Learn how to play Delicate by Damien Rice

Listen to the recording

Watch + learn

Read the tab

Difficulty: Novice
Tuning: Standard Tune Your Guitar
Capo: 5th
Key:	\ strum down
	/ strum up
	h hammer on
	1 thumb
	2 index finger
	3 middle finger
	4 ring finger
	5 little finger

Riff 1:

[3/4]
e]-----|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|
B]-----|------1------1------1--|----------|-----------------------|
G]-----|--0h2----0h2----0h2----|-------0--|------0------0------0--|
D]-----|--3------3------3------|--0h2--2--|--0h2----0h2----0h2----|
A]-----|-----------------------|--3-------|--3------3------3------|
E]--1--|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|  (2X)
    1     3   4  3   4  3   4     3    4     3   4  3   4  3   4

e]-----|---------|-----|---------|-----|---------|-----------|
B]-----|--1-1-1--|--1--|--1-1-1--|--0--|--0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|
G]-----|--0-0-0--|--0--|--0-0-0--|--0--|--0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|
D]-----|--0-0-0--|--0--|--0-0-0--|--0--|--0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|
A]--2--|--2-2-2--|--2--|--2-2-2--|--2--|--2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--|
E]--3--|--3-3-3--|--3--|--3-3-3--|--3--|--3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--|
    3     / \ /     \     / \ /     \     / \ /     \ \ / \


Riff 2:
[3/4]
e]-----|---------|-----|---------|-----|---------|-----------|
B]--1--|--1-1-1--|--1--|--1-1-1--|--1--|--1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--|
G]--2--|--2-2-2--|--2--|--2-2-2--|--2--|--2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--|
D]--3--|--3-3-3--|--3--|--3-3-3--|--3--|--3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--|
A]--3--|--3-3-3--|--3--|--3-3-3--|--3--|--3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--|
E]--1--|--1-1-1--|--1--|--1-1-1--|--1--|--1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--|
    \     / \ /     \     / \ /     \     / \ /     \ \ / \

e]-----|---------|-----|---------|-----|---------|-----------|
B]--1--|--1-1-1--|--1--|--1-1-1--|--1--|--1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1--|
G]--0--|--0-0-0--|--0--|--0-0-0--|--0--|--0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|
D]--2--|--2-2-2--|--2--|--2-2-2--|--2--|--2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--|
A]--3--|--3-3-3--|--3--|--3-3-3--|--3--|--3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--|
E]-----|---------|-----|---------|-----|---------|-----------|
    \     / \ /     \     / \ /     \     / \ /     \ \ / \



Intro:   Riff 1


Verse 1: Riff 1

     We might kiss when we are alone.       
     When nobody's watching,
     we might take it home.
     We might make out when nobody's there.
     It's not that we're scared,
     it's just that it's delicate


Chorus:  Riff 2

     So why do you fill my sorrow
     with the words you've borrowed
     from the only place you've known?
     And why do you sing Hallelujah
     if it means nothing to ya?
     Why do you sing with me at all?


Verse 2: Riff 1

     We might live like never before.
     When there's nothing to give,
     well how can we ask for more
     We might make love in some sacred place.
     The look on your face is delicate


Chorus:  Riff 2

     So why do you fill my sorrow
     With the words you've borrowed
     From the only place you've known
     And why do you sing Hallelujah
     if it means nothing to ya?
     Why do you sing with me at all?


Chorus:  Riff 1

     So why do you fill my sorrow
     with the words you've borrowed
     from the only place you've known?
     And why do you sing Hallelujah
     if it means nothing to ya?
     Why do you sing with me at all?

Sing along


We might kiss when we are alone.
When nobody's watching,
we might take it home.
We might make out when nobody's there.
It's not that we're scared,
it's just that it's delicate

So why do you fill my sorrow
with the words you've borrowed
from the only place you've known?
And why do you sing Hallelujah
if it means nothing to ya?
Why do you sing with me at all?

We might live like never before.
When there's nothing to give,
well how can we ask for more
We might make love in some sacred place.
The look on your face is delicate

So why do you fill my sorrow
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known
And why do you sing Hallelujah
if it means nothing to ya?
Why do you sing with me at all?

So why do you fill my sorrow
with the words you've borrowed
from the only place you've known?
And why do you sing Hallelujah
if it means nothing to ya?
Why do you sing with me at all?

All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only.

See it live