Cherokee Fiddle original guitar chords by 
Johnny Lee 
Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D
G
G
A
Bb
Bm
Bb
Verse 1
D
G
When the train pulled into the station
A
Rolled up his sleeves,
Bb
Bm
Bb
and rosined up his bow
D
Fiddle upside down,
G
orange blos som special
A
'Cause if you want to make a living
D
you got to put on a good show
Chorus 1
Bm
D
When he'd smell the smoke and the cinders
Bm
Em
A
Slick back his hair, opened up his case
D
Play Cherokee Fiddle,
G
he's playing for the whiskey
A
'Cause good whiskey
D
never let him lose his place
Verse 2
D
He was always there,
G
playing for the miners
A
Devil's dream
Bb
Bm
Bb
was a song they under stood
D
G
Then he'd go out to Okla homa
A
And he'd wait till the train was running
D
and the weather was good
Chorus 2
Bm
D
When he'd smell the smoke and the cinders
Bm
He'd slick back his hair,
Em
A
opened up his case
D
Play Cherokee Fiddle,
G
he's playing for the whiskey
A
'Cause good whiskey
D
never let him lose his place
Interlude 1
D
D
G
G
A
Bb
Bm
Bb
D
D
G
G
A
A
D
D
Verse 3
D
Now the Indians
G
are dressing up like cowboys
A
Bb
And the cowboys are putting leather
Bm
Bb
and turquoise on
D
G
And the music is sold by lawyers
A
And the fools who fiddled
D
in the middle of the station have gone
Chorus 3
Bm
Some folks say
D
they ain't never gonna miss him
Bm
Old Fiddle squealed
Em
A
like the engines brakes
D
G
Cherokee Fiddle, he's gone for ever
A
Just like the music of the whistle
D
that the old locomotives made
Chorus 4
Bm
So when you smell
D
the smoke and the cinders
(Smoke and the cinders)
Bm
Em
Just slick back his hair, opened up his case
A
(Open up your case)
D
Play Cherokee Fiddle,
G
he's playing for the whiskey
A
'Cause good whiskey
Bb
Bm
never let you lose your place
Bb
D
No, good whiskey
A
D
never let you lose your place
Outro 1
Bm
Bb
D/A
G
D
No, good whiskey
A
D
never let you lose your place
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD G A Bb Bm...
D
G
A
Bb
Bm
Em
D/A
Capo: No capo
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