The Old Man And His Fiddle
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste:
4th traste
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxysaYdDm-s
Key E capo 4 three four time
The intro is fake notes only.
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[Intro]
F G C
e|-----0---0--------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3---1---3-0--3-1-0------------0-1-3-1-0-1----------|
G|----------------------2-0--0-1-2----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C G F C
In a trunk in the attic in Grandmother’s house
Am Dm7 G G7
An old photograph caught my eye
C G F C
An old man with a fiddle and a cane bottom chair
F G C G
No name just the date that he died
C G F C
Though he lived long ago in a world I don’t know
Am Dm7 G G7
And places that I’ve never been
C G F C
His picture allows me to go back in time
F G C
To hear his old fiddle again
[Chorus]
C C7 F Dm
Did he fiddle the lonesome away for a while
F G G7
Did they dance as he played ‘em a tune
C E7 F
Did the young lovers sway to the Westphalia Waltz
D G G7
In the glow of the Santa Fe moon
E7 Am G C
Did they dream of a home that was so far away
F Dm G G7
And the loved ones that they left behind
C E7 F Dm
Did a waltz across the sea from the green Ireland shores
F G C
And take ’em back home for a time
[Verse 2]
C G F C
I imagined he played as the ship rode the waves
Am Dm7 G G7
On a sea that seemed endless and strange
C G F C
I can hear him play now in a green river camp
F G C G
While the bush sways and beaver men sing
C G F C
And I’ll bet that he played on an old Irish jig
Am Dm7 G G7
As they camped on the Oregon Trail
C G F C
In the candlelight glow of Kansas sod home
F G C
He drowned out the prairie with swing
[Chorus]
C C7 F Dm
Did he fiddle the lonesome away for a while
F G G7
Did they dance as he played ‘em a tune
C E7 F
Did the young lovers sway to the Westphalia Waltz
D G G7
In the glow of the Santa Fe moon
E7 Am G C
Did they dream of a home that was so far away
F Dm G G7
And the loved ones that they left behind
C E7 F Dm
Did a waltz across the sea from the green Ireland shores
F G C
And take ’em back home for a time
[Verse 3]
C G F C
Did he play Faded Love on a west Texas night
Am Dm7 G G7
When the ranch folks would gather for a while
C G F C
Though the draught and the wind put a frown on their face
F G C G
Did they dance and forget for a while
[Chorus]
C C7 F Dm
Did he fiddle the lonesome away for a while
F G G7
Did they dance as he played ‘em a tune
C E7 F
Did the young lovers sway to the Westphalia Waltz
D G G7
In the glow of the Santa Fe moon
E7 Am G C
Did they dream of a home that was so far away
F Dm G G7
And the loved ones that they left behind
C E7 F Dm
Did a waltz across the sea from the green Ireland shores
F G C
And take ’em back home for a time
[Outro]
C E7 F Dm
Did a waltz across the sea from the green Ireland shores
F G C E7 F Dm F G C
And take ’em back home for a time
How to play The Old Man And His Fiddle
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.