Lee Johnny

Lee Johnny - Cherokee Fiddle guitar tab

Subject: Cherokee Fiddle

Donny Haltom asked for this tune in the latest Cowpie. Hope this helps

you out. I can't remember the songwriter for certain, but I think it

might have been Michael Murphy.

CHEROKEE FIDDLE

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

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

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D A7 D

Good whiskey will never let you lose your place

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Mike Woods | A diamond is merely a lump of coal

mwoods@dgs.dgsys.com | that handled stress rather well

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