Capo 2 A5 E5 E5 A5 E5 E5 C5 D5 G5 G5 Well, it was battered and scarred D5 An the auctioneer felt C5 G5 It was hardly worth his while D5 To waste much time on the old violin C5 A5 D5 But he held it up with a smile G5 It sure ain't much D5 But it's all we got left C5 A5 I guess we ought to sell it too G5 D5 Now who'll start the bid on this old violin C5 A5 G5 Just one more and we'll be through G5 And then he cried One, give me one dollar Who'll make it two A5 Only two dollars Who'll make it three A5 Three dollars twice D5 Now that's a good price C5 G5 But who's got a bid for me Raise up your hand And don't wait any longer A5 A5 The auction's about to end D5 Who's got four Just one dollar more C5 D5 G5 To bid on this old violin G5 Well the air was hot D5 And the people stood around C5 G5 As the sun was setting low D5 From the back of the crowd a gray-haired man C5 A5 D5 Came forward, picked up the bow G5 D5 He wiped the dust from the old violin C5 A5 And tightened up the strings G5 D5 Then he played out a melody pure and sweet C5 G5 sweeter than the angels sing D5 And then the music stopped A5 C5 G5 And the auctioneer with a voice that was quiet and low E5 C5 He said What am I bid for this old violin G5 D5 Then he held it up with a bow G5 And then he cried out one give me one thousand, A5 Who?ll make it two only two thousand who?ll make it three, A5 D5 Three thousand twice you know that?s a good price, C5 G5 Common who?s gonna bid for me? A5 A5 And the people cried out what made the change we don?t understand, D5 Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile, C5 D5 G5 It was the touch of the Master?s hand G5 Now you know D5 Many a man with a life out of tune C5 G5 Is battered and scarred with sin D5 And he's auctioned cheap to a thankless world C5 A5 D5 Much like that old violin G5 D5 Then the master comes and the foolish crowd C5 G5 A5 They never understand G5 The worth of a soul D5 And the change that is wrought C5 D5 G5 Just by one touch of the Master's hand
