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Delta Dawn Chords

Tanya Tucker Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Tanya Tucker’s signature country ballad about a woman waiting for a lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Ballad (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G, C, and D shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Could it be a faded rose from days gone by

D G C G

And did I hear you sayin’ he was meetin’ you here today

D G C

To take you to his mansion in the sky

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Verse 2

G C G

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn

D G C

Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on

G C G

Then a man of low degree stood by her side

D G C

And promised her he’d take her for his bride

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Bridge

D G C

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Do you think it’ll bloom year after year

D G C

With no one to tend it, for you to talk to

D G C

And no one to hear you when you cry

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Outro

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Tanya Tucker’s signature country ballad about a woman waiting for a lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G, C, and D shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Could it be a faded rose from days gone by

D G C G

And did I hear you sayin’ he was meetin’ you here today

D G C

To take you to his mansion in the sky

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Verse 2

G C G

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn

D G C

Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on

G C G

Then a man of low degree stood by her side

D G C

And promised her he’d take her for his bride

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Bridge

D G C

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Do you think it’ll bloom year after year

D G C

With no one to tend it, for you to talk to

D G C

And no one to hear you when you cry

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Outro

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Tanya Tucker’s signature country ballad about a woman waiting for a lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G, C, and D shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Could it be a faded rose from days gone by

D G C G

And did I hear you sayin’ he was meetin’ you here today

D G C

To take you to his mansion in the sky

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Verse 2

G C G

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn

D G C

Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on

G C G

Then a man of low degree stood by her side

D G C

And promised her he’d take her for his bride

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Bridge

D G C

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Do you think it’ll bloom year after year

D G C

With no one to tend it, for you to talk to

D G C

And no one to hear you when you cry

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Outro

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Tanya Tucker’s signature country ballad about a woman waiting for a lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G, C, and D shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Could it be a faded rose from days gone by

D G C G

And did I hear you sayin’ he was meetin’ you here today

D G C

To take you to his mansion in the sky

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Verse 2

G C G

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn

D G C

Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on

G C G

Then a man of low degree stood by her side

D G C

And promised her he’d take her for his bride

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Bridge

D G C

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Do you think it’ll bloom year after year

D G C

With no one to tend it, for you to talk to

D G C

And no one to hear you when you cry

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Outro

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Tanya Tucker’s signature country ballad about a woman waiting for a lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G, C, and D shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Could it be a faded rose from days gone by

D G C G

And did I hear you sayin’ he was meetin’ you here today

D G C

To take you to his mansion in the sky

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Verse 2

G C G

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn

D G C

Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on

G C G

Then a man of low degree stood by her side

D G C

And promised her he’d take her for his bride

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Bridge

D G C

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Do you think it’ll bloom year after year

D G C

With no one to tend it, for you to talk to

D G C

And no one to hear you when you cry

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Outro

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Tanya Tucker’s signature country ballad about a woman waiting for a lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G, C, and D shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Could it be a faded rose from days gone by

D G C G

And did I hear you sayin’ he was meetin’ you here today

D G C

To take you to his mansion in the sky

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Verse 2

G C G

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn

D G C

Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on

G C G

Then a man of low degree stood by her side

D G C

And promised her he’d take her for his bride

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Bridge

D G C

Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on

D G C G

Do you think it’ll bloom year after year

D G C

With no one to tend it, for you to talk to

D G C

And no one to hear you when you cry

Chorus

G C G

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby

D G C

All the folks ’round Brownsville say she’s crazy

G C G

’Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand

D G C G

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Outro

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

G C G D

Lookin’ for a mysterious dark haired man

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.