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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
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