Delta Dawn Tanya Tucker

Delta Dawn

Tanya Tucker

April Smith

88
0:00 2:51
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: A
Capo:
No capo

Lyrics

[Intro]
A
Delta Dawn,
            D               A
what's that flower you have on?
                                        E
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    A                          D                     A
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
                           E      D   A
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

[Verse 1]
      A
She's fortyone,
        G                       A
and her daddy still calls her baby
                     G                     A
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
           D         F#m/C#         Bm       E      A
'Cause she walks downtown  with her suitcase in her hand
                 G                   A
Looking for a mysterious dark haired man
In her younger days,
     G                    A
they called her Delta Dawn
                    G              A
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
       D      F#m/C#      Bm      E      A
Then a man of low   degree  stood by her side
                  G                A
Promised her he'd take her for his bride

[Chorus]
B
Delta Dawn,
            E               B
what's that flower you have on?
                                        F#
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    B                          E                     B
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
                                  E   B
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

[Interlude]
B
Delta Dawn,
            E               B
what's that flower you have on?
                                        F#
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    B                          E                     B
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
                           F#     E   B
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

[Chorus]
B
Delta Dawn,
            E               B
what's that flower you have on?
                                        F#
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    B                         E                   B
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
                              E  B B
To take you to his mansion in the  sky?

[Outro]
Delta Dawn,
       E               B
what's that flower you have on?
                                   F#
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?

[Fade Out]
B                             E                   B
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
                              E  B
To take you to his mansion in the

Bars

[Intro]
| A - - - | D - A - | - - - - | E - - - |
| A - - - | D - A - | - - - E | D - A - |

Delta Dawn,
what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

[Verse 1]
| A -      G  - | A - - - | - - G - | A - - - |
| D F#m/C# Bm E | A - - - | - - G - | A - - - |
| - -      G  - | A - - - | - - G - | A - - - |
| D F#m/C# Bm E | A - - - | - - G - | A - - - |

She's fortyone,
and her daddy still calls her baby
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks downtown  with her suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark haired man
In her younger days,
they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Then a man of low   degree  stood by her side
Promised her he'd take her for his bride

[Chorus]
| B - | E B | - - | F# - |
| B - | E B | - - | E  B |

Delta Dawn,
what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

[Interlude]
| B - - - | E - B - | - - - -  | F# - - - |
| B - - - | E - B - | - - - F# | E  - B - |

Delta Dawn,
what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

[Chorus]
| B - | E B | - - | F# - |
| B - | E B | - - | E  B |
| B - |

Delta Dawn,
what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the  sky?

[Outro]
      | E B | - - | F# - |

Delta Dawn,
what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?

[Fade Out]
| B - | E B | - - | E B |

And did I hear you say he was ameetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the

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