Delta Queen:Proudfoot. Recorded in 1972 on ARIOLA Records. Believe it hit #1 on several European charts. INTRO: Bm

^BmDelta Queen, honey, honey, ^F#where you been' ^BmDelta Queen, honey, honey, ^F#where you been'

#1.

^BmTell me mister have you seen, the ^F#girl they call the Delta Queen in New ^BmOrleans..(honey, honey.) He ^Bmsaid, I know the girl you mean..(honey, honey) she's ^F#singing at the Delta Queen, down Seven^Bmteenth..(honey, honey.)

BRIDGE:

And when I ^Dsaw her there, silver gaslight ^Aon her hair.. I didn't mind the ^Bmsmoky room, or the smell of ^F#stale perfume. I only ^Dknow that she's, a fallen angel ^Aon her knees.. a woman tired of ^Bmbeing alone, the one that I'm now ^F#taking

home, ohhh. CHORUS:

^BmDelta Queen, honey, honey, ^F#where you been' ^BmDelta Queen, honey, honey, ^F#where you been'

#2.

^BmShe left her home in Baton Rouge (honey, honey) she ^F#only had one pair of shoes, what could she ^Bmlose'..(honey, honey.) ^BmThe time had come for her to chose..(honey, honey) be^F#tween the good life and the blues, what could she ^Bmlose'..(honey, honey.)

(INTERLUDE:) D A Bm F# BRIDGE:

I only ^Dknow that she's, a fallen angel ^Aon her knees.. a woman tired of ^Bmbeing alone, the one that I'm now ^F#taking

home, ohhh. OUTRO:

^BmDelta Queen, honey, honey, ^F#where you been' ^BmDelta Queen, honey, honey, ^F#where you been' ^BmDelta Queen, honey, honey, ^F#where you been' ^BmDelta Queen, honey, honey, ^F#where you been' (Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.