touch of the masters hand chords by The Booth Brothers
Intro 1
Am
C
Em
Dm
C
Verse 1
G
Well it was battered
D
and scarred and the auctionier felt
C
G
It was hardly worth his while
D
To waste much time on the old violin
C
Am
Dsus4
But he held it up with a smile
G
He said it sure ain't much
D
but it's all we've got left
C
G
Asus4
A
I guess we oughta sell it too
Am
G
Oh, now who'll start the
D
bid on this old violin
C
G
C
Just one more and we'll be through
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Verse 2
G
And then he cried:
One, give me one dollar,
who'll make it two
Am
Only two dollars, who'll make it three
C
three dollars twice,
D
now that's a good price
C
D
Who's gonna bid for me
G
Raise up your hand now,
don't wait any longer
Am
The auction's about to end
D
C
Who's got for just one dollar more to bid
Am
C
on this old violin
Em
C
Verse 3
D
G
Well, the air was hot and the
D
people stood around
C
G
As the sun was setting low
And from the back of the crowd,
D
a gray haired man
C
Am
D
Came forward and picked up the bow
G
D
He wiped the dust from the old violin
C
G
And he tightened up the string
Asus4
G
A
s
G
Then he played out a melody
D
pure and sweet
C
G
Gsus4
G
Sweeter than the angels sing
D
And then the music stopped
Em
and the auctionier
C
G
With a voice that was quiet and low
Bm
He said now what am I bid
Em
for this old violin
C
Am
Dsus4
And he held it up with
a bow
D
Esus4
Verse 4
E
Then he cried
A
One, give me one thousand,
who'll make it two
D
Bm
Only two thousand,
who'll make it three
Esus4
Three thousand twice now
E
that's a good price
D
Come on, who's gonna
Esus4
bid for me
A
And the people cried out,
what made the change
Bm
We don't understand
Esus4
Then the auctionier stopped
and he said with a smile
A
D
It was the touch of the Mas
A
ter's hand
Interlude 1
A
Em
C
D
Verse 5
A
You know, there's many a man
with his life out of tune
D
Esus4
Battered and scarred with sin
A
And he's auctioned cheap
to a thankless world
D
Esus4
Much like that old violin
A
E
Then the Master comes and the old,
foolish crowd
D
Bm
They never understand
A
the worth of a soul
E
And the change that is
D
wrought just by one touch
Esus4
A
E
Of the Master's hand
D
(oh) Then he cried out:
Verse 6
A
One, give me one thousand,
who'll make it two
D
Bm
Only two thousand,
who'll make it three
Esus4
Three thousand twice now
E
that's a good price
D
A
Come on, who's gonna bid for me
Esus4
A
And the people cried out,
what made the change
Bm
D
A
D
Bm
We don't understand
Esus4
Then the auctionier stopped
and he said with a smile
A
D
A
It was the touch
D
(ooo) It was the touch
A
of the Master's hand
Outro 1
Em
C
D
D
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