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Delia's Gone by Johnny Cash
Delia's Gone
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Chords
A x02220
D xx0232
Am x02210
C x32010
N.C.
Delia, oh Delia
(Knew) Delia all my life
If I hadn'ta shot poor Delia
I'da had her for my wife
Am C A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A
I went up to Memphis
D
and I met Delia there
A
Found her in her parlor
D
and I tied her to her chair
Am C A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A
She was low-down and triflin'
D
and she was cold and mean
A
Kind of evil make me want to
D
grab my sub-machine
Am C A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A
First time I shot her
D
I shot her in the side
A
Hard to watch her suffer
D
but with the second shot she died
Am C A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A
But jailer, oh jailer
D
Jailer, I can't sleep
A
'Cause all around my bedside
D
I hear the patter of Delia's feet
Am C A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A
So if you're woman's devilish
D
you can let her run
A
Or you can bring her down and do her like
D
Delia got done
Am C A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
Am C A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
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version 2
Capo:2nd fret
C F C
Delia, oh Delia, Delia all my life
F D7 G
If I hadn't-a shot poor Delia, I'd have had her for my wife
C F C G C
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
C F C C7
I went up to Memphis, and I met Delia there
F D7 G
Found her in her parlor, and I tied her to her chair
C F C G C
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
She was low-down and travellin', and she was cold and mean
Kind of evil make me want to grab my sub-machine
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
First time I shot her, I shot her in the side
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
But jailer, oh jailer, jailer I can't sleep
'Cuz all around my bedside I hear the patter of Delia's feet
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
So if your woman's devilish, you can let her run
Or you can bring her down and do her like Delia got done
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
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version 3
Capo:no capo
A D A
Delia, oh Delia, Delia all my life
D B7 E
If I hadn't-a shot poor Delia, I'd have had her for my wife
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A D A A7
I went up to Memphis, and I met Delia there
D B7 E
Found her in her parlor, and I tied her to her chair
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A D A A7
She was low-down and travellin', and she was cold and mean
D B7 E
Kind of evil make me want to grab my sub- machine
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A D A A7
First time I shot her, I shot her in the side
D B7 E
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A D A A7
But jailer, oh jailer, jailer I can't sleep
D B7 E
'Cuz all around my bedside I hear the patter of Delia's feet
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A D A A7
So if your woman's devilish, you can let her run
D B7 E
Or you can bring her down and do her like Delia got done
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
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version 4
Capo:no capo
Bm notation (listen to the song and it is clearly a B7) - the only other one was in a different
key.
A D A A7
Delia, oh, Delia Delia all my life
D
If I hadn't have shot poor Delia
B7 E
I'd have had her for my wife
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
A D
I went up to Memphis
A A7 D
And I met Delia there Found her in her parlor
B7 E
And I tied to her chair
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
D
She was low down and trifling
A A7
And she was cold and mean
D B7 E
Kind of evil make me want to Grab my sub machine
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
D A A7
First time I shot her I shot her in the side
D
Hard to watch her suffer
B7 E
But with the second shot she died
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
A D A
But jailer, oh, jailer jailer,
A7 D
I can't sleep 'Cause all around my bedside
B7 E
I hear the patter of Delia's feet
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
D
So if you woman's devilish
A A7
You can let her run
D
Or you can bring her down and do her
B7 E
Like Delia got done
A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
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version 5
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
A D E7 A
[Verse 1]
A D
Delia, oh, Delia
A
Delia all my life
D
If I hadn'ta shot poor Delia
B/F# E
I'da had her for my wife
A E7 A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
[Verse 2]
A D
First time I shot her
A A7
Shot her in the side
D
Hard to watch her suffer
B7 E7
But with the second shot, she died
A E7 A
Delia's gone like a July snow, Delia's gone
[Verse 3]
A D A
Some give Delia presents, clothes and cars and wine
D B/F# E
I burned the clothes and I drove her car and I drank up all her wine
A D E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
[Verse 4]
A D A
I could have still had Delia, Delia all along
D
but I'd rather pull in a single harness
D/B B7 E7
then be hitched to a rolling stone
A D E A
Delia's gone one more round, Delia's gone
[Bridge]
A E A
[Verse 5]
A D
Well, the guilty get a sentence,
A
but I was ashamed of mine
A7 D
Because I got a brother down in New Orleans
B/F# E
Doin' life for 99
A D E A
Delia's gone, gone gone, Delia's gone
[Verse 6]
A D
But jailer, oh, jailer
A
Jailer, I can't sleep
D
'Cause all around my bedside
B/F# B7 E
I hear the patter of Delia's feet
A D E A
Delia's gone, one more time, Delia's gone
[Verse 7]
A D
So you give me my hammer
A
I'll drag the ball and chain
D
And every rock I bust
B/F# E
I seem to ring out Delia's name
A D E A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
A E7/A A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
[Outro]
A6
Oh, Delia
A
Delia's gone gone gone, Delia's gone
A/E E7 A
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
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version 6
Capo:2nd fret
play first line of the song slowly playing the chords then to see for the rest of the song go to the video
Johnny Cash Delias Gone Montreaux to see how he plays the chords with approporiate strumming. Here are the
chords they are; G, C, A7, D7 and G7 (If playing song without a capo then the chords are; A, D, B7, E and A7)
e|-3--0--3--2--1-|
B|-0--1--2--1--0-|
G|-0--0--2--2--0-|
D|-0--2--2--0--0-|
A|-2--3--0-----2-|
E|-3-----------3-|
[Verse 1]
G C G
Delia, oh, Delia Delia all my life
e|-----------0----0---0-------|
B|-----------1----1---1-------|
G|-----------0----0---0-------|
D|-----------2----2---2-------|
A|----0-2-3--3--------3-------|
E|--3-----------3-------------|
C
If I hadn't have shot poor
A7 D7
Delia I'd have had her for my wife
G C G D7 G
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
e|----3----3-|
B|----0----0-|
G|----0----0-|
D|--0------0-|
A|---------2-|
E|-------3---|
[Verse 2]
G C
I went up to Memphis
e|----0----0----1-1------|
B|----1----1----0-0------|
G|----0----0----0-0------|
D|----2----2----0-0------|
A|-3--3----0--2---2------|
E|-------3--------3------|
G G7
And I met Delia there
C
Found her in her parlor
A7 D7
And I tied to her chair
G C G D7 G
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
e|----3----3-|
B|----0----0-|
G|----0----0-|
D|--0------0-|
A|---------2-|
E|-------3---|
[Verse 3]
G C
She was low down and devilish
e|----0----0----1-1------|
B|----1----1----0-0------|
G|----0----0----0-0------|
D|----2----2----0-0------|
A|-3--3----0--2---2------|
E|-------3--------3------|
G G7
And she was cold and mean
C A7 D7
Kind of woman make me want to Grab my sub machine
G C G D7 G
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
e|----3----3-|
B|----0----0-|
G|----0----0-|
D|--0------0-|
A|---------2-|
E|-------3---|
[Verse 4]
G C
First time I shot her
e|----0----0----1-1------|
B|----1----1----0-0------|
G|----0----0----0-0------|
D|----2----2----0-0------|
A|-3--3----0--2---2------|
E|-------3--------3------|
G G7
I shot her in the side
C A7 D7
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died
G C G D7 G
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
e|----3----3-|
B|----0----0-|
G|----0----0-|
D|--0------0-|
A|---------2-|
E|-------3---|
[Verse 5]
G C
But jailer, oh, jailer
e|----0----0----1-1------|
B|----1----1----0-0------|
G|----0----0----0-0------|
D|----2----2----0-0------|
A|-3--3----0--2---2------|
E|-------3--------3------|
G G7
Jailer, I can't sleep
C A7 D7
'Cause all around my bedside I hear the patter of Delia's feet
G C G D7 G
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
e|----3----3-|
B|----0----0-|
G|----0----0-|
D|--0------0-|
A|---------2-|
E|-------3---|
[Verse 6]
G C
So if you woman's trifling
e|----0----0----1-1------|
B|----1----1----0-0------|
G|----0----0----0-0------|
D|----2----2----0-0------|
A|-3--3----0--2---2------|
E|-------3--------3------|
G G7
You can let her run
C A7 D7
Or you can bring her down and do her Like, Delia got done
G C G D7 G
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone
G
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