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Delta Love:Tony Joe White.
WARNER Records in 1971.
INTRO:  Gbm   A  Gb  
#1.
Oh, they Gbmcame cross the Fdelta, got toAmgether 
one time Dagain.
And Dbcamped out Eon the land about one hundred 
miles from New BOrleans.
In the Gbmglow of a Fcampfire I saw a Aman, his 
children and his Dwife.
Like the Bmothers they had come to Eget away from 
the hectic Blife.
CHORUS:
GbmDelta love will you Ebe the Gbmlast?Ebm  
Has Gbmthis become a thing of the Bpast?
I Gbmknow that you can feel it too..Gbyou're Gbmhaving 
a hard time Acoming through, Dmmm-mmm, delta 
Gbmlove.E  
#2.
I heard the Gbmmusic ringing through the Fdark woods.
I saw the Acandles glowing in the night.
And BmChapelai DRiver, Emooo, I heard you took another 
Blife.E  Abm7  Gbm  
CHORUS:
GbmDelta love will you Ebe the Gbmlast?Ebm  
Has Gbmthis become a thing of the Bpast?
I Gbmknow that you can feel it too..B...Gbyou're Gbmhaving 
a hard time Acoming through, Dyes, yeah..
INTERLUDE:  Gbm   A   Gbm   Bm   Gbm   A   Gbm   A   Gbm   Dbm   Gbm  
           B Gbm
#3.
AThere were Gbmsome there who took the Fbad road and 
they Alooked to be so tired and Dworn.
There were Bmsome who Gdied there but, Ethen again, 
another one was BmbornA.B  
OUTRO:
GbmDelta love can you be found?..B.....
GbTell me what is going down....Gbm....B.
Has Gbthis become a thing of the past?.B.....
GbmDelta love will you be the last?
DYeah, yeah......oh, Gbmdelta Alove, Gbmdelta Alove, ooo,
Gbmdelta Alove, Gbmdelta Alove.Gbm....B..A..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Delta Love

by Tony Joe White

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Gbm

Ebm

Abm7

Dbm

Delta Love:Tony Joe White.

WARNER Records in 1971.

Gbm A Gb

INTRO:

#1.

Gbm F Am

Oh, they came cross the delta, got together

one time again.

Db E

And camped out on the land about one hundred

miles from New Orleans.

Gbm F A

In the glow of a campfire I saw a man, his

children and his wife.

Bm E

Like the others they had come to get away from

the hectic life.

CHORUS:

Gbm E Gbm Ebm

Delta love will you be the last?

Gbm B

Has this become a thing of the past?

Gbm Gb Gbm

I know that you can feel it too..you're having

A D

a hard time coming through, mmm-mmm, delta

Gbm E

love.

#2.

Gbm F

I heard the music ringing through the dark woods.

I saw the candles glowing in the night.

Bm D Em

And Chapelai River, ooo, I heard you took another

B E Abm7 Gbm

life.

CHORUS:

Gbm E Gbm Ebm

Delta love will you be the last?

Gbm B

Has this become a thing of the past?

Gbm B Gb Gbm

I know that you can feel it too.....you're having

A D

a hard time coming through, yes, yeah..

Gbm A Gbm Bm Gbm A Gbm A Gbm Dbm Gbm

INTERLUDE:

B Gbm

#3.

A Gbm F

There were some there who took the bad road and

A D

they looked to be so tired and worn.

Bm G E

There were some who died there but, then again,

Bm A B

another one was born.

OUTRO:

Gbm B

Delta love can you be found?.......

Gb Gbm B

Tell me what is going down.........

Gb B

Has this become a thing of the past?......

Gbm

Delta love will you be the last?

D Gbm A Gbm A

Yeah, yeah......oh, delta love, delta love, ooo,

Gbm A Gbm A Gbm B A

delta love, delta love.........(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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