Chords for The Touch Of The Masters Hand - original version
Tempo:
69.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[G] Well, it was battered and [D] scarred in the auctioneer [C] It was hardly worth [G] his while
To waste much [Bm] time on the old violin [C] But he held it up [D] with a smile
[G] It sure ain't [Bm] much, but it's all we got [C] left I [G] guess we ought to [A] sell it too
[G] Now who'll start the [D] bid on this old violin?
[C] Just one more and [G] we'll be through
[C] And [G] then he cried, one, give me one dollar Who'll make it [Am] two?
Only two dollars
Who'll make it three?
Three dollars [D] twice, now that's a good price
[C] But who's got a [G] bid for me?
Raise a few hands and don't wait any longer
[C] The auction's about to end [Am] Who's got [D] four?
Just one dollar more
[Am] To [D] bid on this [G] old violin
Well, [C]
[G] the air was [D] hot and the people stood [C] around As the sun [G] was setting low
From the back of the [Bm] crowd, a [G] gray-haired man [C] came forward [D] Picked up the bow
[G] He wiped the [D] dust from the old violin [G] But he tightened up the [A] strings
Then [G] he played out [D] a melody pure and [C] sweet Sweet as the [G] angels sing
[D] And then the music stopped [Em] And the auctioneer, [C] with a voice that [G] was quiet and low
[Bm] He said, what is my bid [Em] for this old violin?
[C] Then he held [G] it up with a [D] bow
And [Bm] [E]
[A] [E] [A] he cried out, one, give me one thousand Who'll [Bm] make it two?
Only two thousand
Who'll make it three?
[D] Three thousand twice, now that's a good price
But who's got a bid [A] for me?
The people called out
But what made [Bm] the change we don't understand
[D] Then the auctioneer stopped And he said with a smile
It was the touch of a [A] master's [D] hand
[A] [D] Now [A] you know many a [E] man with a life out of [D] tune Is battered and [A] scarred with sin
And he's auctioned cheap [E] to a thankless [D] world Much like the [Am] old violin
Master [Bm] [E] [A] [E] comes and the foolish crowd [D] They never understand
[A] The worth of a [D] soul and the change it's wrought Just by the touch of a [A] master's [D] hand
[A] And he cried out, one, give me one thousand Who'll make it two?
[D] Only two thousand
Who'll make it three?
Three thousand twice, now that's a good price
But who's got a [A] bid for [D] me?
[A] The people called out
But what made the [D] change we don't understand
Then the auctioneer [Am] stopped And he said with a [D] smile
It was the touch of [A] a master's hand
[D] It was the touch of a [A] master's hand
[D] It was the touch of [A] a master's hand
[B] [Bm] [D]
[A] It was the touch of a master's hand
[N]
[D]
[G] Well, it was battered and [D] scarred in the auctioneer [C] It was hardly worth [G] his while
To waste much [Bm] time on the old violin [C] But he held it up [D] with a smile
[G] It sure ain't [Bm] much, but it's all we got [C] left I [G] guess we ought to [A] sell it too
[G] Now who'll start the [D] bid on this old violin?
[C] Just one more and [G] we'll be through
[C] And [G] then he cried, one, give me one dollar Who'll make it [Am] two?
Only two dollars
Who'll make it three?
Three dollars [D] twice, now that's a good price
[C] But who's got a [G] bid for me?
Raise a few hands and don't wait any longer
[C] The auction's about to end [Am] Who's got [D] four?
Just one dollar more
[Am] To [D] bid on this [G] old violin
Well, [C]
[G] the air was [D] hot and the people stood [C] around As the sun [G] was setting low
From the back of the [Bm] crowd, a [G] gray-haired man [C] came forward [D] Picked up the bow
[G] He wiped the [D] dust from the old violin [G] But he tightened up the [A] strings
Then [G] he played out [D] a melody pure and [C] sweet Sweet as the [G] angels sing
[D] And then the music stopped [Em] And the auctioneer, [C] with a voice that [G] was quiet and low
[Bm] He said, what is my bid [Em] for this old violin?
[C] Then he held [G] it up with a [D] bow
And [Bm] [E]
[A] [E] [A] he cried out, one, give me one thousand Who'll [Bm] make it two?
Only two thousand
Who'll make it three?
[D] Three thousand twice, now that's a good price
But who's got a bid [A] for me?
The people called out
But what made [Bm] the change we don't understand
[D] Then the auctioneer stopped And he said with a smile
It was the touch of a [A] master's [D] hand
[A] [D] Now [A] you know many a [E] man with a life out of [D] tune Is battered and [A] scarred with sin
And he's auctioned cheap [E] to a thankless [D] world Much like the [Am] old violin
Master [Bm] [E] [A] [E] comes and the foolish crowd [D] They never understand
[A] The worth of a [D] soul and the change it's wrought Just by the touch of a [A] master's [D] hand
[A] And he cried out, one, give me one thousand Who'll make it two?
[D] Only two thousand
Who'll make it three?
Three thousand twice, now that's a good price
But who's got a [A] bid for [D] me?
[A] The people called out
But what made the [D] change we don't understand
Then the auctioneer [Am] stopped And he said with a [D] smile
It was the touch of [A] a master's hand
[D] It was the touch of a [A] master's hand
[D] It was the touch of [A] a master's hand
[B] [Bm] [D]
[A] It was the touch of a master's hand
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
C
Bm
D
G
A
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] Well, it was battered and [D] scarred in the auctioneer [C] It was hardly worth [G] his while
To waste much [Bm] time on the old violin [C] But he held it up [D] with a smile
[G] It sure ain't [Bm] much, but it's all we got [C] left I [G] guess we ought to [A] sell it too
_ _ [G] Now who'll start the [D] bid on this old violin?
[C] Just one more and [G] we'll be through
[C] And [G] then he cried, one, give me one dollar Who'll make it [Am] two?
Only two dollars
Who'll make it three?
Three dollars [D] twice, now that's a good price
[C] But who's got a [G] bid for me?
Raise a few hands and don't wait any longer
[C] The auction's about to end [Am] Who's got [D] four?
Just one dollar more
[Am] To [D] bid on this [G] old violin
Well, _ [C] _ _ _
[G] the air was [D] hot and the people stood [C] around As the sun [G] was setting low
From the back of the [Bm] crowd, a [G] gray-haired man [C] came forward [D] Picked up the bow
[G] He wiped the [D] dust from the old violin [G] But he tightened up the [A] strings
_ _ _ _ Then [G] he played out [D] a melody pure and [C] sweet Sweet as the [G] angels sing
[D] And then the music stopped [Em] And the auctioneer, [C] with a voice that [G] was quiet and low
[Bm] He said, what is my bid [Em] for this old violin?
[C] Then he held [G] it up with a [D] bow
And [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ [A] he cried out, one, give me one thousand Who'll [Bm] make it two?
Only two thousand
Who'll make it three?
[D] Three thousand twice, now that's a good price
But who's got a bid [A] for me?
The people called out
But what made [Bm] the change we don't understand
[D] Then the auctioneer stopped And he said with a smile
It was the touch of a [A] master's [D] hand
_ [A] _ _ [D] Now [A] you know many a [E] man with a life out of [D] tune Is battered and [A] scarred with sin
And he's auctioned cheap [E] to a thankless [D] world Much like the [Am] old violin
Master [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] comes and the foolish crowd [D] They never understand
_ [A] The worth of a [D] soul and the change it's wrought Just by the touch of _ a [A] master's [D] hand
[A] And he cried out, one, give me one thousand Who'll make it two?
[D] Only two thousand
Who'll make it three?
Three thousand twice, now that's a good price
But who's got a [A] bid for [D] me?
[A] The people called out
But what made the [D] change we don't understand
Then the auctioneer [Am] stopped And he said with a [D] smile
It was the touch of [A] a master's hand
[D] It was the touch of a [A] master's hand
[D] It was the touch of [A] a _ master's hand _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] It was the touch of a master's hand
_ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] Well, it was battered and [D] scarred in the auctioneer [C] It was hardly worth [G] his while
To waste much [Bm] time on the old violin [C] But he held it up [D] with a smile
[G] It sure ain't [Bm] much, but it's all we got [C] left I [G] guess we ought to [A] sell it too
_ _ [G] Now who'll start the [D] bid on this old violin?
[C] Just one more and [G] we'll be through
[C] And [G] then he cried, one, give me one dollar Who'll make it [Am] two?
Only two dollars
Who'll make it three?
Three dollars [D] twice, now that's a good price
[C] But who's got a [G] bid for me?
Raise a few hands and don't wait any longer
[C] The auction's about to end [Am] Who's got [D] four?
Just one dollar more
[Am] To [D] bid on this [G] old violin
Well, _ [C] _ _ _
[G] the air was [D] hot and the people stood [C] around As the sun [G] was setting low
From the back of the [Bm] crowd, a [G] gray-haired man [C] came forward [D] Picked up the bow
[G] He wiped the [D] dust from the old violin [G] But he tightened up the [A] strings
_ _ _ _ Then [G] he played out [D] a melody pure and [C] sweet Sweet as the [G] angels sing
[D] And then the music stopped [Em] And the auctioneer, [C] with a voice that [G] was quiet and low
[Bm] He said, what is my bid [Em] for this old violin?
[C] Then he held [G] it up with a [D] bow
And [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ [A] he cried out, one, give me one thousand Who'll [Bm] make it two?
Only two thousand
Who'll make it three?
[D] Three thousand twice, now that's a good price
But who's got a bid [A] for me?
The people called out
But what made [Bm] the change we don't understand
[D] Then the auctioneer stopped And he said with a smile
It was the touch of a [A] master's [D] hand
_ [A] _ _ [D] Now [A] you know many a [E] man with a life out of [D] tune Is battered and [A] scarred with sin
And he's auctioned cheap [E] to a thankless [D] world Much like the [Am] old violin
Master [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] comes and the foolish crowd [D] They never understand
_ [A] The worth of a [D] soul and the change it's wrought Just by the touch of _ a [A] master's [D] hand
[A] And he cried out, one, give me one thousand Who'll make it two?
[D] Only two thousand
Who'll make it three?
Three thousand twice, now that's a good price
But who's got a [A] bid for [D] me?
[A] The people called out
But what made the [D] change we don't understand
Then the auctioneer [Am] stopped And he said with a [D] smile
It was the touch of [A] a master's hand
[D] It was the touch of a [A] master's hand
[D] It was the touch of [A] a _ master's hand _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] It was the touch of a master's hand
_ _ [N] _ _