Delta Dawn — Helen Reddy
Chords and lyrics for Delta Dawn by Helen Reddy (key of A#).
Verse 1
Delta Dawn: Helen Reddy
#1 in 1973.
[Chorus] (a cappella)
[C]Delta Dawn, what's that [F]flower you have [C]on?
Could it [C]be a faded rose from days gone [G]by?
And [C]did I hear you say he was [F]a-meeting you here [C]today..
to [C]take you to his [G]mansion in the [F]sky - [C]y?
Verse 1
She's [C]forty-one and her [Bb]Daddy still calls her [C]Baby.
[C]All the folks 'round [Bb]Brownsville say she's [C]crazy.
'Cause she [F]walks [C/E]downtown with her [Dm]suitcase [G]in her [C]hand..
[C]looking for a [Bb]mysterious dark haired [C]man.
Verse 2
In her [C]younger days they [Bb]called her Delta [C]Dawn.
[C]Prettiest woman [Bb]you ever laid eyes [C]on.
Then a [F]man of [C/E]low [Dm]degree stood [G]by her [C]side..
[C]promised her he'd [Bb]take her for his [C]bride.
Chorus
[D]Delta Dawn, what's that [G]flower you have [D]on?
Could it [D]be a faded rose from days gone [A]by?
And [D]did I hear you [D/F#]say he was [G]a-meeting you here [D]today..
to [D]take you to his [A]mansion in the [G]sky - [D]y?
Chorus
[D]Delta Dawn, what's that [G]flower you have [D]on?
Could it [D]be a faded rose from days gone [A]by?
And [D]did I hear you [D/F#]say he was [G]a-meeting you here [D]today..
to [D]take you to his [A]mansion in the [G]sky - [D]y?
Chorus
[D]Delta Dawn, what's that [G]flower you have [D]on?
Could it [D]be a faded rose from days gone [A]by?
And [D]did I hear you [D/F#]say he was [G]a-meeting you here [D]today..
to [D]take you to his [A]mansion in the [G]sky - [D]y?
[Chorus] (key change)
[Eb]Delta Dawn, what's that [Ab]flower you have [Eb]on?
Could it [Eb]be a faded rose from days gone [Bb]by?
And [Eb]did I hear you [Eb/G]say he was [Ab]a-meeting you here [Eb]today..
to [Eb]take you to his [Bb]mansion in the [Ab]sky - [Eb]y?
Outro
[Eb]Delta Dawn, what's that [Ab]flower you have [Eb]on?
Could it [Eb]be a faded rose from days gone [Bb]by? (Fade)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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