Choctawhatchee Waltz Chords & Lyrics - Mean Mary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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