Chords for LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS ~ Catfish Blues
Tempo:
182 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Dm
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D]
[A]
[D] You and I wish I [C] was a catfish [G]
swimming in the deep [Dm] blue sea.
I'd have all these good looking [A] women now, boy, [D]
fishing after me, [Am]
[D] fishing after me.
[Am] [D] Oh, [F] [D]
I went down [Am]
[Dm] to my baby's house.
[D]
She said, lightning, come on in.
Ain't nobody here with me, good [A] lord.
[Dm]
You know I'm your [Am] friend.
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[D]
[A]
You know I went [A] down [Dm] to my baby's house.
Lord, I sat down on them steps.
[D] She said, come on in this house, lightning.
Husband just now left.
My husband just now left.
[Ab] Shown off him by [D] myself.
He just now left.
You know I went down [Dm]
to the river.
[D] Started jumping over a [Dm] boat and drowned.
I thought about that little woman I turned around.
[A] Went walking back to town, [D] back to town, back to town.
Sure enough, back to town.
[Am] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] You and I [A] wish [D] I was a catfish swimming low [A] in the [Dm] deep blue sea.
I'd [A] have [D] all these good looking women fishing after [Am] me,
[D] fishing after me.
[G]
[D] Shown off, ain't lying.
[G]
[D]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[A]
[D] You and I wish I [C] was a catfish [G]
swimming in the deep [Dm] blue sea.
I'd have all these good looking [A] women now, boy, [D]
fishing after me, [Am]
[D] fishing after me.
[Am] [D] Oh, [F] [D]
I went down [Am]
[Dm] to my baby's house.
[D]
She said, lightning, come on in.
Ain't nobody here with me, good [A] lord.
[Dm]
You know I'm your [Am] friend.
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[D]
[A]
You know I went [A] down [Dm] to my baby's house.
Lord, I sat down on them steps.
[D] She said, come on in this house, lightning.
Husband just now left.
My husband just now left.
[Ab] Shown off him by [D] myself.
He just now left.
You know I went down [Dm]
to the river.
[D] Started jumping over a [Dm] boat and drowned.
I thought about that little woman I turned around.
[A] Went walking back to town, [D] back to town, back to town.
Sure enough, back to town.
[Am] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] You and I [A] wish [D] I was a catfish swimming low [A] in the [Dm] deep blue sea.
I'd [A] have [D] all these good looking women fishing after [Am] me,
[D] fishing after me.
[G]
[D] Shown off, ain't lying.
[G]
[D]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
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_ _ _ [D] You and I wish I _ [C] _ was _ _ _ a _ catfish _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ swimming in the _ _ _ _ deep [Dm] blue sea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd have all these good looking [A] women now, boy, _ _ [D] _ _ _
fishing after me, _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ fishing after me.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I went down _ [Am] _
[Dm] to _ _ _ _ my baby's house.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
She said, lightning, _ _ _ _ _ _ come on in. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ain't _ nobody _ _ _ _ here with me, good [A] lord.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
You know I'm your [Am] friend.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I went [A] down _ _ [Dm] to _ _ _ my baby's house.
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, I sat _ _ down _ _ on them steps. _ _ _
_ [D] _ She said, come _ on _ _ _ in this house, lightning. _ _ _ _ _ _
Husband just now left. _ _ _ _
_ My husband just now left.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Shown off him by [D] myself.
_ _ _ _ He just now left. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I went down _ [Dm] _
to _ the river. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Started jumping _ _ _ over a [Dm] boat and drowned. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I thought about _ _ _ _ _ that little woman I turned around.
_ _ [A] Went walking back to town, _ [D] _ _ _ back to town, _ _ _ _ _ back to town. _ _ _ _
_ Sure _ enough, _ _ _ _ _ back to town. _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] You and I [A] wish _ _ [D] _ I was a _ catfish _ _ _ swimming low [A] in the _ _ [Dm] deep blue sea. _ _ _ _
I'd [A] have _ _ [D] all these good looking women _ _ _ _ fishing after [Am] me, _
[D] _ _ fishing after me.
[G] _
_ [D] _ _ Shown off, _ _ _ _ ain't lying. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] You and I wish I _ [C] _ was _ _ _ a _ catfish _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ swimming in the _ _ _ _ deep [Dm] blue sea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd have all these good looking [A] women now, boy, _ _ [D] _ _ _
fishing after me, _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ fishing after me.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I went down _ [Am] _
[Dm] to _ _ _ _ my baby's house.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
She said, lightning, _ _ _ _ _ _ come on in. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ain't _ nobody _ _ _ _ here with me, good [A] lord.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
You know I'm your [Am] friend.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I went [A] down _ _ [Dm] to _ _ _ my baby's house.
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, I sat _ _ down _ _ on them steps. _ _ _
_ [D] _ She said, come _ on _ _ _ in this house, lightning. _ _ _ _ _ _
Husband just now left. _ _ _ _
_ My husband just now left.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Shown off him by [D] myself.
_ _ _ _ He just now left. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I went down _ [Dm] _
to _ the river. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Started jumping _ _ _ over a [Dm] boat and drowned. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I thought about _ _ _ _ _ that little woman I turned around.
_ _ [A] Went walking back to town, _ [D] _ _ _ back to town, _ _ _ _ _ back to town. _ _ _ _
_ Sure _ enough, _ _ _ _ _ back to town. _
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_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] You and I [A] wish _ _ [D] _ I was a _ catfish _ _ _ swimming low [A] in the _ _ [Dm] deep blue sea. _ _ _ _
I'd [A] have _ _ [D] all these good looking women _ _ _ _ fishing after [Am] me, _
[D] _ _ fishing after me.
[G] _
_ [D] _ _ Shown off, _ _ _ _ ain't lying. _
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