Catfish Bates chords by
Don Williams

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Key: D major

Verse 1
D D 
 
G G 
 
They call me Catfish Bates
'Cause I can catch a catfish
D D 
 
anytime I want to
A A 
 
Even when the moon man tells
D D 
 
me they won't bite
G G 
 
They call me Catfish Bates
D D 
 
'Cause I know where that big ole
G G 
 
flathead's a hiddin'.
A A 
 
I'm a gonna take him home with me tonight

Verse 2
D D 
 
A A 
 
I am the king of Looseyhatchie
G G 
 
D D 
 
My home is on the river
A A 
 
D D 
 
And them catfish they all know me by my sigh
A A 
 
I keep my nose on the westwind
G G 
 
D D 
 
My eye on the wa ter
G G 
 
A A 
 
And my mind on my business all the time
D D 
 

Verse 3
A A 
 
Well I get me a plug a days
worth of tobacco
G G 
 
D D 
 
And a can a big ole redworms
A A 
 
D D 
 
I go down to where the rivers runnin' strong
A A 
 
I throw my hook out on the water
G G 
 
D D 
 
I let it float on down the channel
G G 
 
A A 
 
And I'll have me a big ole flathead 'for too
D D 
 
long

Interlude 1

Verse 4
A A 
 
Oh when they bury me I want to be
G G 
 
D D 
 
somewhere on the river
A A 
 
D D 
 
With a big ole flathead layin' on my stone
A A 
 
And them catfish will all
be prayin
G G 
 
D D 
 
They'll be flatheads up in heaven
G G 
 
A A 
 
So my ghost will leave them hatchie cats

Outro 1

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ChordsD G A

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