Touch Of The Masters Hand chords by The Booth Brothers

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
B minorBm F# minorF#m E minorEm D MajorD

Verse 1:
      A augmentedA
Well it was battered and scared
    E MajorE           D MajorD        A augmentedA
And the auctioneer felt it was hardly worth his while
             E MajorE         D MajorD    B minorBm    E MajorE
To waste much time on the old violin but he held it up with a smile
      A augmentedA            E MajorE         D MajorD         A augmentedA    BB
He said it sure ain't much but its all we got left I guess we aught to sell it to
    A augmentedA              E MajorE
Oh, now who'll start the bid on this old violin?
   D MajorD      A augmentedA        D MajorD
Just one more and we'll be through

Chorus 1:
         A augmentedA
And then he cried one give me one dollar
            B minorBm
Who'll make it two only two dollars who'll make it three
       BB     E MajorE
Three dollars twice now that's a good price
D MajorD            E MajorE
Who's gonna bid for me?
A augmentedA                        Bm7Bm7
Raise up your hand now don't wait any longer the auctions about to end
E MajorE                   D MajorD      Bm7Bm7 B minorBm   F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
Who's got four Just one dollar more to bid on this old violin?

Verse 2:
     A augmentedA          E MajorE             D MajorD        A augmentedA
Well the air was hot and the people stood around as the sun was setting low
               E MajorE
From the back of the crowd a gray haired man
   D MajorD      B minorBm      E MajorE
Came forward and picked up the bow
  A augmentedA     E MajorE                D MajorD     A augmentedA   BB
He wiped the dust from the old violin then he tightened up the strings
    A augmentedA          E MajorE        D MajorD        A augmentedA
Then he played out a melody pure and sweet, sweeter than the Angels sing
       E MajorE           F# minorF#m
And then the music stopped and the auctioneer
    D MajorD            A augmentedA        C# minorC#m
With a voice that was quiet and low he said now what am I bid
     F# minorF#m        D MajorD    B minorBm    E MajorE   F#F#
For this old violin and he held it up with a bow

Chorus 2:
           BB
And then he cried out one give me one thousand
            C# minorC#m
Who'll make it two only two thousand who'll make it three
F#F#
Three thousand twice you know that's a good price
    E MajorE           BB  F#F#
Common who's gonna to bid for me?
    BB                   C#C#       C# minorC#m  E MajorE C# minorC#m
And the people cried out what made the change we don't understand
     F#F#
Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile
      E MajorE      BB       F#F# F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
It was the touch of the Master's hand

Verse 3:
        BB          F#F#
You know ther's many a man with his life out of tune
E MajorE              F#F#    BB
Battered and scared with sin and he's auctioned cheap
             E MajorE       F#F#
To a thankless world much like that old violin
         BB
Oh, but then the Master comes
     F#F#           E MajorE     C# minorC#m
And that old foolish crowd they never understand
  BB            F#F#
The worth of a soul and the change that is rought
E MajorE                BB
Just by one touch of the Masters hand

Chorus 3:
F#F# E MajorE         BB
Oh, Then he cried out one give me one thousand
            C# minorC#m
Who'll make it two only two thousand who'll make it three
F#F#
Three thousand twice you know that's a good price
    E MajorE          BB
Common who's gonna bid for me?
                       C# minorC#m
And the people cried out what made the change we don't understand
     F#F#
Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile
    E MajorE     BB      E MajorE        BB     F# minorF#m Dmaj7Dmaj7 E MajorE BB
It was the touch, Ooo, it was the touch of the Master's hand