My Fathers Fiddle Chords
by Dave Loggins
My Fathers Fiddle by Dave Loggins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Bm, D, C, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
A Bm A D C G
E -----------
B --------2--
G --2--4-----
D -----------
A -----------
E -----------
A Bm A D C G
E -----------
B --------2--
G --2--4-----
D -----------
A -----------
E -----------
Verse:
D A G D
Country music was the backbone of his life
A
Any song you choose it,
G D
Heâ??d play anything you liked.
A
Most every evening,
G A
You could find me by his side.
Bm Em A
Where Iâ??d lend the third part harmony to mom and dadâ??s duets.
Bm Em A
Unill lullabies hung from my eyes and I wandered off to bed.
D C G A
And I can see my mother in this country home
D C G
I got a sister and two brothers all my own
D C G A
And believe me family unity was ever so strong
D C G
When I heard my fatherâ??s fiddle play,
A D
Some good old country songs.
C G
(When my fatherâ??s fiddle played)
A D
Some good old country songs.
C G
(When my fatherâ??s fiddle played)
Verse:
D A G D
Country neighbors, they say that heâ??s the best around
A
To play their favorites
G D A
At every Friday night hoe-down, and late in the evening
G A
With the neighbors homeward bound
Bm Em A
His closings were as customary as turning out the lights
Bm Em A
A quarter for my pocket, a love song for his wife.
D C G A
And I can see my mother in this country home
D C G
I got a sister and two brothers all my own
D C G A
And believe me family unity was ever so strong
D C G
When I heard my fatherâ??s fiddle play,
A D
Some good old country songs.
C G
(When my fatherâ??s fiddle played)
A D
Some of those good old country songs.
C G
(When my fatherâ??s fiddle played)
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