Delta Lady Chords

by Joe Cocker
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author Sound_m [a] 103.
6 contributors total, last edit on Jan 15, 2024

Chords

C
E
F
F#
G
Cmmaj11
D7
F7
G7
C/B
C/Bb
Fsus2
Bb/C
Dm
Bb

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[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
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6 comments
Lolcohol
Thanks for the tab! The only correction I can make is that you kept writing "your" instead of "you're" but the chords are great ;) Thanks!
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cburns7795
Leon Russell wrote "Delta Lady."
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artierossi
Great job, thanks. I transposed one step down to B, cause it matches some youtube videos.....thanks good work
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