Catfish John [Studio Outtake] Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Mama said,
"Don't go [C]near [G]that river
Don't be hanging around
Old Catfish [D]John[G]
Come in the morning,
I'd al[C]ways be there
[G]Walking in his footsteps in the
[D]Sweet Delta [G]Dawn"

[Verse 2]
Take me [C]back to another [G]morning
To [C]a time so long [G]ago
When [C]the sweet Magnolia blos[G]somed
Cotton [D]fields as white [G]as snow

[Verse 3]
Catfish [C]John was a river [G]hobo
Who lived and [C]died by the river's [G]bed
Looking [C]back, I still remem[G]ber
I was [D]proud to be his [G]friend

[Verse 4]
[G]Mama said, "Don't go
[C]near that [G]river
Don't be hanging around
Old Catfish [D]John[G]
Come in the morning,
I'd [C]always be there
[G]Walking in his footsteps in the [D]Sweet Delta [G]Dawn"
[C]

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][C][G][C][G][D]
[G]

[Verse 5]
Born [C]a slave in the town of Vicks[G]burg
Traded [C]for a chestnut [G]mare
Lord, her nev[C]er spoke [G]in anger
Though [D]his load was hard [G]to bear

[Verse 6]
[G]Mama said,
"Don't go [C]near that [G]river[D][G]
Come in the morning,
I'd [C]always be there
[G]Walking in his footsteps in the [D]Sweet Delta [G]Dawn
[C][G][C][G][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G][C]
[G]Walking [D]in [G]his footsteps
in the [D]Sweet Delta [G]Dawn"

[Outro 1]
[G]