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Delia’s Gone

Johnny Cash

A (hold) D (hold)

Delia, oh, Delia

A (hold)

Delia all my life

D
If I hadn't have shot poor Delia

B7 E

I'd-a 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
And I met Delia there

D

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

A D
She was low down and trifling

A A7
And she was cold and mean

D
Kind of evil make me want to

B7 E

Grab my sub machine

A D A E A
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone

A D
First time I shot her

A A7

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
But jailer, oh, jailer

A A7

Jailer, I can't sleep

D

'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

A D
So if you woman's devilish

A A7
You can let her run

D
Or you can bring her down and do her like

B7 E

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

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.