Touch Of The Masters Hand
Wayne WatsonVersion1
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Well, it was battered and scarred
An the auctioneer felt
It was hardly worth his while
To waste much time on the old violin
But he held it up with a smile
It sure ain't much
But it's all we got left
I guess we ought to sell it too
Now who'll start the bid on this old violin
Just one more and we'll be through
And then he cried
One, give me one dollar
Who'll make it two
Only two dollars
Who'll make it three
Three dollars twice
Now that's a good price
But who's got a bid for me
Raise up your hand
And don't wait any longer
The auction's about to end
Who's got four
Just one dollar more
To bid on this old violin
Well the air was hot
And the people stood around
As the sun was setting low
From the back of the crowd a gray-haired man
Came forward, picked up the bow
He wiped the dust from the old violin
And tightened up the strings
Then he played out a melody pure and sweet
sweeter than the angels sing
And then the music stopped
And the auctioneer with a voice that was quiet and low
He said What am I bid for this old violin
Then he held it up with a bow
And then he cried out one give me one thousand,
Wholl make it two only two thousand wholl make it three,
Three thousand twice you know thats a good price,
Common whos gonna bid for me?
And the people cried out what made the change we dont understand,
Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile,
It was the touch of the Masters hand
Now you know
Many a man with a life out of tune
Is battered and scarred with sin
And he's auctioned cheap to a thankless world
Much like that old violin
Then the master comes and the foolish crowd
They never understand
The worth of a soul
And the change that is wrought
Just by one touch of the Master's hand
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Readable chord sheet for Touch Of The Masters Hand by Wayne Watson
[Am] [Em] [Em7] [Am] [Em] [Em7] [C] [D] [G] [G]Well, it was battered and scarred [D]An the auctioneer felt [C]It was hardly worth his [G]while To waste much time on the old[D] violin Bu[C]t he held it[Am7] up with a sm[D]ile [G]It sure ain't much [D]But it's all we got left [C]I guess we ought to sell it [Am]too [G]Now who'll start the bid on this o[D]ld violin [C]Just one more [Am7]and we'll be thro[G]ugh [G]And then he cried One, give me one dollar Who'll make it two [Am]Only two dollars Who'll make it three [Am7]Three dollars twice [D]Now that's a good price [C]But who's got a bid for [G]me Raise up your hand And don't wait any longer [Am]The auction's about t[Am7]o end [D]Who's got four Just one dollar more [C]To bid on [D]this old v[G]iolin [G]Well the air was hot [D]And the people stood around [C]As the sun was setting l[G]ow From the back of the crowd a [D]gray-haired man [C]Came forward, pi[Am]cked up the [D]bow [G]He wiped the dust from the [D]old violin [C]And tightened up the [Am]strings [G]Then he played out a melody pure an[D]d sweet [C]sweeter than the angels [G]sing [D]And then the music stopped [Am]And the auctioneer with a [C]voice that was quiet[G] and low [Em]He said What am I bid for this [C]old violin [G]Then he held it up [D]with a bow [G]And then he cried out one give me one thousand, Wholl make it two only two [Am]thousand wholl make it three, [Am7]Three thousand twice you know thats a g[D]ood price, [C]Common whos gonna bid for[G] me? And the people cried out what made the change w[Am]e dont und[Am7]erstand, Then th[D]e auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile, [C]It was the touch of the [D]Masters h[G]and [G]Now you know Many a man with a life out[D] of tune [C]Is battered and scarred with [G]sin And he's auctioned cheap to a thank[D]less world [C]Much like [Am]that old v[D]iolin [G]Then the master comes and the f[D]oolish crowd [C]They [G]never und[Am]erstand [G]The worth of a soul [D]And the change that is wrought [C]Just by one touch of the[D] Master's han[G]d