Chords for Johnny Paycheck - The Touch of The Master's Hand

Tempo:
76.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Paycheck - The Touch of The Master's Hand chords
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[E] It was battered and [F#] scarred, and the auctioneer thought it scarcely worth his [A] while to waste
much time on the old [F#] violin, but he [B] held it up and smiled.
What am I bid, good folks?
he cried.
[C#] Who will start the bidding for me?
A dollar, [E] a dollar, now who will make [C#m] it two?
Two [E] dollars, and who will make it three?
[B] Three dollars [E] once, three dollars twice, going [Bm] for three.
[F#] But no, [A] from the room far back, a gray-haired man came forward, [E] picked up the bow, [C#m] then
wiping the dust from the [E] old violin, and [C#m] tightening up all the loose [E] strings, he played a melody,
[B] pure and sweet, [E] as sweet as an angel sings.
[A]
And as the music played, the [D] auctioneer, with a voice that was quiet and low, [E] said, what
am I bid for the old violin?
And he held it up with the bow.
A thousand dollars, and who will make it two?
[A] Two thousand, and who will make it three?
Three thousand once, three thousand twice, going and going, said he.
The people [D] cheered, but some of them cried, we do not [A] understand what changed its [F#m] worth.
[A] The man [F#m] smiled and replied, [A] the [E] touch of the [A] master's hand.
You know, many a man with life out of tune and battered and torn with sin, [D] he's auctioned
cheap to a [E] thoughtless crowd, much like the old violin.
A bowl of porridge, a glass of wine, a game, and he travels on.
[A] He's going once, going twice, he's going and almost gone.
But then the master comes, and the foolish crowd, [D] well, they can never quite understand
[A] the worth [F#m] of a soul, [A] and the change [F#m] that's wrought [A] by the touch of the master's hand.
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To start learning Johnny Paycheck - The Touch Of The Masters Hand chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, F#m, A, G#m, E, C# and E in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 59 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 118 BPM. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ [E] _ _ _ It was battered and [F#] scarred, and the auctioneer thought it scarcely worth his [A] while to waste
much time on the old [F#] violin, but he [B] held it up and smiled.
What am I bid, good folks?
he cried.
[C#] Who will start the bidding for me?
A dollar, [E] a dollar, now who will make [C#m] it two?
Two [E] dollars, and who will make it three?
[B] Three dollars [E] once, three dollars twice, going [Bm] for three.
[F#] But no, [A] from the room far back, a gray-haired man came forward, [E] picked up the bow, [C#m] then
wiping the dust from the [E] old violin, and [C#m] tightening up all the loose [E] strings, he played a melody,
[B] pure and sweet, [E] as sweet as an angel sings. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And as the music played, the [D] auctioneer, with a voice that was quiet and low, [E] said, what
am I bid for the old violin?
And he held it up with the bow. _
A thousand dollars, and who will make it two?
[A] Two thousand, and who will make it three?
Three thousand once, three thousand twice, going and going, said he.
_ The people [D] cheered, but some of them cried, we do not [A] understand what changed its [F#m] worth.
_ [A] The man [F#m] smiled and replied, [A] the [E] touch of the [A] master's hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You know, many a man with life out of tune and battered and torn with sin, [D] _ he's auctioned
cheap to a [E] thoughtless crowd, much like the old violin.
A bowl of porridge, a glass of wine, a game, and he travels on.
[A] He's going once, going twice, he's going and almost gone.
But then the master comes, and the foolish crowd, [D] well, they can never quite understand
[A] the worth [F#m] of a soul, [A] and the change [F#m] that's wrought [A] by the touch of the master's hand. _ _ _

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