Johnny Russell, Catfish John Tabs

CHORUS
D                    G         D
Momma said don't go near that river
                                     A
Don't be hangin' 'round old Catfish John
             D            G     D
But come the morning I'd always be there
                                  A          D
Walking in his footsteps in that sweet delta dawn

Verse 1
       G                    D
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg
       G              A
Traded for a chestnut mare
       G              D
But he never spoke in anger
                    A       D
Though his load was hard to bear

(Repeat chorus)

Verse 2
       G                D
Let me dream of another morning
     G            A
Of a time so long ago
          G               D
Where the sweet magnolias blossom
                       A        D
And cotton fields were white as snow

Repeat Chorus