Chords for Darkness on the Delta
Tempo:
97.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
A
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[D]
[G] [C] [Am]
[F]
When it's darkness on [A] the Delta, [D]
that's the time my heart is light.
[Gm] Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
Fields of cotton [A] all around me, [Am] [D] we'll be singing sweet and low.
Oh, [G] I'm lucky [C] that you found me where the [Bb] muddy Mississippi [F] waters meet.
Bouncing on the levee, listening to the nightingales way up above.
[G] Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is heavy.
[C] All God's children got someone to love.
When [F] it's darkness [A] on the Delta,
[D] heaven is in sight.
[Gm]
Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
[A]
[D]
[G] [C] [F]
Laughter on the levee, listening to the nightingales way up above.
[G] Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is [C] heavy.
All God's children got someone to love.
So [F] when it's darkness [A] on the Delta, [D] that's the time my heart is light.
[G] Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
[N]
[D]
[G] [C] [Am]
[F]
When it's darkness on [A] the Delta, [D]
that's the time my heart is light.
[Gm] Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
Fields of cotton [A] all around me, [Am] [D] we'll be singing sweet and low.
Oh, [G] I'm lucky [C] that you found me where the [Bb] muddy Mississippi [F] waters meet.
Bouncing on the levee, listening to the nightingales way up above.
[G] Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is heavy.
[C] All God's children got someone to love.
When [F] it's darkness [A] on the Delta,
[D] heaven is in sight.
[Gm]
Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
[A]
[D]
[G] [C] [F]
Laughter on the levee, listening to the nightingales way up above.
[G] Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is [C] heavy.
All God's children got someone to love.
So [F] when it's darkness [A] on the Delta, [D] that's the time my heart is light.
[G] Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
[N]
Key:
C
F
A
D
G
C
F
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
When it's darkness on [A] the Delta, _ [D] _
that's the time my heart is light.
_ [Gm] Darkness _ [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
_ Fields of cotton [A] all around me, [Am] _ [D] _ we'll be singing sweet and low.
Oh, [G] I'm lucky [C] that you found me where the [Bb] muddy Mississippi [F] waters meet. _
Bouncing on the levee, listening to the _ nightingales way up above.
_ [G] Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is heavy.
[C] All God's children got someone to love.
When [F] it's darkness [A] on the Delta, _
[D] _ heaven is in sight.
_ [Gm] _
Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ Laughter on the levee, listening to the nightingales way up above.
_ [G] Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is [C] heavy.
All God's children got someone to love.
So [F] when it's darkness [A] on the Delta, _ [D] _ that's the time my heart is light.
_ _ [G] Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
When it's darkness on [A] the Delta, _ [D] _
that's the time my heart is light.
_ [Gm] Darkness _ [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
_ Fields of cotton [A] all around me, [Am] _ [D] _ we'll be singing sweet and low.
Oh, [G] I'm lucky [C] that you found me where the [Bb] muddy Mississippi [F] waters meet. _
Bouncing on the levee, listening to the _ nightingales way up above.
_ [G] Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is heavy.
[C] All God's children got someone to love.
When [F] it's darkness [A] on the Delta, _
[D] _ heaven is in sight.
_ [Gm] _
Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ Laughter on the levee, listening to the nightingales way up above.
_ [G] Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is [C] heavy.
All God's children got someone to love.
So [F] when it's darkness [A] on the Delta, _ [D] _ that's the time my heart is light.
_ _ [G] Darkness [C] on the Delta, [F] let me linger in the shelter of the night. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _