Catfish John chords by Alison Krauss

Version of "Catfish John" by Alison Krauss and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmhRk11IHfk

Intro:
G  G  D  D
G  G  D  D
G  G  D  D
D  A7 D  D

Chorus:
D          G
 Mama said don't go near that river
D                   A7
 Don't be hanging around old Catfish John
D             G
 But come the morning I'd always be there
D                A7     D
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn

Verse 1:
    G          D
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg
    G       D
Traded for a chestnut mare
     G        D
He never spoke a word in anger
        A7      D
Though his load was hard to bare

Chorus:
D          G
 Mama said don't go near that river
D                   A7
 Don't be hanging around old Catfish John
D             G
 But come the morning I'd always be there
D                A7     D
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn

Instrumental:
G  G  D  D
G  G  D  D
G  G  D  D
D  A7 D  D

Verse 2:
    G        D
Catfish John was a river hobo
       G         D
He lived and died on the river bend
    G       D
Looking back I still remember
      A7     D
I was proud to be his friend

Chorus:
D          G
 Mama said don't go near that river
D                   A7
 Don't be hanging around old Catfish John
D             G
 But come the morning I'd always be there
D                A7     D
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn

Instrumental:
G  G  D  D
G  G  D  D
G  G  D  D
D  A7 D  D

Verse 3:
    G        D
Let me dream of another morning
   G       D
And a time so long ago
     G        D
When the sweet magnolias blossomed
           A7       D
And the cotton fields were white as snow

Chorus:
D          G
 Mama said don't go near that river
D                   A7
 Don't be hanging around old Catfish John
D             G
 But come the morning I'd always be there
D                A7     D
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn

Outro:
D             G
 But come the morning I'd always be there
D                A7     D
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn