Catfish John Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Tempo:
89.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[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] But come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
[G] Born a slave in the [D] town of Bigsburg [G] Traded for a [D] chestnut mare
He [G] never spoke a [D] word in anger Though his load [A] was hard to bear
Mama said don't [G] go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
But [D]
come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] Catfish John was a [D] river hobo He [G] lived and died on the [D] river bend
[G] Thinking then, [D] still remember I was proud [A] to [D] be his friend
Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
[D] But come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his [A] footsteps in sweet [D] Delta Dome
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] Let [G] me dream of [D] another morning [G] And a time so [D] long ago
When the sweet magnolias blossomed And the cotton [A]
fields were [D] white as snow
Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
But [D]
come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
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[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
[D] But come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
[G] Born a slave in the [D] town of Bigsburg [G] Traded for a [D] chestnut mare
He [G] never spoke a [D] word in anger Though his load [A] was hard to bear
Mama said don't [G] go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
But [D]
come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] Catfish John was a [D] river hobo He [G] lived and died on the [D] river bend
[G] Thinking then, [D] still remember I was proud [A] to [D] be his friend
Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
[D] But come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his [A] footsteps in sweet [D] Delta Dome
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] Let [G] me dream of [D] another morning [G] And a time so [D] long ago
When the sweet magnolias blossomed And the cotton [A]
fields were [D] white as snow
Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
But [D]
come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
[N]
Key:
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_ _ Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
_ [D] But come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
_ [G] Born a slave in the [D] town of Bigsburg [G] Traded for a [D] chestnut mare
He [G] never _ spoke a [D] word in anger Though his load [A] was hard to bear
_ _ _ Mama said don't [G] go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
But [D] _
come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Catfish John was a [D] river hobo He [G] lived and _ died on the [D] river bend
[G] Thinking then, [D] still remember I was proud [A] to [D] be his friend
_ _ Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
_ [D] _ But come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his [A] footsteps in sweet [D] Delta Dome
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ Let [G] me dream of [D] another morning [G] And a time so [D] long ago
_ When the sweet magnolias blossomed And the cotton _ [A]
fields were [D] white as snow
_ _ Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
But [D] _
come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome _
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_ _ Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
_ [D] But come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
_ [G] Born a slave in the [D] town of Bigsburg [G] Traded for a [D] chestnut mare
He [G] never _ spoke a [D] word in anger Though his load [A] was hard to bear
_ _ _ Mama said don't [G] go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
But [D] _
come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Catfish John was a [D] river hobo He [G] lived and _ died on the [D] river bend
[G] Thinking then, [D] still remember I was proud [A] to [D] be his friend
_ _ Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
_ [D] _ But come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his [A] footsteps in sweet [D] Delta Dome
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ Let [G] me dream of [D] another morning [G] And a time so [D] long ago
_ When the sweet magnolias blossomed And the cotton _ [A]
fields were [D] white as snow
_ _ Mama said [G] don't go near that river [D] _ Don't be hanging round old [A] Catfish John
But [D] _
come the morning [G] I'd always be [D] there Walking in his footsteps [A] in sweet [D] Delta Dome _
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