Yup, I see three main elements of similarity just on first listen: 1) a few chords from delicate ARE the same right before he starts singing (38-42 seconds in and repeated later throughout). 2) The chorus IS pretty similar (try singing Delicate's over it). 3) The unexpected way both go from quiet and gentle to very passionate, achy shouting half-way through and then back down.
Not anywhere near as bald-faced as Gaga was about simply renaming "What's Up?" to "You and I" or "Express Yourself" to "Born This Way" but still pretty hard to deny he borrowed more than a little.
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