Catfish John D 1 2 1 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 A7 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 (D)Mama said don't go (G)near that river Don't be (D)hanging around old Catfish (A7)John Come the (D)morning I'd (G)always be there Walking in his (D)footsteps in the (A7)sweet delta (D)dawn Born a (G)slave in the town of (D)Vicksburg Traded (G)for a chestnut (D)mare He never (G)spoke a word in (D)anger Though his load was (A7)hard to (D)bare (D)Mama said don't go (G)near that river Don't be (D)hanging around old Catfish (A7)John But come the (D)morning I'd (G)always be there Walking in his (D)footsteps in the (A7)sweet delta (D)dawn 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 A7 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 Catfish (G)John was a river (D)hobo He lived and (G)died on the river (D)bend Looking (G)back I still re(D)member I was proud to (A7)be his (D)friend (D)Mama said don't go (G)near that river Don't be (D)hanging around old Catfish (A7)John But come the (D)morning I'd (G)always be there Walking in his (D)footsteps in the (A7)sweet delta (D)dawn 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 G 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 A7 2 3 4 D 2 3 4 D 2 3 Let me (G)dream of another (D)morning And a (G)time so long a(D)go When the (G)sweet magnolias (D)blossomed And the cotton fields were (A7)white as (D)snow (D)Mama said don't go (G)near that river Don't be (D)hanging around old Catfish (A7)John But come the (D)morning I'd (G)always be there Walking in his (D)footsteps in the (A7)sweet delta (D)dawn (D)Mama said don't go (G)near that river Don't be (D)hanging around old Catfish (A7)John But come the (D)morning I'd (G)always be there Walking in his (D)footsteps in the (A7)sweet delta (D)dawn But come the (D)morning I'd (G)always be there Walking in his (D)footsteps in the (A7)sweet delta (D)dawn 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1