[Chords]
Cmmaj11 x 3 3 4 4 3
C/B x 2 2 0 1 x
C/Bb x 1 2 0 1 x
Fsus2 1 x 3 0 1 x
G7 3 2 3 0 0 x
Bb/C x 3 3 3 3 x
C* = alternate between C and Csus4 (x3301x)
The beginning of the second line of each verse could be done like this:
e|----------------------------0--|
B|-4--3-----------------------1--|
G|-0--0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-x--x--x--x--0--3--3--3--2--2--|
A|-3--3--3--3--x--2--2--2--3-----|
E|-------------3--3--3--3--------|
Intro
[C] [E] [F] [F#] [G] [Cmmaj11] x2
Verse 1
[C] [D7] [F7]
Woman of the country now I've found you
[C] [G7] [C]*
Longing in your soft and fertile delta
[C] [C/B] [C/Bb] [Fsus2]
And I whisper sighs to satisfy your longing
[C] [G7] [C]*
For the warmth and tender shelter of my body
Chorus
[Bb/C] [F] [C]*
Oh you're my, yes you're my Delta Lady
[Bb/C] [F] [C] [E] [F] [F#] [G]
Yes, you're my, me oh my, Delta Lady
Verse 2
[C] [D7] [F7]
Please don't ask how many times I found you
[C] [G7] [C]*
Standing wet and naked in the garden
[C] [C/B] [C/Bb] [Fsus2]
And I think of days and diff'rent ways I held you
[C] [G7] [C]
Held you closely to me, yes our heart was beating
Chorus
[Bb/C] [F] [C]*
Oh you're my, yes you're my Delta Lady
[Bb/C] [F] [C] [E] [F] [F#] [G]
Yes, you're my, me oh my, Delta Lady
Bridge
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [Bb]
Oh, and I'm over here in England
[F]
But I think of you (think about you, oh, think about you)
[G] [C] [E] [F] [F#] [G]
Because I love you
[C] [E] [F] [F#] [G] [Cmmaj11]
Verse 3
[C] [D7] [F7]
There are concrete mountains in the ci--ty
[C] [G7] [C]*
And pretty city women live inside them
[C] [C/B] [C/Bb] [Fsus2]
And yet it seems the city scene is lacking
[C] [G7] [C]
I'm so glad you're waiting for me in the country
Outro
[Bb/C] [F] [C]*
Oh, you're my, yes you're my Delta Lady
[Bb/C] [F] [C]*
Said, you're my, me oh my, Delta Lady
[Bb/C] [F] [C]*
And you're my, yes you're my Delta Lady
[Bb/C] [F] [C]*
Yeah, you're my, yes you're my Delta Lady
[Bb/C] [F] [C]*
And you're my, yes you're my Delta Lady
