Originally in Bb, I play in D capo 3
Highest note is the 5 of the second key
First chorus a cappella
| D | G | D |
| Delta Dawn what’s that | flower you have | on? |
| D | A | |
| Could it | be a faded rose from days gone | by? |
| D | G | D | |
| And | did I hear you say he was a- | meetin’ you here to | day |
| A | G | D | |
| To take you to his | mansion in the | sky |
Vox on 3 3 5 on “forty-one”
| D | C | D |
| She’s forty-one and her | daddy still calls her | baby |
| D | C | D |
| All the folks ‘round | Brownsville say she’s | crazy |
Vox on the 3 of the first chord (6 of the key) on “walks downtown”
| G | D/F# | Em | A | D | |
| Cause she | walks down | town with a | suitcase | in her | hand |
| D | C | D |
| Looking for a my | sterious dark-haired | man |
| D | C | D | |
| In her | younger days they | called her Delta | Dawn |
| D | C | D |
| Prettiest woman | you ever laid eyes | on |
| G | D/F# | Em | A | D | |
| Then a | man of | low deg | ree stood | by her | side |
| D | C | D | |
| And he | promised her he’d | take her for his | bride |
Key change
| E | A | E |
| Delta Dawn what’s that | flower you have | on? |
| E | B | |
| Could it | be a faded rose from days gone | by? |
| E | A | E | |
| And | did I hear you say he was a- | meetin’ you here to | day |
| E | B | A | E | |
| To | take you to his | mansion in the | sky |
A cappella
| E | A | E |
| Delta Dawn what’s that | flower you have | on? |
| E | B | |
| Could it | be a faded rose from days gone | by? |
| E | A | E | |
| And | did I hear you say he was a- | meetin’ you here to | day |
| E | B | A | E | |
| To | take you to his | mansion in the | sky |
Band back in
| E | A | E |
| Delta Dawn what’s that | flower you have | on? |
| E | B | |
| Could it | be a faded rose from days gone | by? |
| E | A | E | |
| And | did I hear you say he was a- | meetin’ you here to | day |
| E | B | A | E | |
| To | take you to his | mansion in the | sky |
Repeat chorus to fade