Catfish John chords by Ruby Lovett

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Verse 1
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Let  (C major) me dream of  (F major) another  (C major) morning
And a time so long ago
When the sweet magnolias blossomed
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Cotton  (G major) field (C major)  (G major) s  were white as  (C major) snow
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Catfish  (F major) John was a river hobo  (C major) 
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And he lived  (F major) down by the
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river's  (C major) bend
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Looking back,  (F major) I still remem (C major) ber
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I was glad to  (G major) be his  (C major) friend
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Mama said, don't go  (F major) near that river
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Don't  (C major) go hangin' round
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old Catfish  (G major) John
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Come  (C major) the mornin' 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  (C major) dawn  (F major)  (C major) 
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He was born a slave
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 (F major) in the town of  (C major) Vicksburg
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Traded  (F major) for a chestnut  (C major) mare
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 (G major) But  (C major) he never  (F major) spoke in  (C major) an ger,
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though his load was  (G major) hard to  (C major) bear
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Mama said, don't go  (F major) near  (C major) that  (F major) river
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An (C major) d  don't go hanging
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round old Catfish  (G major) John
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 (C major) Come the morning, I'll  (F major) always be there
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Walk (C major) ing in his footsteps
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in  (G major) the sweet delta  (C major) dawn
I'll be walking in his footsteps
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in the  (G major) sweet delta  (C major) dawn  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 
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