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Delilah Tabs

(ver. 1)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band
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 
  Gm (rake)                  Gm (rake)
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-^3-----------------------|-^3-----------------------------------|
|-^3-----------------------|-^3-----------------------------------|
|-^5-----------------------|-^5-----------------------------------|
|-^5-----------------------|-^5-----------------------------------|
|-^3-----------------------|-^3-----------------------------------|


VERSE

Gm                                                D (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----

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

G7  G7b9 G7/F Cm/G  Cm6/A  Cm7/Bb  Cm
She was  my   woman

Gm/D                 D                           Gm    F
As she betrayed me I watched, and went out of my mind


CHORUS 1

Bb  Bb/F Bb  Bb/F  F       F/C   F     F/C  
My, my,  my,       Delilah (w/ Fill 1)

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

F    F/C   F  F/C   Bb  Bb/F  Bb  Bb/F  
Why, why, why,      Delilah (w/ Fill 2)

FILL 2:

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

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

    Bb          Bb/F        F        F/C          F     F/C   D7b9
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 (Gm - D progression) then

G7b9 G7/F Cm/G  Cm6/A  Cm7/Bb  Cm
She stood there laughing
Gm/D                   D                         Gm    F
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          Bb/F    F             F/C      Bb  Bb/F  Bb   Bb/F
Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more
   Gm                  D                      Gm
Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more


OUTRO

Gm   C   Gm   C   Gm   C    D (W/ Fill 3)

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