Intro
G A D
G Am D
[Verse 1]
G C
Delia, oh Delia,
G G7
Delia all my life.
C
If I hadn't shot poor Delia
A7 D7
She might have become my wife.
[Chorus]
G
Delia gone (fare thee well)
A7 D7
One more round (one more round)
G Am D
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 2]
G C
First time I shot her,
G G7
I shot her in the side.
C
The second time I shot poor Delia,
A7 D7
She bowed her head and died.
[Chorus]
G
Delia gone (fare thee well)
A7 D7
One more round (one more round)
G Am D
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 3]
G C
Rubber-tired buggy,
G G7
Double-seated hack,
C
Take poor Delia to the graveyard
A7 D7
And it ain't a-gonna bring her back.
[Chorus]
G
Delia gone (fare thee well)
A7 D7
One more round (one more round)
G Am D
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 4]
G C
Sixty-four years in prison,
G G7
Judge, that ain't no time.
C
I got a brother in New Orleans
A7 D7
Doing nine-hundred, ninety and nine.
[Chorus]
G
Delia gone (fare thee well)
A7 D7
One more round (one more round)
G Am D
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 5]
G C
Jailer, oh jailer,
G G7
Jailer, I cannot sleep.
C
'Cause all around my bedside
A7 D7
I hear the patter of little Delia's feet.
[Chorus]
G
Delia gone (fare thee well)
A7 D7
One more round (one more round)
G Am D
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 6]
G C
Now, some gave Delia a nickel,
G G7
Others gave her a dime.
C
But I didn't give her one doggone cent,
A7 D7
Because that gal was mine.
[Chorus]
G
Delia gone (fare thee well)
A7 D7
One more round (one more round)
G Am D
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
[Verse 1]
G C
Delia, oh Delia,
G G7
Delia all my life.
C
If I hadn't shot poor Delia
A7 D7
She might have become my wife.
[Chorus]
G
Delia gone (fare thee well)
A7 D7
One more round (one more round)
G Am D
Delia gone. (Delia gone, Delia gone)
Repeat last line and fade