Delilah Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays575

Delilah by Florence and the machine is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F, G, E, Dm and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			A                                         F                        G 
  Drifting through the halls with the sunrise(Holding on for your call) 
                                          E   F                A 
Climbing up the walls for that flashing light(I can never let go) 
                                          F                         G 
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine(Holding on for your call) 
                                          E     F                A      
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine(Maybe not tonight) 
                                  F                        G 
And the sun is up and I'm going blind(Holding on for your call) 
                                 E  F               A 
Another drink just to pass the time(I can never say no) 
                                          F                         G 
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine(Holding on for your call) 
                                          E    F                 A 
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine(Maybe not tonight) 

                             F 
It's a different kind of danger  
                             G 
And the bells are ringing out 
                          E 
And I'm calling for my mother 
      F                 A 
As I pull the pillars down 
                             F 
It's a different kind of danger  
                              G 
And my feet are spinning round 
                       E 
Never knew I was a dancer 
        F              A 
Till Delilah showed me how 

A F G E Dm C A 

                   F 
Too fast for freedom 
                         G 
Sometimes it all falls down 
                           E 
These chains never leave me 
Dm       C               A 
I keep dragging them around 

                                                F                           G 
Now I'm dancing with Delilah and her vision is mine(Holding on for your call) 
                                      E    F                A 
A different kind of danger in the daylight(I can never let go) 
                                 F                           G 
Took anything to cut you I can find(Holding on for your call) 
                                       E    F                    A 
A different kind of danger in the daylight(Can't you let me know?) 
                                               F                         G 
There is one more call and there is one more night(Holding on for your call) 
                                    E                  A 
Taking the pills just to pass the time(I can never say no) 
                                          F                         G 
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine(Holding on for your call) 
                                           E    F            A 
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine!(Maybe not tonight!) 
     
                             F 
It's a different kind of danger  
                             G 
And the bells are ringing out 
                          E 
And I'm calling for my mother 
      F                 A 
As I pull the pillars down 
                             F 
It's a different kind of danger  
                              G 
And my feet are spinning round 
                       E 
Never knew I was a dancer 
        F              A 
Till Delilah showed me how 

                                                F                           G 
Now I'm dancing with Delilah and her vision is mine(Holding on for your call) 
                                      E    F                A 
A different kind of danger in the daylight(I can never let go) 
                                 F                           G 
Took anything to cut you I can find(Holding on for your call) 
                                       E    F                     
A different kind of danger in the daylight(Can't you let me know?) 

C Dm F G 

C        
  Strung up, strung out for your love 
Dm 
  Hang in, hung up, it's alright 
F 
  I'm rung and ringing out 
G 
  But can't you let me know? 
C 
  Strung up, strung out for your love 
Dm 
  Hang in, hung up, it's alright 
F 
  I'm rung and ringing out 
C                          A 
  But can't you let me know? 

                             F 
It's a different kind of danger  
                             G 
And the bells are ringing out 
                          E 
And I'm calling for my mother 
      F                 A 
As I pull the pillars down                 x2 
                             F 
It's a different kind of danger  
                              G 
And my feet are spinning round 
                       E 
Never knew I was a dancer 
        F              A 
Till Delilah showed me how  

                   F 
Too fast for freedom 
                         G 
Sometimes it all falls down 
                           E                  
These chains never leave me                     x2 
F                        A 
I keep dragging them around 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante