Delias gonealbum version johnny cash delia, oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delias. Delia, oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delia s gone, one more round delia s gone i went up to memphis and i met. Delia s gone video 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 29, 2017 in this sad and creepy ballad entitled delias gone, johnny cash took the role of a coldblooded killer and tried to harness the power of words to tell the story in a killers point of view mirroring how the events unfolded and how the killer reflected after the act was committed. Oct 18, 2014 american recordings is the 81st album by the country singer johnny cash. American recordings is the 81st album by the country singer johnny cash. Delia, oh delia delia all my life if i hadnt of shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delia s gone one more round delia s gone first time. Delia, oh delia delia all my life if i hadnt of shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delias gone one more round delias gone first time. Delia s gone recorded by johnny cash written by karl silbersdorf and dick toops g c g delia oh delia delia all my life c a7 d7 if i hadnt a shot poor delia ida had her for my wife. She was low down and trifling 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. Vinyl 7 johnny cash drive on delia s gone 1994, vinyl discogs. It was released 21 years ago today 26 april 1994, the first album issued.
One version, usually attributed to blake alphonso higgs the calypso singer also known as blind blake, is known as delia s gone, and is explicitly told from her killer s point of view. First time i shot her shot her in the side hard to watch her suffer but with the second shot she died. Delia, oh, delia a hold delia all my life d if i hadnt have shot. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. This is 100% correct and in the key of a, as taken from his unearthed compilation album. Choose and determine which version of delias gone chords and guitar tabs by johnny cash you can play. Delia, oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delia s gone, one more round delia s gone i went up to memphis and i met delia there found her in her parlor. Delias gone guitar chords and lyrics, as performed by johnny cash.
Delia green 1886 december 25, 1900 was a 14yearold africanamerican murder victim who has been identified as the likely inspiration for several wellknown traditional american songs, usually known by the titles delia and delias gone. Mar 14, 2017 check out the official music video for johnny cashs song delias gone delia, oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delias gone, one more round delias gone. The newspaper reports that delia and mose had a sexual relationship and the latter was triggered off an argument. Delias gone one more round delias gone she was low down and trifling and she was cold and mean kind of evil make me want to grab my submachine delias gone one more round delias gone first time i shot her i shot her in the side hard to watch her suffer but with the second shot she died delias gone one more round delias gone but jailer oh. More than 180 000 digital sheet music ready to download. Johnny cash released it on the album the sound of johnny cash in 1962.
Johnny cash lyrics delia s gone delia, oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife. Cover versions of delias gone by johnny cash secondhandsongs. American recordings 74321 266292,rca 74321 266292 format. Includes the albums now here s johnny cash, sound of johnny cash, all aboard the blues train, hymns from the heart and the lure of the grand canyon. If youll join my mailing list, ill let you save all 650 of my chord charts to your computer.
Download johnny cash guitar chord songbook by johnny cash pdf. In the music video for cash s fourth recording of the song, the role of delia was played by kate moss. 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. Check out delias gone by johnny cash on amazon music. Guitar chords only, lyrics and melody may be included. Delia s gone by johnny cash was written by traditional and was first released by jimmie gordon and his vip vop band in 1939.
It was released on april 26, 1994 by american recordings, after it had changed its name from def american. Delia s gone is the devils deed of daring, said cash. Cash originally recorded this karl silbersdorf and dick toops penned murder ballad for his 1962 the sound of johnny cash album. Cooney murdered delia through a gun shot when they argued in the christmas eve of 1900. More likely it was introduced to the bahamas by sailors coming from georgia. Delia, oh delia delia all my life if i hadnt of shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delias gone one more round. Cash delias gone sheet music for guitar chords pdf. Johnny cash delias gone free, easytoread guitar chords, tabs tablature, lyrics, sheet music, and lessons from heartwood guitar instruction.
Johnny cash delias gone live manhattan center 1994. Umpg publishing, bmg rights management, bmi broadcast music inc. Va cash from chaos a tribute to johnny cash embed for hosted blogs and item tags. But jailer oh, jailer jailer, i cant sleep cause all around my bedside i hear the patter of delia s feet delia s gone one more round delia s gone. Download and print delias gone sheet music for guitar chords by johnny cash. Delias gone johnny cash chords and lyrics for guitar. Delia s gone, one more round delia s gone but jailer, oh, jailer jailer, i cant sleep cause all around my bedside i hear the patter of delia s feet delia s gone, one more round delia s gone so if you 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. He is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is available.
Delias gone johnny cash music videojohnny cash forever. February 26, 1932 september 12, 2003 was an american singersongwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. It was covered by lyn and graham mccarthy, esther halpern accompanied by gordon bok, cris williamson, eddy howard and other artists. Delia oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delias gone one more round delias gone i. I have seen a few other chords for this but they have been incorrect lots of bm. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. The mp3 backing track of delia s gone american recordings as made famous by johnny cash is not available yet. Late show with david letterman 10 june 1994 american recordings is the 81st album by the country singer johnny cash. I went up to memphis and found poor delia there, found her in her parlor and tied her to a chair, delia s gone, one more round, delia s gone.
Delia, oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delia s gone, one more round delia s. Johnny cash delias gone 1962 version lyrics genius. Watch the video for delia s gone from waylon jennings s the journey. Check out the official music video for johnny cash s song delia s gone delia, oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delia s gone, one more round delia s gone.
Intro a a d a delia, oh delia, delia all my life d bm e if i hadnta shot poor delia, id have had her for my wife a d a e a delia s gone, one more round, delia s gone verses a d a a7 i went up to memphis, and i met delia there d bm 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 she was lowdown and travellin, and she was cold and. Pat boone had a minor hit with delia gone in 1960, with the composition attributed to caperton henley. Delia oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delia s gone one more round delia s gone i went up to memphis and i met delia there found her in her parlor and i tied her to her chair delia s gone one more round delia s gone she was low down and trifling and she was cold and mean kind of evil make me want to grab my submachine delia s gone one. Delias gone by johnny cash guitar chordslyrics guitar. Official, artistapproved versionthe best guitar chord songs on the web.
The first time i heard this song i thought what the hell was that. Johnny cash delia s gone chords, tabs, tablatures for guitar. Delia s gone, one more round, delia s gone delia s gone, delia s gone delia s gone, one more round, delia s gone called for the doctor the doctor came too late called for the minister take delia to her fate well they took my delia dressed her all in brown took her to the graveyard and then they laid her down delia oh delia where you been so long. Capo 2 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. Johnny cash licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbia nashville legacy. Be the first to be updated when this instrumental is released. Delia oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delia s gone one more round delia s gone. Download the android app to get lyrics to the songs you play. Delias is gone bass chords by johnny cash amchords.
This music video was serviced to us by its respective record label with license for broadcast. Delia s gone album version johnny cash delia, oh, delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id have had her for my wife delia s gone, one more round delia s gone i went up to memphis and i met delia there found her in her parlor and i tied to her chair delia s gone, one more round delia s gone she was low down and trifling. Delia s gone was prominently covered by the kingston trio, pete seeger, burl ives, bob dylan, and four times by johnny cash. Choose and determine which version of delias gone chords and tabs by johnny cash you can play. Delias gone lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use only, its a very good country song recorded by johnny cash. It was recorded numerous times by country singers, including bobby bare, waylon jennings and johnny cash. It was released in april 1994, the first album issued by american. In any case higgs version, with the memorable line delias gone, one more round, delias gone captured the imagination of american folk singers and was recorded by pete seeger, bob dylan and others. The country legend rerecorded it in 1994, on the rick rubin produced american recordings lp. In an interview with mojo magazine, johnny cash recalled how the tragic story of murder inspired the said song. Delia s gone is an american murder ballad song recorded by johnny cash in 1962. Euonly four cd set containing a quintet of albums from the country legend. So if your womans 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.
In 1900, a certain account of murder became infamous as 14year old delia green was killed at exactly christmas day when mosemoses houston, a teenage boy shot delia dead. Six strings away for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Check out delia s gone by johnny cash on amazon music. Listen to delia s gone, a song by johnny cash on tidal. Johnny cash drive on delias gone 1994, vinyl discogs. Johnny cash delias gone high quality sheet music available for download.
Delia, oh delia delia all my life if i hadnt have shot poor delia id a had her for my wife delias gone one more round delias gone i we. Song information for delia s gone johnny cash on allmusic. Or if you need beginner guitar lessons online, try one of our six beginning guitar programs. Johnny cash delias gone 1994 version lyrics genius lyrics. It was released in april 1994, the first album issued by american recordings after its name change from def american, the.
A hold d hold delia, oh, delia a hold delia all my life d if i hadnt have shot poor delia b7 e ida 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. A hold d hold delia, oh, delia a hold delia all my life d if i hadnt have shot poor delia b7 e ida had her for my wife a d a e a delias gone, one more round delias 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 delias gone, one more round delias gone a d she. But jailer oh jailer jailer i cant sleep cause all around the bedside i hear the patter of delia s feet. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Delia s gone as recorded by johnny cash delia, poor delia, delia all my life, if i hadnt of shot poor delia, id have had her for my wife, delia s gone, one more round, delia s gone. Delia s gone, one more round delia s gone she was low down and trifling 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. It was released on april 26, 1994 by american recordings, after it had changed its name from def american the album marked the beginning of a career resurgence for cash, who was widely recognized as an icon of american music but whose record sales had. Delia s gone johnny cash intro a a d a delia, oh delia, delia all my life d bm e if i hadnta shot poor delia, id have had her for my wife a d a e a delia s gone, one more round, delia s gone verses a d a a7 i went up to memphis, and i met delia there d bm 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 she was lowdown and.
Johnny cash delias gone 1962 version lyrics genius lyrics. It is about delia green and cooney houston, a young couple from yamacraw. Delia s gone, one more round delia s gone she was low down and trifling 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. Delia s gone, one more round delia s gone but jailer, oh, jailer jailer, i cant sleep cause all around my bedside i hear the patter of delia s feet delia s gone, one more round delia s gone so if you womans 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.
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