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Intro G C G D (3x) G C D G verse 1 C I slammed shut the old door G D I walked across the cold floor G C G D Grabbed my banjo from the corner and my fiddle from the bed G C Tired of being so poor G D I could eat a dinosaur G C D G C G D G It?s hard to feel the music when you feel so underfed verse 2 C I left down a dark lane G D I looked through a window pane G C G D Saw rich folks sleeping on their satin and their lace G C Folks who never felt the rain G D Folks who never jumped a train G C D G C G D G Folks who never slept on a banjo case F G Oh, Momma and Dad passed away when I was little F G Momma left the banjo and Daddy left the fiddle F C They both left me their Tennessee touch___ G F C G And I said thank you very much, very much, very much Interlude Bb F G F G Bb F G F verse 3 G C I headed for a pawn shop G D I thought I?d make a quick swap G C G D I would trade my future for some cash in my pocket G C Before I got to make my drop G D Something eerie made me stop G C D G C G D G And bring that fiddle to my chin like a rocket verse 4 C The sound grew like a bad weed G D And leaped like a swift steed G C G D Like a runaway wagon, it went coursing through the air G C I played it like a done deed G D I sang like a soul freed G C D G C G D G I wasn?t poor, I was a millionaire F G Oh, Momma and Dad passed away when I was little F G Momma left the banjo and Daddy left the fiddle F C They both left me their Tennessee touch___ G F C G And I said thank you very much, very much, very much Instrumental Bb F G F G Bb F G F G G C G D (3x) G C D G C G D G Verse 5 C Oh, it thundered like a stampede G D It shook me like a bent reed G C G D Like a runaway wagon, it went coursing through the air G C I played it like a done deed G D I sang like a soul freed G C D G C G D G I wasn?t poor, I was a millionaire F G Oh, Momma and Dad passed away when I was little F G Momma left the banjo and Daddy left the fiddle F C They both left me their Tennessee touch___ G F C G And I said thank you very much, very much, very much N.C. Thank you very much Outro G Bb G D G Bb F G F G F G F G Bb F G F G Bb F G F G
F G Oh, Momma and Dad passed away when I was little F G Momma left the banjo and Daddy left the fiddle F C They both left me their Tennessee touch___ G F C G And I said thank you very much, very much, very much
F G Oh, Momma and Dad passed away when I was little F G Momma left the banjo and Daddy left the fiddle F C They both left me their Tennessee touch___ G F C G And I said thank you very much, very much, very much N.C. Thank you very much
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