Alison Krauss – Catfish John (Guitar)

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Version of "Catfish John" by Alison Krauss and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - see [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