Cherokee Fiddle Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][D][G][G]
[A][Bb][Bm][Bb]

[Verse 1]
When the [D]train pulled into the [G]station
Rolled up his [A]sleeves,
[Bb]and rosined up his bow[Bm][Bb]
Fiddle [D]upside down,
orange blos[G]som special
'Cause if you [A]want to make a living
you got to put on a good [D]show

[Chorus 1]
When he'd [Bm]smell the smoke and the [D]cinders
Slick back his [Bm]hair, opened up his [Em]case[A]
Play Cherokee [D]Fiddle,
he's playing for the [G]whiskey
'Cause good [A]whiskey
never let him lose his [D]place

[Verse 2]
He was [D]always there,
playing for the [G]miners
Devil's [A]dream
was a [Bb]song they [Bm]under[Bb]stood
Then he'd [D]go out to Okla[G]homa
And he'd [A]wait till the train was running
and the weather was [D]good

[Chorus 2]
When he'd [Bm]smell the smoke and the [D]cinders
He'd slick back his [Bm]hair,
opened up his [Em]case[A]
Play Cherokee [D]Fiddle,
he's playing for the [G]whiskey
'Cause good [A]whiskey
never let him lose his [D]place

[Interlude 1]
[D][D][G][G]
[A][Bb][Bm][Bb]
[D][D][G][G]
[A][A][D][D]

[Verse 3]
Now the [D]Indians
are dressing up like [G]cowboys
And the [A]cowboys are putting [Bb]leather
and turquoise [Bm]on[Bb]
And the [D]music is sold by [G]lawyers
And the [A]fools who fiddled
in the middle of the station have [D]gone

[Chorus 3]
Some folks [Bm]say
they ain't never gonna [D]miss him
Old Fiddle [Bm]squealed
like the engines [Em]brakes[A]
Cherokee [D]Fiddle, he's gone for[G]ever
Just like the [A]music of the whistle
that the old locomotives [D]made

[Chorus 4]
So when you [Bm]smell
the smoke and the [D]cinders
(Smoke and the cinders)
Just slick back his [Bm]hair, opened up his [Em]case
(Open up your [A]case)
Play Cherokee [D]Fiddle,
he's playing for the [G]whiskey
'Cause good [A]whiskey
never [Bb]let you lose your [Bm]place
[Bb]No, good w[D]hiskey
never [A]let you lose your [D]place

[Outro 1]
[Bm][Bb][A][G]
No, good [D]whiskey
never [A]let you lose your [D]place