| Am | E | |
| I saw the light on the night that I passed by her | window |
| Am | E | |
| I saw the flickering shadows of love on her | blind |
| A | A7 | Dm | |
| She | was my wo | man |
| Am | E | Am | G | |
| As she betrayed me I | watched, and went out of my | mind |
| C | G | |
| Why, why, why, | Delilah? |
| G | C | |
| Why, why, why, D | elilah? |
| C | C7 | F | Dm | |
| I could | see that | girl was no good for | me |
| C | G | Am | |
| Just like a slave I was | lost and no man could | free |
| 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 |
| But I held a knife in my hand, and she laughed no more |
| Why, why, why, Delilah? |
| Why, why, why, Delilah? |
| So, before they come to break down the door |
| Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more |
| So, before they come to break down the door |
| I held a knife in my hand |
| G | |
| Well, that's all right, mama |
| That's all right for you |
| That's all right mama, anyway you wanna do |
| C | |
| Well, that's all | right, that's all right, |
| D | G | |
| That's all | right now mama, anyway you | do |
| Well I'm leaving town, baby |
| leaving town for sure |
| you won't be bothered with |
| Me hanging 'round your door |
| that's all right, that's all right, |
| That's all right now mama, anyway you do |