Cherokee Fiddle Chords by Michael Martin Murphey
Tempo:
145.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
D
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
[A] [Bb]
[Bm] [Bb] When [D] the train pulled into [G] the station
Rolled [A] up the sleeves, [Bb] risen [Bm] up the boat
[Bb] Fitted [D] upside down, orange blossom [G] special
If [A] you want to make a living, you gotta put on [D] a good show
When [Bm] he smelled smoke [D] and cinder
[Bm] Sniffed his hair back, opened up [Em] his cane
[A] Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, played [G] for the whiskey
Good [A]
whiskey never let him [D] lose his place
He was always there, playing [G] for the miners
[A] Devil's dream [Bb] was a tune they [Bm] understood
[Bb] And then [D] he came back to [G]
Oklahoma
Waited [A]
till the train was running in the quarter
[D]
When [Bm] he smelled smoke [D] and cinder
Sniffed [Bm] his hair back, opened up his [Em]
cane
[A] Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, played [G] for the whiskey
Good [A]
whiskey never let him lose [D] his place
[G]
[A]
[Bb] [Bm]
[Bb] [D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
Now the Indies, they're all dressing [G] like cowboys
And [A] the cowboys all [Bb] put the leather and [Bm] turquoise on
[Bb] And all [D] the music is [G] sold by lawyers
[A] And the fools who fiddle in the middle of the stations [D] are gone
Some [Bm] folks say they'll never [D]
miss him
Fiddle [Bm]
streets are like the [Em] Indian plains
[A] [D] Cherokee fiddle, [G] gone forever
Like [A] the music that the whistle on an old [D] locomotive makes
When [Bm] you smell smoke [D] and cinder
Sniffed [Bm] your hair back, opened up [Em] your case
[A] Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, played [G] for the whiskey boys
[A] Had old whiskey [Bb] never let you [Bm] lose your [Bb] place
[D]
Old whiskey [A] never let you [D] lose your place
[Bm]
[Bb] Jack [D]
[G] [D]
Daniel [A] never let you [D] lose your place
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
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Thanks for [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[G]
[A] [Bb]
[Bm] [Bb] When [D] the train pulled into [G] the station
Rolled [A] up the sleeves, [Bb] risen [Bm] up the boat
[Bb] Fitted [D] upside down, orange blossom [G] special
If [A] you want to make a living, you gotta put on [D] a good show
When [Bm] he smelled smoke [D] and cinder
[Bm] Sniffed his hair back, opened up [Em] his cane
[A] Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, played [G] for the whiskey
Good [A]
whiskey never let him [D] lose his place
He was always there, playing [G] for the miners
[A] Devil's dream [Bb] was a tune they [Bm] understood
[Bb] And then [D] he came back to [G]
Oklahoma
Waited [A]
till the train was running in the quarter
[D]
When [Bm] he smelled smoke [D] and cinder
Sniffed [Bm] his hair back, opened up his [Em]
cane
[A] Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, played [G] for the whiskey
Good [A]
whiskey never let him lose [D] his place
[G]
[A]
[Bb] [Bm]
[Bb] [D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
Now the Indies, they're all dressing [G] like cowboys
And [A] the cowboys all [Bb] put the leather and [Bm] turquoise on
[Bb] And all [D] the music is [G] sold by lawyers
[A] And the fools who fiddle in the middle of the stations [D] are gone
Some [Bm] folks say they'll never [D]
miss him
Fiddle [Bm]
streets are like the [Em] Indian plains
[A] [D] Cherokee fiddle, [G] gone forever
Like [A] the music that the whistle on an old [D] locomotive makes
When [Bm] you smell smoke [D] and cinder
Sniffed [Bm] your hair back, opened up [Em] your case
[A] Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, played [G] for the whiskey boys
[A] Had old whiskey [Bb] never let you [Bm] lose your [Bb] place
[D]
Old whiskey [A] never let you [D] lose your place
[Bm]
[Bb] Jack [D]
[G] [D]
Daniel [A] never let you [D] lose your place
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [A]
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[A] [Bm] [E]
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[E] [A] [Bm]
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[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
Thanks for [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
Key:
A
Bm
D
G
Bb
A
Bm
D
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ When [D] the train _ _ pulled into [G] the station
_ _ Rolled [A] up the sleeves, _ [Bb] _ _ risen [Bm] up the boat
_ _ [Bb] _ Fitted [D] upside down, _ _ orange blossom [G] special
_ _ _ _ If [A] you want to make a living, you gotta put on [D] a good show
_ _ _ When [Bm] he smelled _ _ _ smoke [D] and _ cinder
_ _ _ [Bm] Sniffed his hair back, opened up [Em] his cane
_ [A] _ Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, _ _ _ played [G] for the whiskey
_ _ _ Good [A] _
whiskey never let him [D] lose his place
_ _ _ He was always _ there, _ _ playing [G] for the _ miners
_ _ _ [A] Devil's dream [Bb] was a tune they [Bm] understood
_ _ _ [Bb] And then [D] he came back _ to _ [G]
Oklahoma
_ _ _ _ Waited [A] _
till the train was running in the quarter
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ When [Bm] he _ smelled _ _ smoke [D] and cinder
_ _ _ _ Sniffed [Bm] his hair back, opened up his [Em]
cane
_ _ [A] Played _ [D] Cherokee fiddle, _ _ _ _ played [G] for the whiskey
_ _ _ Good [A] _
whiskey never let him lose [D] his place _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Now the Indies, _ they're all dressing [G] like cowboys
_ _ _ And [A] the cowboys all [Bb] put the leather and [Bm] turquoise on
_ _ [Bb] And all [D] the music _ _ _ is [G] sold by lawyers
_ _ _ _ [A] And the fools who fiddle in the middle of the stations [D] are gone
_ _ Some [Bm] folks _ _ say they'll never [D]
miss him
_ _ _ Fiddle [Bm] _
streets _ are like the [Em] Indian plains
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Cherokee fiddle, _ _ _ _ [G] gone forever
_ _ Like _ [A] the music that the whistle on an old _ [D] locomotive makes
_ _ _ When [Bm] you smell _ _ _ smoke [D] and cinder
_ _ _ Sniffed [Bm] your hair back, opened up [Em] your _ case
[A] _ Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, _ _ _ played [G] for the whiskey boys
_ _ [A] Had old whiskey [Bb] never let you [Bm] lose your _ [Bb] place
_ _ _ [D]
Old whiskey [A] never let you [D] lose your _ place
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Jack _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Daniel [A] never let you [D] lose your place
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Thanks for _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ When [D] the train _ _ pulled into [G] the station
_ _ Rolled [A] up the sleeves, _ [Bb] _ _ risen [Bm] up the boat
_ _ [Bb] _ Fitted [D] upside down, _ _ orange blossom [G] special
_ _ _ _ If [A] you want to make a living, you gotta put on [D] a good show
_ _ _ When [Bm] he smelled _ _ _ smoke [D] and _ cinder
_ _ _ [Bm] Sniffed his hair back, opened up [Em] his cane
_ [A] _ Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, _ _ _ played [G] for the whiskey
_ _ _ Good [A] _
whiskey never let him [D] lose his place
_ _ _ He was always _ there, _ _ playing [G] for the _ miners
_ _ _ [A] Devil's dream [Bb] was a tune they [Bm] understood
_ _ _ [Bb] And then [D] he came back _ to _ [G]
Oklahoma
_ _ _ _ Waited [A] _
till the train was running in the quarter
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ When [Bm] he _ smelled _ _ smoke [D] and cinder
_ _ _ _ Sniffed [Bm] his hair back, opened up his [Em]
cane
_ _ [A] Played _ [D] Cherokee fiddle, _ _ _ _ played [G] for the whiskey
_ _ _ Good [A] _
whiskey never let him lose [D] his place _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Now the Indies, _ they're all dressing [G] like cowboys
_ _ _ And [A] the cowboys all [Bb] put the leather and [Bm] turquoise on
_ _ [Bb] And all [D] the music _ _ _ is [G] sold by lawyers
_ _ _ _ [A] And the fools who fiddle in the middle of the stations [D] are gone
_ _ Some [Bm] folks _ _ say they'll never [D]
miss him
_ _ _ Fiddle [Bm] _
streets _ are like the [Em] Indian plains
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Cherokee fiddle, _ _ _ _ [G] gone forever
_ _ Like _ [A] the music that the whistle on an old _ [D] locomotive makes
_ _ _ When [Bm] you smell _ _ _ smoke [D] and cinder
_ _ _ Sniffed [Bm] your hair back, opened up [Em] your _ case
[A] _ Played [D] Cherokee fiddle, _ _ _ played [G] for the whiskey boys
_ _ [A] Had old whiskey [Bb] never let you [Bm] lose your _ [Bb] place
_ _ _ [D]
Old whiskey [A] never let you [D] lose your _ place
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Jack _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Daniel [A] never let you [D] lose your place
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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Thanks for _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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