INTRO: D G A Bb Bm Bb ///////// D G When the train pulled into the station A Bb Bm Bb He'd open up his case and resin up his bow D G He'd play upside down the Orange Blossom Special A7 D Cause if you want to make a living you've got to put on a good show Bm D And when he'd smell the smoke and the cinders Bm Em A7 He'd slick back his hair, and open up his case D G He'd play the Cherokee Fiddle, he'd play it for the whiskey A7 D Cause good whiskey never let him lose his place D G He was always there, playing for the miners A Bb Bm Bb The Devil's Dream was a song they understood D G And then he'd go out to Oklahoma A7 D But he'd wait till the trains were running and the weather was good Bm D And when he'd smell the smoke and the cinders Bm Em A7 He'd slick back his hair, and open up his case D G He'd play the Cherokee Fiddle, he'd play it for the whiskey A7 D Cause good whiskey never let him lose his place INSTRUMENTAL (Like a verse) DGABBBb /////////// DGAD /////////// D G Now the Indians are dressing up like cowboys A Bb BmBb And the cowboys are putting leather and turquoise on D G And the music is sold by lawyers A7 D And the fools who fiddled in the middle of the stations are gone Bm D Some folks say they'll never miss it Bm Em A7 That old fiddle squealed like the Indian race D G The Cherokee Fiddle is gone forever A7 D Like the music of the whistle that the old locomotives made Bm D So when you smell the smoke and the cinders Bm Em A7 Slick back your hair, and open up your case D G Play the Cherokee Fiddle, you can play it for the whiskey A Bb Bm Bb Good whiskey will never let you lose your place D A7 D Good whiskey will never let you lose your place BBDG /////// D A7 D Good whiskey will never let you lose your place (Thanks to Brad H, Motormouth for corrections)