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Delta Dawn
Words & Music by Alex Harvey & Larry CollinsRecorded by Helen Reddy, 1973; also by Tanya Tucker
Refrain:
G C G
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
D G D
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
G G7 C G
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
G D C G
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
G F G
She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby"
G F G
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
C C/B Am D7 G
'Cause she walks around town with a suitcase in her hand
G F G
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
And promised her he'd take her for his bride
Refrain:
G C G
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
D G D
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
G G7 C G
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
G D C G - A
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
A D A
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
E A E
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
A A7 D A
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
A D E D
To take you to his mansion in the sky?