Delilah Chords by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Tempo:
184.9 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Bb

D

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND - DELILAH chords
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There can be no clemency for you.
I saw the light on the night that I passed [D] by her.
[C] I [Dm]
[Gm] saw the flickering shadows of love.
[D] I [C] [Dm]
was [G]
[Cm] my woman.
[C] [Gm] And as she betrayed me [D] I watched and went out [Gm] of my mind.
[F]
[Bb]
My
[F] [C] Delilah.
[Fm]
[F] Why, why, why
[Bb] Delilah?
Why did she?
[Eb] That girl was no good [C] to me.
[Bb] And just like a slave I [F] was lost and no man [Bb] could free me.
[D]
[Gm] Early next day when this man walked away I [D] was lost.
[C]
[Dm] [Gm] I crossed the street to her house.
She opened [D] the door.
[A]
[G]
She stood [Cm] there laughing.
[D] I opened my hand [Eb] and she [Gm] laughed in honour.
[F]
[Bb]
[F] Delilah.
Why, why,
[Bb] why Delilah?
So before [Eb] they come to [C] me at all.
[Bb] Forgive me Delilah [F] I just couldn't take [Bb] any more.
[D]
[Gm]
[A]
[D]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[D] [Gm]
[G]
[D] [F]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[C] [Ebm] [Gm]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C] [Bb]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[G] She opened
[Cm]
[C]
[Gm]
[D] her hand [Dbm] and she [Gm] laughed.
[F]
[Bb]
My, my
[F] Delilah.
[Cm]
[F] [C]
[F] Why, why, why
[Bb] Delilah?
So before
[Eb]
[C] they [Gm] come to me at all.
[Bb] Forgive me Delilah [F] I just couldn't take [Bb] any more.
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
So before
[Eb]
[C]
[Bb] they come to me at all.
Forgive me Delilah [F] I just couldn't [Bb] take any more.
Forgive
[Gm] me Delilah [D] I just couldn't take [Gm]
any [C] more.
[Gm]
[C]
[Gm]
[D]
[Gm]
[G]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
D
1321
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To start learning The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - (Live) Delilah chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, Bb, F, Bb, Eb, C, Gm, D, C and Dm in sequence. Start with a comfortable 92 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 185. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ There can be no clemency for you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I saw the light on the night that I passed [D] by her. _ _ _ _
[C] I _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ saw the _ flickering shadows of love.
_ [D] _ _ I _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
was _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] my woman.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] And as she betrayed me [D] I watched and went out [Gm] of my mind.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
My _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] Delilah. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [F] Why, _ why, _ _ why _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ Delilah? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Why did she? _ _
[Eb] That _ girl was no good [C] to _ _ me.
[Bb] And just like a slave I [F] was lost and no man [Bb] could free _ _ me.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] Early next day when this man walked away I [D] was lost.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] I crossed the street to her house.
She opened [D] the door.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _
She _ stood [Cm] there laughing. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ I opened my hand [Eb] and she [Gm] laughed in honour. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Delilah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Why, _ _ why, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] why Delilah? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ So _ _ _ _ _ before _ _ _ [Eb] they come to _ [C] me at all.
_ [Bb] Forgive me Delilah [F] I just couldn't take _ [Bb] any more.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] She _ _ opened _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ her hand [Dbm] and she [Gm] laughed. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
My, _ my _
_ _ [F] _ Delilah.
[Cm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ Why, _ _ why, _ why _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Delilah?
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So _ _ _ before _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] they [Gm] come to me at all.
[Bb] Forgive me Delilah [F] I just _ couldn't take [Bb] any more. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So _ _ before _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] they come to me at all.
Forgive me Delilah [F] I just couldn't [Bb] take any _ more.
_ _ Forgive _
_ _ [Gm] _ me Delilah [D] I just _ couldn't take [Gm] _ _ _
any [C] more. _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _

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