Johnny Paycheck - The old blind fiddler

^CWhen I was just a kid I'd go to ^Ftown on Satur^Cday And on the ^Fstreet I'd ^Clisten to the ^D7old blind fiddler ^G7play

^CHe was close to no one though his ^Flife was almost ^Cgone But to ^Fme he ^Cwas my friend and always ^G7played such pretty ^Csongs

People dropped their nickels in his ^Fcup as they walked ^Cby Sometimes ^Fhe would ^Cplay so sad ^D7yet I just have to ^G7cry

^CThen one day I went to town to ^Fhear the old man ^Cplay But he was ^Fgone and ^Csomeone said ^G7the old man passed ^Caway

I can still hear him ^Fplaying ^{C F G7} And ^Cwhen people stop to ^Flisten

He would ^G7say God walked beside you all the ^Cway And I'd ^Flisten to the ^G7old blind fiddler ^Cplay

A week or so ago one night I ^Fhad the strangest ^Cdream I dreamed I ^Fwent to ^Cheaven and I ^D7heard a million ^G7strings

^CAnd standing there I heard the music ^Fblow from heaven ^Csky And for the first time ^Fin my ^Clife I saw the ^G7color of his ^Ceyes

And I can still hear them ^Fplaying ^{C F G7} And ^Che shook my hand and ^Ftold me

^G7Son I knew we'd meet again some ^Cday And once ^Fagain I heard the ^G7old blind fiddler ^Fpl^G7-a-^Cy