Key: C
Introduction: 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)