Catfish John [Studio Outtake] chords by Grateful Dead
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Intro 1
(G major)
(D major)
Verse 1
(G major) Mama said,
"Don't go (C major) near that river (G major)
Don't be hanging around
Old Catfish (D major) John (G major)
Come in the morning,
I'd al (C major) ways be there
(G major) Walking in his footsteps in the
(D major) Sweet Delta Dawn" (G major)
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Verse 2
Take me (C major) back to another (G major) morning
To a time (C major) so long ago (G major)
When the sweet (C major) Magnolia blos (G major) somed
Cotton fields (D major) as white as snow (G major)
Verse 3
Catfish (C major) John was a river (G major) hobo
Who lived and (C major) died by the river's (G major) bed
Looking (C major) back, I still remem (G major) ber
I was proud (D major) to be his (G major) friend
Verse 4
(G major) Mama said, "Don't go
(C major) near that river (G major)
Don't be hanging around
Old Catfish (D major) John (G major)
Come in the morning,
I'd (C major) always be there
(G major) Walking in his footsteps in the (D major) Sweet Delta Dawn" (G major)
(C major)
Interlude 1
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
Verse 5
Born a slave (C major) in the town of Vicks (G major) burg
Traded for (C major) a chestnut mare (G major)
Lord, her nev (C major) er spoke in anger (G major)
Though his load (D major) was hard to bear (G major)
Verse 6
(G major) Mama said,
"Don't go (C major) near that river (G major) (D major) (G major)
Come in the morning,
I'd (C major) always be there
(G major) Walking in his footsteps in the (D major) Sweet Delta Dawn (G major)
(C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) Walking (D major) (G major) in his footsteps
in the (D major) Sweet Delta Dawn" (G major)
Outro 1
(G major)
Catfish John [Studio Outtake]
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