CAPO: 4th Fret INTRO: C G C G Am Em/G F C F Sometimes in the middle of the lonely night C Am No one there to be his friend Em/G F C F He'd grab the fiddle and he'd hold it tight C F The angels there would gather 'round him C F And he would play all through the night C F He would play all through the night Dm Em E He would play 'til everything seemed alright Am Em/G F C F And I cried every time that I watched him play, lord C F He really had something to say C And I watched him steal away Am Em/G F C F He built himself a cabin at the foot of a hill C He never knew the city street Am Em/G F C F He never had much money, never needed a will C F All he had was one old fiddle C F And he passed it down to me C F And he passed it down to me Dm Em E So I'll play it, for the world seems alright Am Em/G F C F Gonna play 'til the angels dance in the sky, lord C F I'll play this fiddle 'til I die C F I'll play this fiddle 'til I die C F I'll play this fiddle 'til I die C F I'll play this fiddle in the sky OUTRO: (lengthy fiddle break)