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 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?