{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1744045,"song":"Cherokee Fiddle","artist":"Johnny Lee","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11375082-cherokee-fiddle-chords-by-johnny-lee/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1744045?type=chord","rating":4.94791,"votes":143,"content":"[tab] [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n//// ////  //// ////  //// ////  //// ////[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the train pulled into the station[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHe'd open up his case and resin up his bow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'd play upside down the Orange Blossom Special[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A7[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCause if you want to make a living you've got to put on a good show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]        \r\nAnd when he'd smell the smoke and the cinders[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe'd slick back his hair, and open up his case[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'd play the Cherokee Fiddle, he'd play it for the whiskey[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A7[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCause good whiskey never let him lose his place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was always there, playing for the miners[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThe Devil's Dream was a song they understood[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then he'd go out to Oklahoma[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]                                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he'd wait till the trains were running and the weather was good[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]        \r\nAnd when he'd smell the smoke and the cinders[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe'd slick back his hair, and open up his case[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'd play the Cherokee Fiddle, he'd play it for the whiskey[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A7[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCause good whiskey never let him lose his place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n//// ////  //// ////  //// ////  //// ////[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n//// ////  //// ////  //// ////  //// ////[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the Indians are dressing up like cowboys[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd the cowboys are putting leather and turquoise on[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the music is sold by lawyers[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the fools who fiddled in the middle of the stations are gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome folks say they'll never miss it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThat old fiddle squealed like the engine brakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe Cherokee Fiddle is gone forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike the music of the whistle that the old locomotives made[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo when you smell the smoke and the cinders[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSlick back your hair, and open up your case[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlay the Cherokee Fiddle, you can play it for the whiskey[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nGood whiskey will never let you lose your place[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGood whiskey will never let you lose your place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n//// ////  //// ////[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGood whiskey will never let you lose your place[/tab]","plain_text":"[Instrumental]","chords":["D","G","A","Bb","Bm","A7","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}