Chattahoochee
View chords used in this chart
Instrumental Intro
E|----------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
G|----------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|--------------------|----------------|------------5-7-5-|
A|-2h3-3-2h3-3-2h3|3-2h3-3-1p0----0----|-2h3-3-2h3-3-2h3|3-2h3-3-5/7-------|
E|----------------|------------3-----3-|----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|--------------|----------------|-------------5--7------|
A|-2h3-3-2h3-3-3-3-|-0----5hbr--3-|-2h3-3-2h3-3-2h3|3-2h3-3-5/7--------7---|
E|-----------------|----3---------|----------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------|-------------|------------5sm-----5--|
G|-5---------------------|-----------|-------------|------------5sm-----5--|
D|-------7-----5--7------|-5--7------|-------------|---5--7--5-------------|
A|----7-----7--------6/7-|------5hbr-|-3----------5/7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------------|
Verse 1
C
Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
G C
it gets hotter than a hoochie-coochie.
C
We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt.
C G C
We got a little crazy, but we never got caught.
Chorus
F
Down by the river on a Friday night,
C
pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight,
F
talkin' 'bout cars and dreamin' 'bout women.
D7 G
Never had a plan; just-a livin' for the minute.
Verse 2
C
Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
G
never knew how much that muddy water meant to me,
C
but I learned how to swim and I learned who I was;
G
A lot about living and a little 'bout love.
Instrumental Break (like Intro, but without first two measures)
Verse 3
C
Well, we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy;
G
I was willin’ but she wasn't ready.
C
So I settled for a burger and a grape Snocone.
G
I dropped her off early but, I didn't go home.
Chorus
Instrumental Break (Fiddle, chords like chorus)
Chorus
A lot about living and a little 'bout love
Instrumental outro (like Intro)
Fills 1st and 3rd line Fills 1st and Turn around at end of
of Verses 3rd line of Chorus Chorus exc. last Chorus
E|---------------------|---------------0-|----------------------|
B|---------------1-----|---------------1-|----------------------|
G|--0------------0-----|----0----------0-|----------------------|
D|-----1p0-------------|-2-----2p0-------|----------------------|
A|----------3----------|------------3----|------------0-----2---|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-2h3--3--3------------|
How to play Chattahoochee
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.