Chords for Johnny Russell "Catfish John"
Tempo:
90.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[G] Mama said, don't go [C] near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
[C] Come the morning I'll always be there, [G] walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn.
Let me dream of another [G] morning and [C] a time so [G] long ago, when the [C] sweet magnolias [G] blossomed.
Cotton fields were white as snow, [C] Cactus John was a real [G] cold blow.
[C] Living by the [G] river bend, [C] thinking back I [G] still remember, I was proud [D] to [G] be his friend.
Mama said, [C] don't go near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
[G] Come the morning [C] I'll always be there, [G] walking in his footsteps in [D] the sweet delta [G] dawn.
[D]
[G] [C] Born a slave in the [G] town of Vicksburg, [C] traded for a [G] chestnut mare, [C] still he never spoke in [G] anger.
Though his load was hard to bear, Mama said, don't [C] go near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old [D] Cactus John.
[G]
Come the morning [C] I'll always be there, walking in his footsteps [D] in the sweet [G] delta dawn.
Mama said, [C] don't go near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
[N]
[G] Mama said, don't go [C] near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
[C] Come the morning I'll always be there, [G] walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn.
Let me dream of another [G] morning and [C] a time so [G] long ago, when the [C] sweet magnolias [G] blossomed.
Cotton fields were white as snow, [C] Cactus John was a real [G] cold blow.
[C] Living by the [G] river bend, [C] thinking back I [G] still remember, I was proud [D] to [G] be his friend.
Mama said, [C] don't go near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
[G] Come the morning [C] I'll always be there, [G] walking in his footsteps in [D] the sweet delta [G] dawn.
[D]
[G] [C] Born a slave in the [G] town of Vicksburg, [C] traded for a [G] chestnut mare, [C] still he never spoke in [G] anger.
Though his load was hard to bear, Mama said, don't [C] go near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old [D] Cactus John.
[G]
Come the morning [C] I'll always be there, walking in his footsteps [D] in the sweet [G] delta dawn.
Mama said, [C] don't go near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Mama said, don't go [C] near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
_ _ [C] Come the morning I'll always be there, [G] walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn.
_ Let me dream of another [G] morning and [C] a time so [G] long ago, _ when the [C] sweet magnolias [G] blossomed.
Cotton _ fields were white as snow, _ [C] Cactus John was a real [G] cold blow.
[C] Living by the [G] river bend, [C] thinking back I [G] still remember, _ I was proud [D] to [G] be his friend.
_ _ Mama said, [C] don't go near that river, [G] _ don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John. _ _ _
[G] Come the morning [C] I'll always be there, [G] walking in his footsteps in [D] the sweet delta [G] dawn.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] Born a slave in the [G] town of Vicksburg, _ [C] traded for a [G] chestnut mare, [C] still he never _ spoke in [G] anger.
_ Though his load was hard to bear, _ _ Mama said, don't [C] go near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old [D] Cactus John.
_ _ [G] _
Come the morning [C] I'll always be there, walking in his footsteps [D] in the sweet [G] delta dawn. _
Mama _ said, [C] don't go near that river, [G] _ don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [G] Mama said, don't go [C] near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
_ _ [C] Come the morning I'll always be there, [G] walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn.
_ Let me dream of another [G] morning and [C] a time so [G] long ago, _ when the [C] sweet magnolias [G] blossomed.
Cotton _ fields were white as snow, _ [C] Cactus John was a real [G] cold blow.
[C] Living by the [G] river bend, [C] thinking back I [G] still remember, _ I was proud [D] to [G] be his friend.
_ _ Mama said, [C] don't go near that river, [G] _ don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John. _ _ _
[G] Come the morning [C] I'll always be there, [G] walking in his footsteps in [D] the sweet delta [G] dawn.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] Born a slave in the [G] town of Vicksburg, _ [C] traded for a [G] chestnut mare, [C] still he never _ spoke in [G] anger.
_ Though his load was hard to bear, _ _ Mama said, don't [C] go near that river, [G] don't be hanging around old [D] Cactus John.
_ _ [G] _
Come the morning [C] I'll always be there, walking in his footsteps [D] in the sweet [G] delta dawn. _
Mama _ said, [C] don't go near that river, [G] _ don't be hanging around old Cactus [D] John.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _