--Check the other posted tabs for the main melodies, this submission is for the chord accompaniment or a
simpler alternative. The chords are not originally played in the first verse or the
entire song, but they still match upwith the song and the notes J. Loren sings--
There's 2 chord progressions:
1: Em - D - C - C (1 beat E, 1 beat D, 2 beats of C) - Verses
2: Am - G - B - Em (1 beat of each) - used for the chorus "I said oh,..-." and ending
Em D C
Sweet Delilah, come inside
C Em
And won't you mend my broken bones
D C
The more that I get tossed aside
C
The more I beg you not to go
(This is where the chords come in during the song)
Em D C
I'm building up a wall
C
And I cant get over it
Em D C C
I slip into the falls again
Am G B Em
I said oh, no, I know I've been a fool
Am G B Em
And I said whoa, no, I fell in love with you
Am G B Em B (play until next verse)
And I said whoa, no, I know I've been a fool when I said
Em D C
Sweet Delilah can't deny
C
That she was happy long ago
Em D C
Twenty five and full of life
C
The more I begged her not to know
Em D C
White paint up on the walls
C
Pretty pictures of the day
Em D C
I slipped into the falls again
Am G B Em
I said oh, no, I know I've been a fool
Am G B Em
And I said whoa, no, I fell in love with you
Am G B Em B (keep playing)
And I said whoa, no, I know I've been a fool when I said
Oh, yeah
[Solo] - Repeat the 1st progression of Em/D/C/C
Am G B Em
And I said oh, no, I know I've been a fool
Am G B Em
And I said whoa, no, I fell in love with you
Am G B Em B
And I said whoa, no, I know I've been a fool when I said
Am G B Em
Oh, no, I know I've been a fool, and I said,
Am G B Em
Lord knows that I fell in love with you, I said,
Am G B Em B
Oh, no, well I know I've been a fool and I said
[whistling, chord progression 2(chorus) repeats + fade out]
Am G B Em (x3)
B
Am G B Em (very quiet)