar Lesson

In this lesson, you will learn an easy way to play Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s on guitar.

This song is one of the calmest acoustic guitar songs by the Plain White T’s. The great thing is this song is beginner-friendly and requires only a few basic chords to play.

Note – You can play this song without the capo by using the chords that I’ve mentioned below but to sound like the original song or to play along, make sure to clamp the capo on the second fretContents hideHey There Delilah ChordsHey There Delilah – Strumming PatternHey There Delilah Lyrics with Chords

Hey There Delilah Chords

The chords for ‘Hey There Delilah’ are pretty basic. They are C major, E minor, A minor, F major, and G major. As you can see they all open chords and are super easy to play.

Hey There Delilah – Strumming Pattern

This song has only one strumming pattern and it looks like DD-DD-DD-DD, all downstrokes and very simple to play. Do refer to the video mentioned below for a visual representation of this pattern.

Hey There Delilah Lyrics with Chords

[Verse][C]Hey there DelilahWhat’s it [Em]like in New York City?I’m a [C]thousand miles awayBut girl, [Em]tonight you look so prettyYes you [Am]do[F]Times Square can’t [G]shine as bright as [Am]youI swear it’s [G]true

[C]Hey there DelilahDon’t you [Em]worry about the distanceI’m right [C]there if you get lonelyGive this [Em]song another listenClose your [Am]eyes[F]Listen to my [G]voice, it’s my [Am]disguiseI’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 [G][C]Oh it’s what you do to [Am]me[C]Oh it’s what you do to [Am]meWhat you do to [C]me

[Verse][C]Hey there DelilahI know [Em]times are getting hardBut just [C]believe me, girlSomeday I’ll pay the [Em]bills with this guitarWe’ll have it [Am]good[F]We’ll have the [G]life we knew we [Am]wouldMy word is [G]good

[C]Hey there DelilahI’ve got [Em]so much left to sayIf every [C]simple song I wrote to youWould [Em]take your breath awayI’d write it [Am]all[F]Even more in [G]love with me you’d [Am]fallWe’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 [G][C]Oh it’s what you do to [Am]me[C]Oh it’s what you do to [Am]me

[Bridge][F]A thousand miles seems pretty farBut [G]they’ve got planes and trains and cars[C]I’d walk to you if I had no other [Am]way[F]Our friends would all make fun of usAnd [G]we’ll just laugh along because we [C]knowThat none of them have felt this [Am]way[F]Delilah I can promise youThat [G]by the time we get throughThe [Am]world will never ever be the sameAnd you’re to [G]blame

[Verse][C]Hey there DelilahYou be [Em]good and don’t you miss meTwo more [C]years and you’ll be done with schoolAnd [Em]I’ll be making history like I [Am]do[F]You’ll know it’s [G]all because of [Am]you[F]We can do [G]whatever we want [Am]to[F]Hey there [G]Delilah here’s to [Am]youThis 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 [G][C]Oh it’s what you do to [Am]me[C]Oh it’s what you do to [Am]meWhat you do to [C]me