Chords for Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan - Matchbox Blues

Tempo:
89.025 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

B

Abm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan - Matchbox Blues chords
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I'm telling you.
[Ab] Now [B] this tune [Db] here should [Ab] be easy for you to do.
All you got to do is remember [Db] back home,
you know what I mean?
When you were sitting out behind the house
practicing [B] on your old [Gb] git fiddle,
[Ab] trying to get things together and you couldn't [Eb] make up
in your mind, you [Ebm] kind of halfway knew what you [Dbm] wanted to do,
but [F] you didn't have it all [Ab] together.
But you did know you wanted to travel, ain't that right?
That's right.
Yeah.
[B] [Ab] I remember them days real good.
I know.
Didn't have very many clothes.
[B] [Db] Didn't know nobody to call, to send for you.
So you had to get out there and hitchhike.
[Ab]
Don't make no difference.
You say, [B] I'm going.
[Ab] I know I got to hitchhike, [Eb] but I'm going anyway.
[Db] Whatever happens, [F]
[B] let it [Ab] happen.
I got to pay my dues somewhere.
Dreamed that I was lucky, [B] but I woke up cold in the hand.
Hey, [Ab]
[Db] I dreamed that I was lucky, darlin',
but I woke [B] up cold in the hand.
[Db] [Ab] I dream I [Eb] had you all by myself, [Ab] [Db] but now I
know you found [Ab] you another man.
Oh, that's why I wonder, [Gb]
[Ab] will a matchbox hold my clothes?
Hey, [Db] sometimes I wonder, darlin',
[Dbm] will a [Abm] matchbox hold my clothes?
[Ab] Yeah, yeah.
You [Eb] know I haven't got so many, [Abm]
[Db] but I got so far [Ab] to go. Oh, yeah.
[Abm] [Ab]
[Db]
[B] [Dbm] [Gb]
[B] [Db] [Ebm] [Eb]
[Gb] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] [E]
[Ab] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb] [E] [Abm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Ebm] [E] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [B] [Ebm]
[Abm] You got a good woman, you better pin her to [Ab] your side.
Yeah.
[Db] Hey, if you got a good and [Gb] lanky [Db] fella,
you better pin her [Abm] to your side.
Yeah, [Ab] yeah.
[Db] Because as he flagged my [Abm] train, buddy,
[Db] I'm bound to let her [Ab] ride well.
Oh, that's why I wonder, will a matchbox hold my [B] clothes?
[Ab]
Hey, [Db] sometimes I wonder, darlin',
will a matchbox [B] hold my [Ab] clothes?
Yeah, yeah.
You know I [Eb] haven't got so many, [Db]
but I got so [B] far to [Db] go.
Yeah.
[Ab] Ain't that right?
Mm [Eb]-hmm.
[Ab] [Abm]
[Ab]
[Cm] [B] [E]
[Db] [B] [Ab]
[Db] [Ebm]
[E] [Db] [Ab] Mm-hmm.
[Db] [Ab] [E]
[Db] [B]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[E] [F] [Abm]
[E] [Fm] [E] [Ab]
I see you might can do something with that.
I hope so.
Yeah.
You know, fix it like that.
Hmm, that's a beautiful time, yeah.
That was pretty good, man.
[G] Yeah.
[Db] That's another one, yeah.
I want you to listen to it.
It's one of them [N] old ones.
Key:  
Ab
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B
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Abm
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Eb
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Ab
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Db
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B
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To start learning Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan - (Album Version) Match Box Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, Db, B, Ab, Db, Ab, B, Eb and Ab in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 44 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 89. With Db Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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I'm telling you.
_ [Ab] _ Now _ [B] this tune [Db] here should [Ab] be easy for you to do.
All you got to do is _ remember [Db] back home,
you know what I mean? _
When you were sitting out behind the house
practicing [B] on your old [Gb] git fiddle, _
[Ab] _ trying to get things together and you couldn't [Eb] make up
in your mind, you [Ebm] kind of halfway knew what you [Dbm] wanted to do,
but [F] you didn't have it all [Ab] together. _ _
_ But you did know you wanted to travel, ain't that right?
That's right. _
Yeah.
_ [B] _ [Ab] _ I remember them days real good.
I know.
Didn't have very many clothes.
[B] [Db] Didn't know nobody to call, to send for you.
So you had to get out there and hitchhike.
[Ab] _
_ Don't make no difference.
You say, [B] I'm going.
[Ab] I know I got to hitchhike, [Eb] but I'm going anyway.
_ _ [Db] Whatever happens, [F] _ _
[B] let it [Ab] happen.
I got to pay my dues somewhere. _ _ _
Dreamed that I was lucky, _ _ [B] _ but I woke up cold in the hand.
Hey, _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] I dreamed that I was lucky, darlin',
but I woke [B] up cold in the hand.
[Db] _ [Ab] _ I _ dream I [Eb] had you all by myself, [Ab] _ [Db] but now I
know you found [Ab] you another man. _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, that's why I wonder, _ _ [Gb] _
[Ab] will a matchbox hold my clothes? _ _ _ _
_ Hey, [Db] sometimes I wonder, darlin',
[Dbm] will a [Abm] matchbox hold my clothes?
[Ab] Yeah, yeah. _
_ You [Eb] know I haven't got so many, [Abm] _
[Db] but I got so far [Ab] to go. Oh, yeah. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [Dbm] _ _ [Gb] _
[B] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Abm] You got a good woman, _ _ you better pin her to [Ab] your side.
Yeah. _ _ _ _
[Db] _ Hey, if you got a good and [Gb] lanky [Db] fella, _
you better pin her [Abm] to your side.
Yeah, [Ab] yeah. _ _
_ [Db] Because as he flagged my [Abm] train, buddy, _ _
[Db] I'm bound to let her [Ab] ride well. _ _ _
_ Oh, that's why I wonder, _ _ _ will a matchbox hold my [B] clothes?
[Ab] _ _ _
_ Hey, [Db] sometimes I wonder, _ darlin',
will a matchbox [B] hold my [Ab] clothes?
Yeah, yeah. _
_ You know I [Eb] haven't got so many, [Db] _
_ but I got so [B] far to [Db] go.
Yeah.
[Ab] Ain't that right?
Mm [Eb]-hmm.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[E] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Mm-hmm. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Fm] _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I see you might can do something with that.
I hope so.
Yeah.
_ You know, fix it like that.
Hmm, that's a beautiful time, yeah. _ _
_ That was pretty good, man.
[G] Yeah. _ _
_ [Db] That's another one, yeah.
I want you to listen to it.
It's one of them [N] old ones.

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Lemon Jefferson.

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