Catfish John chords by Tim Flannery

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Mama said
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don't go near that river
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Don't be hangin' round
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old Catfish John
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Come the mornin' I'll
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always be there
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Walkin' in his footsteps
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in the sweet delta dawn
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Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg
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Traded for a chestnut mare
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He never spoke a word in anger
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Though his load was hard to bear
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Mama said, don't go near that river
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Don't be hanging round
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old Catfish John
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Come the morning I'll always be there
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Walking in his footsteps
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in the sweet delta dawn
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Catfish John, he was a river hobo
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He lived on down by the river bend
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Lookin' back, I still remember
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I was proud to be his friend
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Mama said, don't go near that river
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Don't be hanging round
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old Catfish John
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Come the morning, I'll always be there
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Walking in his footsteps
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in the sweet delta dawn
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Take me back to another mornin'
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To a time so long ago
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When the sweet magnolia blossoms
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And the cotton fields are white as snow
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Mama said don't go near that river
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Don't be hanging around
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old Catfish John
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Come the morning, I'll always be there
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Walking in his footsteps
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in the sweet delta dawn
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Come the morning, I'll always be there
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Walking in his footsteps
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in the sweet delta dawn you