C F C
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
G
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
C F C
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today..
C G F C
to take you to his mansion in the sky - y?
[Verse 1]
C Bb C
She`s forty-one and her Daddy still calls her, Baby.
C Bb C
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy.
F C/E Dm G C
Cause she walks downtown with her suitcase in her hand..
C Bb C
looking for a mysterious dark haired man.
[Verse 2]
C Bb C
In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn.
C Bb C
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on.
F C/E Dm G C
Then a man of low degree stood by her side..
C Bb C
promised her he`d take her for his bride.
[Chorus]
D G D
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
D A
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
D D/F# G D
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today..
D A G D
to take you to his mansion in the sky - y?
[Chorus]
D G D
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
A
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
D D/F# G D
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today..
D A G D
to take you to his mansion in the sky - y?
[Chorus]
D G D
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
A
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
D D/F# G D
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today..
D A G D
to take you to his mansion in the sky - y?
[Chorus]
Eb Ab Eb
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
Eb Bb
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
Eb Eb/G Ab Eb
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today..
Eb Bb Ab Eb
to take you to his mansion in the sky - y?
[Outro]
Eb Ab Eb
Delta Dawn, what`s that flower you have on?
Eb Bb
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?..(Fade.)
