Chords for Matchbox
Tempo:
81.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Folks here, as the Beatles said, without a doubt, the king of rockabilly, Mr.
Carl Perkins.
[N]
He made it play good, because I got a lot on him.
I used to play with him when he had his true brothers going.
Now he's got them two handsome sons sitting back there.
Great.
Happy birthday, Hulk.
Howdy, friends.
And thank you for the wonderful welcome.
It's good to be back.
Here we rock!
[A]
Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
Baby, [D] I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds [A] my clothes
I [F#] ain't got no matches, [D] but I got a long [A] way to go
Yeah, let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes
Let [D] me be your little dog, till your big [A] dog comes
When [E] the big dog gets here, I'll show him what the little [A] perky's done
Lord, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
[D] Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a [A] matchbox holds my clothes
[F#] I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
All right, let's [E]
[A] go
Yeah, I'm a Tennessee boy, [A] but I feel like I'm home, and I do
Yeah, [D] I'm a Tennessee boy, but I feel [A] like I'm home
I [E] won't ever be happy, [D] everything [A] I do is wrong
Hey, hey, but I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my [Am] clothes
Sitting [D]
here wondering what a matchbox [A] holds my clothes
[E] Lord, I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
Here's Big Joe Shane, get down
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] Lord, if you don't want my peaches, baby, don't shake my tree
[D] If you don't want my peaches, honey, [A] don't shake my tree
And [E] if you don't want my lovin', then [A] please don't fool with me
Lord, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
[D] Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a [A] matchbox holds my clothes
[E] I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
[D#]
[A]
[N]
Thank you, Canada
Carl Perkins.
[N]
He made it play good, because I got a lot on him.
I used to play with him when he had his true brothers going.
Now he's got them two handsome sons sitting back there.
Great.
Happy birthday, Hulk.
Howdy, friends.
And thank you for the wonderful welcome.
It's good to be back.
Here we rock!
[A]
Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
Baby, [D] I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds [A] my clothes
I [F#] ain't got no matches, [D] but I got a long [A] way to go
Yeah, let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes
Let [D] me be your little dog, till your big [A] dog comes
When [E] the big dog gets here, I'll show him what the little [A] perky's done
Lord, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
[D] Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a [A] matchbox holds my clothes
[F#] I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
All right, let's [E]
[A] go
Yeah, I'm a Tennessee boy, [A] but I feel like I'm home, and I do
Yeah, [D] I'm a Tennessee boy, but I feel [A] like I'm home
I [E] won't ever be happy, [D] everything [A] I do is wrong
Hey, hey, but I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my [Am] clothes
Sitting [D]
here wondering what a matchbox [A] holds my clothes
[E] Lord, I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
Here's Big Joe Shane, get down
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] Lord, if you don't want my peaches, baby, don't shake my tree
[D] If you don't want my peaches, honey, [A] don't shake my tree
And [E] if you don't want my lovin', then [A] please don't fool with me
Lord, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
[D] Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a [A] matchbox holds my clothes
[E] I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
[D#]
[A]
[N]
Thank you, Canada
Key:
A
D
E
F#
Am
A
D
E
_ Folks here, as the Beatles said, without a doubt, the king of rockabilly, Mr.
Carl Perkins. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
He made it play good, because I got a lot on him. _ _
_ I used to play with him when he had his true brothers going.
Now he's got them two handsome sons sitting back there. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Great.
Happy birthday, Hulk.
Howdy, friends.
And thank you for the wonderful welcome.
It's good to be back.
Here we rock!
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
_ Baby, [D] I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds [A] my clothes
_ I [F#] ain't got no matches, [D] but I got a long [A] way to go
Yeah, let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes
_ Let [D] me be your little dog, till your big [A] dog comes
When [E] the big dog gets here, I'll show him what the little [A] perky's done
Lord, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
_ _ [D] Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a [A] matchbox holds my clothes
_ [F#] I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
All right, let's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ go
Yeah, I'm a Tennessee boy, [A] but I feel like I'm home, and I do
Yeah, [D] I'm a Tennessee boy, but I feel [A] like I'm home
I [E] won't ever be happy, [D] everything [A] I do is wrong
Hey, hey, but I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my [Am] clothes
Sitting _ [D]
here wondering what a matchbox [A] holds my clothes
_ [E] Lord, I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
Here's Big Joe Shane, get down
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Lord, if you don't want my peaches, baby, don't shake my tree
_ _ [D] If you don't want my peaches, honey, [A] don't shake my tree
And [E] if you don't want my lovin', then [A] please don't fool with me
Lord, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
_ [D] Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a [A] matchbox holds my clothes
_ [E] I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
_ _ [D#] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you, Canada _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Carl Perkins. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
He made it play good, because I got a lot on him. _ _
_ I used to play with him when he had his true brothers going.
Now he's got them two handsome sons sitting back there. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Great.
Happy birthday, Hulk.
Howdy, friends.
And thank you for the wonderful welcome.
It's good to be back.
Here we rock!
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
_ Baby, [D] I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds [A] my clothes
_ I [F#] ain't got no matches, [D] but I got a long [A] way to go
Yeah, let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes
_ Let [D] me be your little dog, till your big [A] dog comes
When [E] the big dog gets here, I'll show him what the little [A] perky's done
Lord, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
_ _ [D] Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a [A] matchbox holds my clothes
_ [F#] I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
All right, let's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ go
Yeah, I'm a Tennessee boy, [A] but I feel like I'm home, and I do
Yeah, [D] I'm a Tennessee boy, but I feel [A] like I'm home
I [E] won't ever be happy, [D] everything [A] I do is wrong
Hey, hey, but I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my [Am] clothes
Sitting _ [D]
here wondering what a matchbox [A] holds my clothes
_ [E] Lord, I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
Here's Big Joe Shane, get down
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Lord, if you don't want my peaches, baby, don't shake my tree
_ _ [D] If you don't want my peaches, honey, [A] don't shake my tree
And [E] if you don't want my lovin', then [A] please don't fool with me
Lord, I'm sitting here wondering what a matchbox holds my clothes
_ [D] Well, I'm sitting here wondering what a [A] matchbox holds my clothes
_ [E] I ain't got no [D] matches, but I got a [A] long way to go
_ _ [D#] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you, Canada _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _