Em             G              D                                      A
And we left old St. Louis on the crest of that brown muddy tide

               D                                    G
To the strings of the Delta Queen's band

    Em               Bm               A
I found myself holding your hand

       Em              G                  D                                   A
The way we had hoped we would do all that summer and fall

                D                          G                     D                A
Oh the whistle came out, such a deep mellow sound in the night

              Em            G                  D                               A
And the echo came back from the shoreline of twinkling lights

                D                                 G
There was nothing we really could say

        Em          Bm         A
The river had swept us away

              Em         G               D                   
Like a present hereafter, the warm sound of laughter

               D               A                  D
As we danced to the Delta Queen Waltz

           Em                    G         D                                 A
As the big wheel keeps rolling I find myself holding you near

                Em             G                D                            A
With the night time unfolding I'm lucky just having you here

           D                                  G                   Em       Bm                 A
As a single wave curls down the shore, we're waltzing away cross the floor

             Em               G                  D     
As our heart beats assemble, the boat lightly trembles

          D                  A                  D
As we dance to the Delta Queen Waltz