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