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Intro: D F#m
Verse 1:
D F#m
Hey there delilah, what's it like in new york city?
D F#m
I'm a thousand miles away, but girl tonight you look so pretty,
Bm A G A Bm A A4
Yes you do, time square can't shine as bright as you, I swear it's true.
D F#m
Hey there delilah, don't you worry about the distance,
D F#m
I'm right there if you get lonely, give this song another listen,
Bm A G A Bm A A4
Close your eyes, listen to my voice it's my disguise, I'm by your side.
D A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m
Oh it's what you do to me, oh it's what you do to me,
D A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m D
Oh it's what you do to me, oh it's what you do to me, what you do to me.
Verse 2:
D F#m
Hey there delilah, I know times are getting hard,
D F#m
But just believe me girl some day, I'll pay the bills with this guitar,
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We'll have it good, we'll have the life we knew we would, my word is good.
D F#m
Hey there delilah, I've got so much left to say,
D F#m
If every simple song I wrote to you, would take your breath away,
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I'd write it all, even more in love with me you'd fall, we'd have it all.
D A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m
Oh it's what you do to me, oh it's what you do to me,
D A Bm C#m D A Bm A
Oh it's what you do to me, oh it's what you do to me.
Bridge:
G A
A thousand miles seems pretty far, but they've got planes, trains and cars,
D A Bm A
I'd walk to you if i had no other way.
G A
Our friends would all make fun of us, and we'll just laugh along because,
D A Bm A
We know that none of them have felt this way,
G A
Delilah i can promise you, that by the time that we get through,
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The world will never ever be the same ..... and you're to blame!
Verse 3:
D F#m
Hey there delilah you be good, and don't you miss me,
D F#m
Two more years and you'll be done with school, and i'll be making history,
Bm A G A Bm A G
Like i do, you'll know it's all because of you,
G A Bm A G
We can do whatever we want to
G A Bm A A4
Hey there delilah here's to you, this one's for you.
D A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m
Oh it's what you do to me, oh it's what you do to me,
D A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m D
Oh it's what you do to me, oh it's what you do to me, what you do to me.
Written by Tom Higgenson