Catfish John chords by Vince Gill

Chords with lyrics

Chorus:
D MajorD          G+G     D MajorD
Momma said don't go near that river
                  A augmentedA
Don't be hanging round ole Catfish John
       D MajorD      G+G   D MajorD
But come the morning I'd always be there
                 A augmentedA      D MajorD
Walking in his footsteps in that sweet delta dawn

Verse:
    G+G          D MajorD
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg
    G+G       A augmentedA
Traded for a chestnut mare
    G+G       D MajorD
But he never spoke in anger
          A augmentedA    D MajorD
Though his load was hard to bear

Chorus:
D MajorD          G+G     D MajorD
Momma said don't go near that river
                  A augmentedA
Don't be hanging round ole Catfish John
       D MajorD      G+G   D MajorD
But come the morning I'd always be there
                 A augmentedA      D MajorD
Walking in his footsteps in that sweet delta dawn

Verse 2:
    G+G        D MajorD
Let me dream of another morning
   G+G      A augmentedA
Of a time so long ago
     G+G        D MajorD
Where the sweet magnolias blossom
              A augmentedA
And the cotton fields were white as snow