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Chattahoochie

Alan Jackson

CountryMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×○○
G○○○
F
D××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Chattahoochie Bass tab 
 
hide this tab        C                 G     C 
G---|----------------------------- 
D---|----------------------------- 
A---|--3-----3-----3--------0--3-- 
E---|-----3-----3-----3--3-------- 
                                  *** The basic patterns per chord*** 
                    
       F            D 
G---|------------------------- 
D---|------------------------- 
A---|-----3-----3---5-----5--- 
E---|--1-----1---------5------ 
 
 
    Living for the minute G        C 
G---|---------------------------------- 
D---|---------------------------------- (Fig. 2) 
A---|------------------------0--2--3--- 
E---|---------------------3------------ 
                         *run played in intro before singing 
                          listen to record for timing* 
 
C 
Well, way down yonder on the Chattahoochie 
                      G       C 
it gets hotter than a hoochie coochie 
 
we layed rubber on the Georgia asphalt 
                             G         C 
we got a little crazy but we never got caught 
F 
Down by the river on a Friday night 
  C                      G        C 
a pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight 
F             
talkin' 'bout cars and dreamin' 'bout women 
D                       G (run fig. 2 up to C) 
never had a plan just a'livin for the minute 
      C 
Yeah, way down yonder... 
 
*Guitar Solo* 
 
F C G F D G (same tab for solo)

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Chord set

C · G · F · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.