Catfish John chords by Philomena Begley

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Verse 1
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Let  (C major) me  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) dream  (F major) 
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of another morn (C major) ing
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And the time  (F major) so long ago  (C major) 
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When the sweet  (F major) magnolias
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blos (C major) somed
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Cotton fields  (G major) were white as snow  (C major) 
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Catface John  (F major) was a liver hobo  (C major) 
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Livin'  (F major) by the river bend  (C major) 
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Thinkin'  (F major) back, I still remem (C major) ber
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I was proud to  (G major) be his  (C major) friend
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 (G major) Mama  (C major) said don't go near  (F major) that river
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Don't  (C major) be hanging round
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old Catfish John  (G major) 
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Come  (C major) the morning I'll
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 (F major) always be there
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Walk (C major) in' in his footsteps
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in the  (G major) sweet delta dawn  (C major) 
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 (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major) 
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Born a slave  (F major) in the town of Vicksburg  (C major) 
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Traded for  (F major) a chestnut mare  (C major) 
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Still he  (F major) never spoke in an (C major) ger
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Though his load was  (G major) hard to bear  (C major) 
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 (G major) Mama  (C major) said,
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don't go near  (F major) that river  (C major) 
Don't be hanging round
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old Catfish John  (G major) 
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Come  (C major) the mornin' I'll  (F major) always be there
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Walk (C major) in' in his footsteps
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in the  (G major) sweet death of the  (C major) dawn
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Death is  (F major) John, was a river ho (C major) mo
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Livin'  (F major) by the river bank  (C major) 
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Thinkin'  (F major) back, I still remember