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Catfish John [D]Johnny Russell

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

Verse 1
Born a G slave in the town of D Vicksburg
Traded G for a chestnut D mare
Still he G never spoke in D anger,
Though his D load was A hard to D bear

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

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

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

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1 1 1 D 1 2 3 G 1 2 A