Em 
One night when the moon was bright and the moonlight glade
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That is where I found my little Cherokee maiden
Em 
The memory of that night of love is lingering yet
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And I know I never will forget
 

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My little Cherokee Maiden, I love her so. And tho we're far apart,
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I know I'll never be tradin' my love for her, For anybody else's heart.
             B7                      Em
Someday I'll make a trip back to the Cherokee Strip
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And I'll carry her away with me.
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And straight as an arrow flies, we'll ride to paradise,
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My sweet little chickadee, My little Cherokee Maiden and me.