Catfish John chords by Vince Gill

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

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

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

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