Chord/Tab song: Delta Queen Waltz

Delta Queen Waltz
Down On The River Album
(John Hartford)
November 9, 2008
Banjo Tuned E, Key D Capo 1


Oh [D]we boarded the [A]boat on the b[D]reast of the river so[A] wide
And we left old St.[D] Louis on the cres[G]t of that brown muddy [D]tide
To the strains of the [A]Delta Queen's [D]band
I fo[A]und myself ho[D]lding your h[D]and
The way we had h[A]oped we would do[D] all that summer and [A]fall

Oh t[D]he whistle cam[A]e out, such a [D]deep mellow sound in the [A]night
And the echo came[D] back from the shorel[G]ine of twinkling [D]lights
There was noth[A]ing we really could[D] say
Th[A]e river had [D]swept us away
Like a p[A]resent hereafter, the warm [D]sound of [A]laughter
As we danced to the[A] Delta Queen [D]Waltz

Instrumental:

As the big w[A]heel keeps rollin[D]g I find mys[A]elf holding [D]you near
With the night time[D] unfolding I'm lucky[G] just having you [D]here
As a single wave [A]curls down the [D]shore, we're waltzin[G]g away cross the
f[D]loor
As our heart bea[A]ts assemble, the boat lightly t[D]rembles
As we dance to t[A]he Delta Queen W[D]altz