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Chattahoochee

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[Intro]
C   G   C    C   G   C
[Verse 1]
CWay down yonder on the Chattahoochee
It gets hotter than a hGoochie cCoochie
CWe laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt
CWe got a little crazy but we nGever got cCaught
FDown by the river on a Friday night
CA pyramid of cans in the pGale moonliCght
FTalking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
D7Never had a plan just a livin' for the Gminute
[Chorus A]
CYeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water mGeant to Cme
CBut I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a Glittle 'bout Clove
[Turnaround]
C  G  C    C  G  C
[Verse 2]
CWell we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy
I was willing but she Gwasn't reCady
CSo I settled for a burger and a grape snow cone
Dropped her off early but I dGidn't go hCome
FDown by the river on a Friday night
CA pyramid of cans in the pGale moonliCght
FTalking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
D7Never had a plan just a livin' for the Gminute
[Chorus A]
CYeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water mGeant to Cme
CBut I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a Glittle 'bout Clove
[Ride]
F  C  G  C    F  D  G
F  C  G  C    F  D  G
[Chorus B]
CWay down yonder on the Chattahoochee
It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie
We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt
We got a little crazy but we never got caught
[Ride]
F  C  G  C    F  D  G
[Turnaround]
C  G  C    C  G  C
[Verse 3]
CWell we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy
I was willing but she Gwasn't reCady
CSo I settled for a burger and a grape snow cone
Dropped her off early but I dGidn't go hCome
FDown by the river on a Friday night
CA pyramid of cans in the pGale moonliCght
FTalking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
D7Never had a plan just a livin' for the Gminute
[Chorus A]
CYeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water mGeant to Cme
CBut I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a Glittle 'bout Clove
CA lot about livin' and a litGtle 'bout lCove.
[Outro]
CThatG's rCight!C  G  C  

All chords in this song (5)

The story behind the song

This uptempo song is all about the joy of growing up and falling in love, specifically along the Chattahoochee River. It captures the feeling of coming of age in a small town, a theme that resonates widely. The song's title also inspired the name of the album it appeared on, A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love). At its heart, it plays like a celebration of youthful freedom and summer days.

AI-written from these sources:Chattahoochee (song) — Wikipedia ↗Alan Jackson — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Chattahoochee

by Alan Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G C C G C

[Verse 1]

Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee

G C

It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie

We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt

C G C

We got a little crazy but we never got caught

Down by the river on a Friday night

C G C

A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight

Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women

D7 G

Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute

[Chorus A]

Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee

G C

Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me

But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was

G C

A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love

[Turnaround]

C G C C G C

[Verse 2]

Well we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy

G C

I was willing but she wasn't ready

So I settled for a burger and a grape snow cone

G C

Dropped her off early but I didn't go home

Down by the river on a Friday night

C G C

A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight

Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women

D7 G

Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute

[Chorus A]

Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee

G C

Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me

But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was

G C

A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love

[Ride]

F C G C F D G

[Chorus B]

Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee

It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie

We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt

We got a little crazy but we never got caught

[Ride]

F C G C F D G

[Turnaround]

C G C C G C

[Verse 3]

Well we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy

G C

I was willing but she wasn't ready

So I settled for a burger and a grape snow cone

G C

Dropped her off early but I didn't go home

Down by the river on a Friday night

C G C

A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight

Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women

D7 G

Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute

[Chorus A]

Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee

G C

Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me

But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was

G C

A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love

C G C

A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love.

[Outro]

C G C C G C

That's right!

About Chattahoochee Chords by Alan Jackson

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