Chords for Townes Van Zandt - The Catfish Song
Tempo:
113.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
A
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The [G] Catfish Song.
[C]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G]
[C]
[D] Her brown eyes shone for [C] nobody [G] but me.
Then autumn forever, [C] the full come [G] a-fallin'.
And the rain [C] turned a-freezin' inside [G] of me.
I'll kindle [C] my fires with the words I [G] can't send you.
[D] The roads I can't follow [C] and the songs I [G] can't sing.
[C] [A] [G]
Well, all you young ladies who dream of tomorrow.
[D] While you're listening, [C] these words will I [G] say.
Cling to today with its [C] joy and its [G] sorrow.
Oh, you'll need [C] all your memories when youth [G] melts away.
Well, the angel [C] of summer, he rides [G] on the south wind.
And [D] the angel of [C] springtime, she does just [G] the same.
Oh, the angel of autumn, she's [C] blue and she's [G] golden.
And the angel [C] of winter won't remember your name.
Well, down at the [C] bottom of that dirty [G] old river.
[D] Down where the reeds [C] and the catfish.
[G]
There [Gm] lies a dream [C] as soft [G] as the water.
There [C] lies a bluebird that's flown [G] away.
There [C] lies a bluebird that's flown [A] [G] away.
[D]
[N]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[C]
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[D] Her brown eyes shone for [C] nobody [G] but me.
Then autumn forever, [C] the full come [G] a-fallin'.
And the rain [C] turned a-freezin' inside [G] of me.
I'll kindle [C] my fires with the words I [G] can't send you.
[D] The roads I can't follow [C] and the songs I [G] can't sing.
[C] [A] [G]
Well, all you young ladies who dream of tomorrow.
[D] While you're listening, [C] these words will I [G] say.
Cling to today with its [C] joy and its [G] sorrow.
Oh, you'll need [C] all your memories when youth [G] melts away.
Well, the angel [C] of summer, he rides [G] on the south wind.
And [D] the angel of [C] springtime, she does just [G] the same.
Oh, the angel of autumn, she's [C] blue and she's [G] golden.
And the angel [C] of winter won't remember your name.
Well, down at the [C] bottom of that dirty [G] old river.
[D] Down where the reeds [C] and the catfish.
[G]
There [Gm] lies a dream [C] as soft [G] as the water.
There [C] lies a bluebird that's flown [G] away.
There [C] lies a bluebird that's flown [A] [G] away.
[D]
[N]
Key:
C
G
D
A
Gm
C
G
D
The [G] Catfish Song. _ _ _ _
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[D] Her brown eyes shone for [C] nobody [G] but me.
_ _ _ Then autumn forever, [C] the full come [G] a-fallin'.
And the rain [C] turned a-freezin' inside [G] of me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'll kindle [C] my fires with the words I [G] can't send you.
[D] The roads I can't follow [C] and the songs I [G] can't _ sing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
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Well, all you young ladies who dream of tomorrow.
_ [D] While you're listening, [C] these words will I [G] say. _
Cling to today with its [C] joy and its [G] sorrow.
Oh, you'll need [C] all your memories when youth [G] melts away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, the angel [C] of summer, he rides [G] on the south wind.
And [D] the angel of [C] springtime, she does just [G] the same.
Oh, the angel of autumn, she's [C] blue and she's [G] golden.
And the angel [C] of winter won't remember your name.
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Well, down at the [C] bottom of that dirty [G] old river.
[D] Down where the reeds [C] and the catfish.
[G] _ _
There [Gm] lies a dream [C] as soft [G] as the water.
_ There [C] lies a bluebird that's flown _ [G] away.
_ There _ [C] lies a bluebird that's flown _ _ [A] _ [G] away. _ _ _
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[D] Her brown eyes shone for [C] nobody [G] but me.
_ _ _ Then autumn forever, [C] the full come [G] a-fallin'.
And the rain [C] turned a-freezin' inside [G] of me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'll kindle [C] my fires with the words I [G] can't send you.
[D] The roads I can't follow [C] and the songs I [G] can't _ sing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
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Well, all you young ladies who dream of tomorrow.
_ [D] While you're listening, [C] these words will I [G] say. _
Cling to today with its [C] joy and its [G] sorrow.
Oh, you'll need [C] all your memories when youth [G] melts away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, the angel [C] of summer, he rides [G] on the south wind.
And [D] the angel of [C] springtime, she does just [G] the same.
Oh, the angel of autumn, she's [C] blue and she's [G] golden.
And the angel [C] of winter won't remember your name.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, down at the [C] bottom of that dirty [G] old river.
[D] Down where the reeds [C] and the catfish.
[G] _ _
There [Gm] lies a dream [C] as soft [G] as the water.
_ There [C] lies a bluebird that's flown _ [G] away.
_ There _ [C] lies a bluebird that's flown _ _ [A] _ [G] away. _ _ _
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