Intro
D E A
D Em A
[Verse 1]
D G
Delia, oh Delia,
D D7
Delia all my life.
G
If I hadn't shot poor Delia
E7 A7
She might have become my wife.
[Chorus]
D
Delia gone (fare thee well)
E7 A7
One more round (one more round)
D Em A
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 2]
D G
First time I shot her,
D D7
I shot her in the side.
G
The second time I shot poor Delia,
E7 A7
She bowed her head and died.
[Chorus]
D
Delia gone (fare thee well)
E7 A7
One more round (one more round)
D Em A
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 3]
D G
Rubber-tired buggy,
D D7
Double-seated hack,
G
Take poor Delia to the graveyard
E7 A7
And it ain't a-gonna bring her back.
[Chorus]
D
Delia gone (fare thee well)
E7 A7
One more round (one more round)
D Em A
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 4]
D G
Sixty-four years in prison,
D D7
Judge, that ain't no time.
G
I got a brother in New Orleans
E7 A7
Doing nine-hundred, ninety and nine.
[Chorus]
D
Delia gone (fare thee well)
E7 A7
One more round (one more round)
D Em A
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 5]
D G
Jailer, oh jailer,
D D7
Jailer, I cannot sleep.
G
'Cause all around my bedside
E7 A7
I hear the patter of little Delia's feet.
[Chorus]
D
Delia gone (fare thee well)
E7 A7
One more round (one more round)
D Em A
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 6]
D G
Now, some gave Delia a nickel,
D D7
Others gave her a dime.
G
But I didn't give her one doggone cent,
E7 A7
Because that gal was mine.
[Chorus]
D
Delia gone (fare thee well)
E7 A7
One more round (one more round)
D Em A
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 1]
D G
Delia, oh Delia,
D D7
Delia all my life.
G
If I hadn't shot poor Delia
E7 A7
She might have become my wife.
[Chorus]
D
Delia gone (fare thee well)
E7 A7
One more round (one more round)
D Em A
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
Repeat last line and fade