"Catfish John" / Alison Krauss with Jerry Douglas,Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Chords
Tempo:
87.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
[D] Come the morning [G] I'd always be there [D] Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta [D] dawn
Born a [G] slave in the town of [D] Bigsburg Traded for chestnut [D] milk
He never spoke a word in anger Though his load [A]
was [D] hard to bear
Mama said don't [G] go near that river Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
[D]
Come the morning I'd always be there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] delta dawn
[G] [D]
[B] [D]
Catfish John was a river hobo He lived and died on the river bend
Looking back [G] I still [D] remember I was proud [A] to be [D] his friend
Mama said don't go near that river Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
[D] Come the morning [G]
I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in sweet delta dawn
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[D] Let me dream of another morning And a time so long ago
When the sweet magnolia blossomed And the cotton fields [A] were white [D] as snow
Mama said don't [G] go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
[D] Come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta dawn
Come the [G] morning I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta [D] dawn
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
[D] Come the morning [G] I'd always be there [D] Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta [D] dawn
Born a [G] slave in the town of [D] Bigsburg Traded for chestnut [D] milk
He never spoke a word in anger Though his load [A]
was [D] hard to bear
Mama said don't [G] go near that river Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
[D]
Come the morning I'd always be there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] delta dawn
[G] [D]
[B] [D]
Catfish John was a river hobo He lived and died on the river bend
Looking back [G] I still [D] remember I was proud [A] to be [D] his friend
Mama said don't go near that river Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
[D] Come the morning [G]
I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in sweet delta dawn
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[D] Let me dream of another morning And a time so long ago
When the sweet magnolia blossomed And the cotton fields [A] were white [D] as snow
Mama said don't [G] go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
[D] Come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta dawn
Come the [G] morning I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta [D] dawn
[D]
Key:
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A
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Mama _ _ _ _ _ _ said [G] don't go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
_ _ [D] Come the morning [G] I'd always be there [D] Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta [D] dawn
_ Born a [G] slave in the town of [D] _ Bigsburg Traded for chestnut [D] milk
He never spoke a word in anger Though his load [A]
was [D] hard to bear
_ _ Mama said don't [G] go near that river Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
_ _ [D]
Come the morning I'd always be there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] delta dawn _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Catfish John was a river hobo He lived and died on the river bend
Looking back [G] I still [D] remember I was proud [A] to be [D] his friend _
_ _ Mama said don't go near that river Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
_ _ [D] _ Come the morning [G]
I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in sweet delta dawn _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Let me dream of another morning And a time so long ago
When the sweet magnolia blossomed And the cotton fields [A] were white [D] as snow
_ _ Mama said don't [G] go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John _ _
[D] _ Come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta dawn
_ _ _ Come the [G] morning I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta [D] dawn _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Mama _ _ _ _ _ _ said [G] don't go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
_ _ [D] Come the morning [G] I'd always be there [D] Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta [D] dawn
_ Born a [G] slave in the town of [D] _ Bigsburg Traded for chestnut [D] milk
He never spoke a word in anger Though his load [A]
was [D] hard to bear
_ _ Mama said don't [G] go near that river Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
_ _ [D]
Come the morning I'd always be there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] delta dawn _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Catfish John was a river hobo He lived and died on the river bend
Looking back [G] I still [D] remember I was proud [A] to be [D] his friend _
_ _ Mama said don't go near that river Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John
_ _ [D] _ Come the morning [G]
I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in sweet delta dawn _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Let me dream of another morning And a time so long ago
When the sweet magnolia blossomed And the cotton fields [A] were white [D] as snow
_ _ Mama said don't [G] go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] catfish John _ _
[D] _ Come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta dawn
_ _ _ Come the [G] morning I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps in [A] sweet delta [D] dawn _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _