Cherokee Fiddle original guitar chords by
Johnny Lee

1982Country231 views

Key: D major

Intro 1

D

D

G

G

A

Bb

Bm

Bb

Verse 1
D D 
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G G 
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When the train pulled into the station
A A 
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Rolled up his sleeves,
Bb Bb 
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Bm Bm 2
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Bb Bb 
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and rosined up his bow
D D 
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Fiddle upside down,
G G 
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orange blossom special
A A 
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'Cause if you want to make a living
D D 
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you got to put on a good show

Chorus 1
Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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When he'd smell the smoke and the cinders
Bm Bm 2
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Em Em 
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A A 
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Slick back his hair, opened up his case
D D 
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Play Cherokee Fiddle,
G G 
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he's playing for the whiskey
A A 
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'Cause good whiskey
D D 
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never let him lose his place

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

Chorus 2
Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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When he'd smell the smoke and the cinders
Bm Bm 2
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He'd slick back his hair,
Em Em 
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A A 
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opened up his case
D D 
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Play Cherokee Fiddle,
G G 
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he's playing for the whiskey
A A 
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'Cause good whiskey
D D 
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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 D 
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Now the Indians
G G 
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are dressing up like cowboys
A A 
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Bb Bb 
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And the cowboys are putting leather
Bm Bm 2
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Bb Bb 
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and turquoise on
D D 
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G G 
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And the music is sold by lawyers
A A 
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And the fools who fiddled
D D 
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in the middle of the station have gone

Chorus 3
Bm Bm 2
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Some folks say
D D 
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they ain't never gonna miss him
Bm Bm 2
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Old Fiddle squealed
Em Em 
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A A 
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like the engines brakes
D D 
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G G 
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Cherokee Fiddle, he's gone forever
A A 
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Just like the music of the whistle
D D 
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that the old locomotives made

Chorus 4
Bm Bm 2
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So when you smell
D D 
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the smoke and the cinders
(Smoke and the cinders)
Bm Bm 2
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Em Em 
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Just slick back his hair, opened up his case
A A 
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(Open up your case)
D D 
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Play Cherokee Fiddle,
G G 
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he's playing for the whiskey
A A 
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'Cause good whiskey
Bb Bb 
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Bm Bm 2
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never let you lose your place
Bb Bb 
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D D 
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No, good whiskey
A A 
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D D 
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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

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