Delta Dawn Chords by Helen Reddy

[G] _ Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? _
[C] And did I hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in [F] the sky?
_ [G]
[C] She's 41 [Bb] and her daddy still [C] calls her baby
_ [Eb] _
[C] All the [Bb] folks around Brownsville say [F] she's [C] crazy
Cause [F] she [Am] walks downtown [Dm] with her [G] suitcase in [C] her hand _ _
Looking for [Bb] a mysterious [C] dark-haired [F] man
[C] In her younger [Bb] days they called her [C] Delta [F] Dawn
[C] _ _
Prettiest [G] woman you [Bb] ever [C] laid eyes [F] on
[C] _
[F] Then a man _ [Dm] reached out for [C] her side _ _
Promised [Bb] her he'd take her for [C] his bride _
[D] Yeah
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] Could it be a faded rose from days [A] gone by? _ _ _
[D] _ And did I hear you say he [G] was a-meetin' you here [D] today
To take you to [A] his mansion in [G] the [D] sky? _ _
Delta Dawn, [N] what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded [D] rose from days [A] gone by? _
[D] And did I hear you say he [G] was a-meetin' you here [Dm] today
[A] To [D] take you to [A] his mansion in [G] the [D] sky? _ _
Delta Dawn, what's [G] that flower [D] you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days [A] gone by?
_ _ [D] _
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say [G] he was a-meetin' you [D] here today
To take you to his [A] mansion [G] in the sky?
[D] _ [Eb] _
Delta Dawn, [Ab] what's that flower you [Eb] have on?
Could it be a faded rose [A] from [Bbm] _ _ days gone by?
[Eb] And did I hear you say he was [Ab] a-meetin' [Eb] you here today
To take you to his [Bb] mansion [Ab] in the sky?
[Eb] _ _ Delta Dawn, _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] will it be a faded _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _