Choctawhatchee Waltz

	  		
verse 1 
      C                       F       C 
Oh, a Cherokee princess and a Choctaw brave 
     G                 F              C 
Were carried away on a Choctawhatchee wave 
                                 F           C 
Oh, a preacher man came and went down on his knee 
    G                           F         C 
And baptized us children in the Choctawhatchee 

 
G             Dm              C              Am 
Lay down your suitcase on the Choctawhatchee shore 
G             Dm            C          Am 
Lay down your burden and be happy once more 
      Dm           Em               F               G 
Well, I’ll be your sweetheart, your father and your daughter 
           C         G     Dm   Em   F  G 
Waltz with me in the muddy water___ 



verse 2 
N.C.     C                           F            C 
When the water was gentle, there was peace in the land 
       G                           F            C 
On the banks of Choctawhatchee you gave me your hand 
                                F           C 
When winter came fierce we were children no more 
        G                      F           C 
And the Cherokee princess was alone on the shore 


G             Dm              C              Am 
Lay down your suitcase on the Choctawhatchee shore 
G             Dm            C          Am 
Lay down your burden and be happy once more 
      Dm           Em               F               G 
Well, I’ll be your sweetheart, your father and your daughter 
           C         G     Dm   Em   F  G 
Waltz with me in the muddy water___ 



verse 3 
N.C.    C                             F            C 
Oh, the Choctawhatchee River, it will heat up your soul 
          G                         F            C 
Make your warm body shiver and your broken heart whole 
                                 F           C 
It will show you a love that you left in the past 
    G                            F           C 
A reflection of a dream that was destined to last 


G             Dm              C              Am 
Lay down your suitcase on the Choctawhatchee shore 
G             Dm            C          Am 
Lay down your burden and be happy once more 
      Dm           Em               F               G 
Well, I’ll be your sweetheart, your father and your daughter 
           C         G     Dm   Em   F  G 
Waltz with me in the muddy water___ 



Outro 
N.C.  C                       F       C 
Oh, a Cherokee princess and a Choctaw brave 
     G                 F              C 
Were carried away on a Choctawhatchee wave