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Cherokee Fiddle Chords by Johnny Lee

Cherokee Fiddle chords by Johnny Lee

Guitar chords with lyrics

INTRO:  D     G     A  Bb  Bm  Bb
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     D           G
When the train pulled into the station

         A  Bb        Bm  Bb
He'd open up his case and resin up his bow

         D            G
He'd play upside down the Orange Blossom Special

       A7                        D
Cause if you want to make a living you've got to put on a good show

          Bm           D
   And when he'd smell the smoke and the cinders
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             Bm          Em     A7
   He'd slick back his hair, and open up his case

              D              G
   He'd play the Cherokee Fiddle, he'd play it for the whiskey

        A7               D
   Cause good whiskey never let him lose his place

       D           G
He was always there, playing for the miners

      A      Bb       Bm   Bb
The Devil's Dream was a song they understood

       D       G
And then he'd go out to Oklahoma

     A7                          D
But he'd wait till the trains were running and the weather was good

          Bm           D
   And when he'd smell the smoke and the cinders

             Bm          Em     A7
   He'd slick back his hair, and open up his case

              D              G
   He'd play the Cherokee Fiddle, he'd play it for the whiskey

        A7               D
   Cause good whiskey never let him lose his place


INSTRUMENTAL (Like a verse)
D     G     A  Bb  Bm  Bb
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D     G     A7     D
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    D              G
Now the Indians are dressing up like cowboys
    A          Bb          Bm  Bb
And the cowboys are putting leather and turquoise on
    D        G
And the music is sold by lawyers
    A7                         D
And the fools who fiddled in the middle of the stations are gone
        Bm        D
   Some folks say they'll never miss it
           Bm            Em   A7
   That old fiddle squealed like the Indian race
         D       G
   The Cherokee Fiddle is gone forever
       A7                      D
   Like the music of the whistle that the old locomotives made

         Bm           D
   So when you smell the smoke and the cinders
           Bm           Em   A7
   Slick back your hair, and open up your case
            D                G
   Play the Cherokee Fiddle, you can play it for the whiskey
     A         Bb        Bm    Bb
   Good whiskey will never let you lose your place
     D         A7        D
   Good whiskey will never let you lose your place

   Bm  Bb  D  G
   //// //// //// ////

     D         A7        D
   Good whiskey will never let you lose your place

Johnny Lee chords for Cherokee fiddle

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