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