Delta Dirt chords by Larry Gatlin

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Verse 1
G 
C 
 (G major) I wandered far away from the place  (C major) 
D 
G 
Where  (D major) I  was  (G major) born and raised
Em 
I suffered  (E minor) through the
C 
Oklahoma dry  (C major) lands
A 
And through  (A major) New York City's
D 
cold and rainy days  (D major) 

Verse 2

And now these dried up bones

of mine are powerful thirsty

Just once again to feel them

Mississippi rains

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Verse 3

Lord, I got that Delta dirt, Lord

I got that black land Delta dirt

down in my veins

In my veins, added in my veins

(In my veins,

added in my veins)

I'm goin' home this

Verse 4
G 
C 
D 
mornin'  (G major) if I have  (C major) to walk,  (D major) 
G 
run or fly  (G major) 
Em 
C 
I promised  (E minor) me as sure as I was stand (C major) in'
A 
That I'm  (A major) never,
D 
ever gonna say good (D major) bye
G 
Cause this  (G major) heart of mine keeps
tellin' me I'm crazy
C 
D 
To keep on  (C major) wearin' the city's  (D major) 
G 
ball and  (G major) chain

Verse 5

When I got that Delta dirt Lord

Got that black land Delta

dirt down in my veins

Verse 6
C 
D 
Lord,  (C major) New York is  (D major) mighty pretty
G 
Em 
If you  (G major) don't mind what you say  (E minor) 
A 
But I'd  (A major) take a hundred
acres of black land dirt
D 
Over  (D major) Detroit, New York and L.A.

Verse 7
G 
Gm 
I'm goin'  (G major) home to Delta mama  (G minor) 
C 
Cause she's got  (C major) everything
D 
G 
Gonna  (D major) cure my aches and  (G major) pains
C 
And I got that Delta dirt,  (C major) Lord
A 
I got that black  (A major) land Delta
D 
G 
dirt  (D major) down in my veins  (G major) 

Verse 8
F 
I got it in my veins  (F major) 
(In my veins)
C 
I got it in my  (C major) veins
D 
(Got it in my  (D major) veins)
Lord, I got it in my veins
G 
 (G major) 