Capo 2 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 Then he held it up with a bow G And then he cried out one give me one thousand, Am Who’ll make it two only two thousand who’ll make it three, Am7 D Three thousand twice you know that’s a good price, C G Common who’s gonna bid for me? Am Am7 And the people cried out what made the change we don’t understand, D Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile, C D G It was the touch of the Master’s hand G Now you know D Many a man with a life out of tune C G Is battered and scarred with sin D And he's auctioned cheap to a thankless world C Am D Much like that old violin G D Then the master comes and the foolish crowd C G Am They never understand G The worth of a soul D And the change that is wrought C D G Just by one touch of the Master's hand