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Catfish Blues

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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 13Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning EADGBe 
[Intro/Main riff]
e|-----------------------------| 
B|---------------3-------------| 
G|---0------0------2b3r2p0-----| 
D|-----0-------------------2p0-| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-0------3----0---------------|
(when playing the G and the A just play the root notes quickly
[Verse 1]
EWell I wish I was Ga cAatEfish,
ESwimming Gin, AoEh, the deep blue seaE.G  A  E  
EI'd have all you good lookin' womeGn,A  E  
EFishin' afteGr Ame, EfishEin GafAter mEe, 
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 2]
EWhen I went down to my GbaAby'Es house.
EAnd I sat down, oh, Gon Aher Esteps.
EAnd she said now cGome Ain Enow Muddy.
EYou know my husband jusGt Anow Eleft, 
ESure nuff he just GleAft, ESure nuff he juGst AleftE, 
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 3]
EWell my mother told my fatherG, A  E  
EJust before hmmmm, I waGs bAornE  
EI got a boy chiGldA's coEmin',
ESure nuff he's a rGollAing sEtone
ESure nuff he's a rGollAing sEtone, 
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 4]
EWell I feel yes I feelG, A  E  
EFeel I could lay down oh, tGime Aain't lEong, 
EI'm gonna catch the Gfirst Athing smEokin' 
EBack, back down the roGad AI'm goEin', 
EBack down the Groad AI'm goin', back down the roaGd I'Am goEin
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
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Catfish Blues

by Gary Clark Jr.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning EADGBe

[Intro/Main riff]

e|-----------------------------|

B|---------------3-------------|

G|---0------0------2b3r2p0-----|

D|-----0-------------------2p0-|

A|-----------------------------|

E|-0------3----0---------------|

(when playing the G and the A just play the root notes quickly

[Verse 1]

E G A E

Well I wish I was a catfish,

E G A E E G A E

Swimming in, oh, the deep blue sea.

E G A E

I'd have all you good lookin' women,

E G A E E G A E

Fishin' after me, fishin after me,

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]

E G A E

When I went down to my baby's house.

E G A E

And I sat down, oh, on her steps.

E G A E

And she said now come in now Muddy.

E G A E

You know my husband just now left,

E G A E G A E

Sure nuff he just left, Sure nuff he just left,

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 3]

E G A E

Well my mother told my father,

E G A E

Just before hmmmm, I was born

E G A E

I got a boy child's comin',

E G A E

Sure nuff he's a rolling stone

E G A E

Sure nuff he's a rolling stone,

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 4]

E G A E

Well I feel yes I feel,

E G A E

Feel I could lay down oh, time ain't long,

E G A E

I'm gonna catch the first thing smokin'

E G A E

Back, back down the road I'm goin',

E G A G A E

Back down the road I'm goin', back down the road I'm goin

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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