{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2081151,"song":"Catfish John","artist":"Alison Krauss","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11452333-catfish-john-chords-by-alison-krauss/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2081151?type=chord","rating":4.85229,"votes":134,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Mama said don't go near that river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n  Don't be hanging around old Catfish John[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  But come the morning I'd always be there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWalking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBorn a slave in the town of Vicksburg[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTraded for a chestnut mare[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe never spoke a word in anger[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThough his load  was hard to bare[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Mama said don't go near that river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n  Don't be hanging around old Catfish John[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  But come the morning I'd always be there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWalking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCatfish John was a river hobo[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe lived and died on the river bend[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLooking back I still remember[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was proud  to be his friend[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Mama said don't go near that river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n  Don't be hanging around old Catfish John[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  But come the morning I'd always be there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWalking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet me dream of another morning[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd a time so long ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the sweet magnolias blossomed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the cotton fields  were white as snow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Mama said don't go near that river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n  Don't be hanging around old Catfish John[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  But come the morning I'd always be there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWalking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  But come the morning I'd always be there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWalking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG   G   D   D\nG   G   D   D\nG   G   D   D\nD   A7  D   D\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG   G   D   D\nG   G   D   D\nG   G   D   D\nD   A7  D   D\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG   G   D   D\nG   G   D   D\nG   G   D   D\nD   A7  D   D\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","D","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}