A Touch Of The Masters Hand

`Am Em Em7 Am Em Em7 C D G `G Well, it was battered and scarred `D An the auctioneer felt `C G It was hardly worth his while ` D To waste much time on the old violin ` C Am7 D But he held it up with a smile `G It sure ain't much `D But it's all we got left `C Am I guess we ought to sell it too `G D Now who'll start the bid on this old violin `C Am7 G Just one more and we'll be through `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 G But who's got a bid for me Raise up your hand And don't wait any longer `Am Am7 The auction's about to end `D Who's got four Just one dollar more `C D G To bid on this old violin `G Well the air was hot `D And the people stood around `C G As the sun was setting low ` D From the back of the crowd a gray-haired man `C Am D Came forward, picked up the bow `G D He wiped the dust from the old violin `C Am And tightened up the strings `G D Then he played out a melody pure and sweet `C G sweeter than the angels sing `D And then the music stopped `Am C G And the auctioneer with a voice that was quiet and low `Em C He said What am I bid for this old violin `G D Mod E Then he held it up with a bow `A And then he cried out one give me one thousand, ` Bm Who'll make it two only two thousand who'll make it three, `Bm7 E Three thousand twice you know that's a good price, `D A Common who's gonna bid for me? ` Bm Bm7 And the people cried out what made the change we don't understand, ` E Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile, `D E A It was the touch of the Master's hand `A Now you know ` E Many a man with a life out of tune `D A Is battered and scarred with sin ` E And he's auctioned cheap to a thankless world `D Bm E Much like that old violin `A E Then the master comes and the foolish crowd `D A Bm They never understand `A The worth of a soul `E And the change that is wrought `D E A Just by one touch of the Master's hand