RACHEL DELEVORYAS
Words & Music By Randy Stonehill
Transcribed by Brent Pacheco
This is the version from Wonderama, transcribed as closely as I could
from listening to the album. There are some variations on the album,
but this is the basic gist of the guitar track. I've also added chords
that can be adequately substituded rather than playing exactly what is
tabbed out. Let me know if you find any mistakes!
G Em Am
E-|--------------3-----------3-----------3--------|-------------0------------------------0--------|
B-|--------------0-----------0-----------0--------|--------------------------------------1--------|
G-|--------------------0-----------0--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------2-----------2--0--------2--------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--------2-----------------0--------------------|
E-|--3--------------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Rachel Delavoryas With her thick eyeglasses and her plain jane face
D7 G Am C D
E-|--------------2-----------------------3--------|--------------------------------------2--------|
B-|--------------1-----------------------0--------|--------------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G-|--------2-----2-----------------0-----0--------|--------------2-----------0-----------2--------|
D-|--0-----------0-----------------------0--------|--------------2-----------2-----------0-----0--|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--0-----------------0-----3-----3--------------|
E-|--------------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Sat beside me in my fifth grade class Looking so terribly out of place
G Em Am
E-|-----------0--------------------------3--------|-------------0------------------------0--------|
B-|--0--1--3-----3-----1-----0-----------0--------|--------------------------------------1--------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------2-----------2--0--------2--------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--------2-----------------0--------------------|
E-|--3-----------------------------3--------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Rachel played the violin And classical music was out of style
D7 G Am C
E-|--------------2-----------------------3--------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------1-----------------------0--------|--------------1-----1--1--------------1-----1--|
G-|--------2-----2-----------------0-----0--------|--------------2-----2--2--------------0-----0--|
D-|--0-----------0-----------------------0--------|--------------2-----2--2------------- 2-----2--|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--0-----------------------3--------------------|
E-|--------------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
She couldn't control all her wild brown hair Her nervous laughter and her awkward smile
Chorus:
D Am
E-|--------------2-----------2--3--2-----0------- |--8-----------7---------- 5--------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------7--9--------9--7--------7-5------------------------|
D-|--0--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------0--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
And it was clear that she'd never be one of us With her
C C/B Am C C/B Am C E D
E-|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------- ---------------------|
B-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--|--------------1-----1--1-----------------------|
G-|--0-----0-----2--------2--0-----0-----2--------2--------------0-----0--0--0-----------2--------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------2-----2--2--2-----------0-----2--4
A-|--3-----2-----0-----------3-----2-----0--------|--3-----------3-----3--3--2-----------0--------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Dowdy clothes and her violin And a name like Rachel Delavoryas
Instrmental Break:
G Am D7 G Am D7
E-|--------------------------------0-----0--2-----|------------------------- ------------2--------|
B-|--------------------0--1-----------1-----------|--------------------0--------------1--1--------|
G-|--------------0--2-----------------------------|--------------0--2--------2--------------------|
D-|--0-----------0-----------2--------------------|--------------0-----------4--------------------|
A-|--2-----------2-----------4--------------------|--------------2--------------------------------|
E-|--3-----------3-----------------------------0--2--3-----------3-----------------------------0--2
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Verse 2:
G D Em Am
E-|--------------3-----3--------------------------|--------------------------------------0--------|
B-|--------------0-----0-----2--------------------|--------------0-----------------------1--------|
G-|--------------0-----0-----1--------------------|--------------0-----------------------2--------|
D-|--------------------------0-----------5-----4--|--------------2-----------------2--------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------2-----------0--------------------|
E-|--3-----------------------------------3-----2--|--0--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
But I'd pass by her house in the evening Going to play with my best friend Ray
C D Em Am C D
E-|--------------0-----------------------------0--|--------------0--------------------------------|
B-|--------------1-----------2--2--2--2--------0--|--------------1-----------1-----------3--------|
G-|--------------0-----------1--1--1--1--------0--|--------------2-----------0-----------2--------|
D-|--------------2-----------0--0--0--0--2--------|--------------2-----------2-----0-----0--------|
A-|--3-----------------------------------2--------|--0-----------------------3--------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------0--------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
And the music floating from her window Spoke the things that Rachel could never say
Instrmental Break 2:
G Am D7 G Am D7
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------2--------|
B-|--------------------0-----------------3--------|--------------------0--------------1--1--------|
G-|--------------0--2-----0--2-----------2--------|--------------0--2--------2--------------------|
D-|--0-----------0-----------4--------0-----------|--------------0-----------4--------------------|
A-|--2-----------2--------------------------------|--------------2--------------------------------|
E-|--3-----------3-----------------------------0--2--3-----------3-----------------------------0--2
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Verse 3:
G Em Am
E-|--------------3-----------3-----------3--------|-------------0------------------------0--------|
B-|--------------0-----------0-----------0--------|--------------------------------------1--------|
G-|--------------------0-----------0--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------2-----------2--0--------2--------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--------2-----------------0--------------------|
E-|--3--------------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Rachel Delavoryas Was eating her lunch as the boys walked by
D7 G Am C
E-|--------------2-----------------------3--------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------1-----------------------0--------|--------------1-----1--1--------------1-----1--|
G-|--------2-----2-----------------0-----0--------|--------------2-----2--2--------------0-----0--|
D-|--0-----------0-----------------------0--------|--------------2-----2--2--------------2-----2--|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--0-----------------------3--------------------|
E-|--------------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
"Rachel is ugly" she heard them shout She sat on the schoolyard bench and cried and
REPEAT CHORUS THEN...
G C G
E-|--------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----3
B-|--------------0-----------1-----0--------------|
G-|--------------0-----------------------2-----0--|
D-|--------------0--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|--3--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Verse 4:
D7 G G G/F# Em Am
E-|--------------2--------------------------------|--------------------------------------0--------|
B-|--------------1--------------------------------|--------------0-----------------------1--------|
G-|--2-----------2--------------------------------|--------------0-----------------------2--------|
D-|--0-----------0-----------5-----------5-----4--|--2-----------2-----------------2--------------|
A-|--------------------------3--------------------|--2-----------2-----------0--------------------|
E-|--------------------------3-----------3-----2--|--0--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
And every year the hedge got higher As it grew around Rachel's house
C D Em Am C D7
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------2--------|
B-|--------------1-----------3--------------------|--------------1-----------------------1-----1--|
G-|--------------0-----------2-----------0--------|--------------2-----------0-----------2--------|
D-|--------------2-----------0-----------2--------|--------------------------------------0--------|
A-|--3-----------------------------------2--------|--0-----------------------3--------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------0--------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Like the secret wall inside her That she built to keep all the heartache out
Instrumental Break 3:
G Am D7 G Am D7
E-|--------------------------------------0--2-----|------------------------- ------------2--------|
B-|--------------------------------3--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------0--2--0--------------------------|--------------0--2--0-----2--------------------|
D-|--0-----------0---------------------0----------|--------------0-----------4--------------------|
A-|--2-----------2--------------------------------|--------------2--------------------------------|
E-|--3-----------3-----------------------------0--2--3-----------3-----------------------------0--2
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Verse 5:
G Em Am
E-|--------------------------------------3--------|-------------0------------------------0--------|
B-|--0-----0--1--0-----------------------0--------|-------------0------------------------1--------|
G-|--------------------2-----0-----------------3--|--------------------------------------2--------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------2-----------0-----------2--------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--------2-----------------0--------------------|
E-|--3-----------------------------3--------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Rachel Delavoryas Moved back East with her family
D7 G Am C D
E-|--------------2-----------------------3--------|--------------------------------------2--------|
B-|--------------1-----------------------0--------|--------------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G-|--2-----------2-----------0-----------0--------|--------------2-----------0-----------2--------|
D-|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|--------------2-----------2-----------0-----0--|
A-|--------------------------2--------------------|--0-----------------------3-----3--------------|
E-|--------------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Now she's dressed in a beautiful gown Standing on stage with the symphony
G Em Am
E-|--------------3-----------------------3--------|--------------0-----0--0--------------0--------|
B-|--------------0-----------------------0--------|--------------0-----0--0--------------1--------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------0-----0--0--------1-----2--------|
D-|--0--------------------------------------------|--------------2-----------2-----2--------------|
A-|--2--------------------------------------------|--------------2-----------0--------------------|
E-|--3-----------------------------3--------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
Rachel plays the violin But every night when the lights go down
D7 G Am C
E-|--------------2-----2--2--------------3----3---3-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------1-----1--1--------------0----0---0--------------1-----1--1--------------1-----1--|
G-|--2-----------2-----2--2--------------0----0---0--------------2-----2--2--------------0-----0--|
D-|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|--------------2-----2--2--------2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------2--------------------|--0-----------------------3--------------------|
E-|--------------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
I wonder if she still remembers those days And cruel little boys in this one horse town
REPEAT CHORUS Then
G C G
E-|--------------3--------------3-----3-----3-----3
B-|--------------0-----------1-----0--------------|
G-|--------------0-----------------------2-----0--|
D-|--------------0--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|--3--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
C E D G
E-|------------------------- ---------------------|--3--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------1-----1--1-----------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------0-----0--0--0-----------2--------|--0--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------2-----2-----2--2--2-----------0--------|--0--------------------------------------------|
A-|--3-----------3-----3--3--2-----------0--------|--2--------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--3--------------------------------------------|
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
A name like Rachel Delavoryas |
