Catfish John (Studio Outtake) Chords
Tempo:
89.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, I won't be hanging around, oh can't [E] be sure.
[A] From the morning I'd always be there, [A] walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet trail [A] of dawn.
Take [D] me back to another [A] morning, to [D] our town so [A] long ago.
[D] Where the sweet [A] magnolia blossoms, cotton fields [E] were [A] white as snow.
[D] Catfish John was a [A] river hobo, [D] live and die by the [A] river's bend.
[D] Looking back, I [A] still remember, I was proud [E] to [A] be his friend.
Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, [E] oh can't be sure.
[A] From the [D] morning I'd always be [A] there, walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E] [A] [D]
The [A] river's bend, [D] the river's bend, [A] [D]
[A]
[E] the [A] river's bend.
[D] Born a slave in the [A] town of Vicksburg, [D] treated for a [A] chestnut mare.
[D] Though he never [A] spoke in anger, although his load [E] was [A] hard to bear.
Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, oh [E] can't be sure.
[A] From the morning [D] I'd always be [A] there, walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, oh [E] can't be sure.
[A] From the morning [D] I'd always be there, [A] walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet trail of dawn.
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
[A] From the morning I'd always be there, [A] walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet trail [A] of dawn.
Take [D] me back to another [A] morning, to [D] our town so [A] long ago.
[D] Where the sweet [A] magnolia blossoms, cotton fields [E] were [A] white as snow.
[D] Catfish John was a [A] river hobo, [D] live and die by the [A] river's bend.
[D] Looking back, I [A] still remember, I was proud [E] to [A] be his friend.
Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, [E] oh can't be sure.
[A] From the [D] morning I'd always be [A] there, walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E] [A] [D]
The [A] river's bend, [D] the river's bend, [A] [D]
[A]
[E] the [A] river's bend.
[D] Born a slave in the [A] town of Vicksburg, [D] treated for a [A] chestnut mare.
[D] Though he never [A] spoke in anger, although his load [E] was [A] hard to bear.
Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, oh [E] can't be sure.
[A] From the morning [D] I'd always be [A] there, walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, oh [E] can't be sure.
[A] From the morning [D] I'd always be there, [A] walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet trail of dawn.
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, _ I won't be hanging around, oh can't [E] be sure. _ _ _
[A] From the morning I'd always be there, [A] walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet trail [A] of dawn. _
Take [D] me back to another [A] morning, to [D] our town so [A] long ago.
_ [D] Where the sweet _ [A] magnolia blossoms, _ cotton fields [E] were [A] white as snow.
_ [D] Catfish John was a [A] river hobo, _ [D] live and die by the [A] river's bend.
_ [D] Looking back, I [A] still remember, _ I was proud [E] to [A] be his friend.
_ _ Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] _ I won't be hanging around, [E] oh can't be sure.
_ _ [A] _ From the [D] morning I'd always be [A] there, walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
The [A] river's bend, [D] the river's bend, _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] the _ [A] river's bend.
_ [D] Born a slave in the [A] town of Vicksburg, _ [D] treated for a [A] chestnut mare.
_ [D] Though he never _ [A] spoke in anger, _ although his load [E] was [A] hard to bear.
_ _ Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, oh [E] can't be sure. _ _
[A] _ From the morning [D] I'd always be [A] there, walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, oh [E] can't be sure.
_ _ [A] _ From the morning [D] I'd always be there, [A] walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet trail of dawn.
_ _ Walking in his footsteps in the sweet [A] trail of dawn. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, _ I won't be hanging around, oh can't [E] be sure. _ _ _
[A] From the morning I'd always be there, [A] walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet trail [A] of dawn. _
Take [D] me back to another [A] morning, to [D] our town so [A] long ago.
_ [D] Where the sweet _ [A] magnolia blossoms, _ cotton fields [E] were [A] white as snow.
_ [D] Catfish John was a [A] river hobo, _ [D] live and die by the [A] river's bend.
_ [D] Looking back, I [A] still remember, _ I was proud [E] to [A] be his friend.
_ _ Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] _ I won't be hanging around, [E] oh can't be sure.
_ _ [A] _ From the [D] morning I'd always be [A] there, walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
The [A] river's bend, [D] the river's bend, _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] the _ [A] river's bend.
_ [D] Born a slave in the [A] town of Vicksburg, _ [D] treated for a [A] chestnut mare.
_ [D] Though he never _ [A] spoke in anger, _ although his load [E] was [A] hard to bear.
_ _ Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, oh [E] can't be sure. _ _
[A] _ From the morning [D] I'd always be [A] there, walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet [A] trail of dawn.
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Mama said, [D] don't go near that river, [A] I won't be hanging around, oh [E] can't be sure.
_ _ [A] _ From the morning [D] I'd always be there, [A] walking in his footsteps [E] in the sweet trail of dawn.
_ _ Walking in his footsteps in the sweet [A] trail of dawn. _ _ _
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