Fiddle And The Bow

Tom : G
[INTRO:] G F C G/B Am7 G

[VERSE 1:]
Listen and I'll tell you a tale about a man
Bb G
Lived long ago in a magical land
Made himself a fiddle with a bow just right
Bb G
Played all morning and he played all night

[CHORUS:]
C G
They sang and they fiddled and they danced every tune
D F G
From 'Hey Diddle, Diddle' to 'The Cow In The Moon'
C G
From 1:00pm till an hour past noon
F C G
From the day after May to just before June
[INSTRUMENTAL:] G F C G/B Am7 G

[VERSE 2:]
One sad day when the man was gone
F C G/B
Along came a liar with a lying song
Am7 G
Said, "Come along with me to a sweet, sweet land"
Bb G
The fiddle said "Yes" and away they ran

[VERSE 3:]
C G
When they got to the house of the liar
D F G
They found their host with a burning desire
C G
He dragged them down in the flame and the fire
F
N.C. (C) (G) G
What a hot time in the house of the liar

[VERSE 4:]
When the man came back and he found them gone
F C G/B Am7
He went looking for the liar with the lying song
G
Swapped all he had for the fiddle and bow
Bb G
Tucked them in his arms and he took 'em on home

[CHORUS:]
[VERSE 5: 2x]
That's all there is to the tale of the man
Bb G
Lived long ago in a magical land
The fiddle and the bow that were twice his own
Bb G
He made 'em and he bought 'em and he took 'em on home
Bb G
He made 'em and he bought 'em and he took 'em on home
Bb G
He made 'em and he bought 'em and he took 'em on home