Mathilde Chords by Scott Walker
Tempo:
115.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
B
C
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Dbm]
[A] [Gbm] [B]
[Em] Mama, [G] do you see what I see?
On your knees [Em] and pray [C] for me, [D] Matilda's come [G] back to [B] me.
[G] Charlie, don't want another beer, tonight I'm gonna drink [C] my tears, [D] Matilda's [G] come back to [Eb] me.
[E] Go ask the maid if [Dbm] she heard what I said, tell her to change as [Abm] she's on the bed, [Dbm] [Gbm] Matilda's come back to [Ab]
[B] me.
[E] Fellas, don't [Dbm] leave me tonight, tonight I'm going back to fight, wretched [Em] Matilda's [Am] inside.
[Eb] [Em] My heart, [Eb] my heart, stop beating [G] so, just make as if you didn't [C] know,
[D] Matilda's come [G] back to me.
[Eb] [Em] My heart, I [G] don't want you to [Em] say, she's lovelier than when she went [C] away, [D] Matilda come [G] back to me.
[B] [E] My heart, stop being [Dbm] overjoyed, remember you were [Ab] once [A] destroyed, by Matilda who's [Abm] come back to me.
[E] Fellas, please don't go [Dbm] away, tell me that I [Abm] mustn't [A] stay, [B] Matilda's coming [Em] back today.
[A] [Db]
[Em] My hands just [G] start to shake again, when you [Em] remember all the [C] pain, [D] Matilda's come [G] back to me.
[B] [Em] You wanna beat [G] her black and blue, but don't you do [Db] it, I beg of [C] you, [D] Matilda's come back [G] to me.
[B] [E] My hands [Dbm] remember all the years, remember [Abm] when you caught my [A] tears, [Gbm] Matilda's come [Ab] back to me.
[B] [E] My hands, you [Dbm] wanna touch her now, but please [Abm] try and be strong [A] somehow, [B] Matilda's here, [Em] she's coming now.
[C] [Fm] Mama, can [Ab] you hear me yell, your baby boy's come back to [Db] hell, [Eb]
Matilda's come [Ab] back to [C] me.
[Fm] Charlie, [Ab] champagne right away, I know you've been saving [D] it for a [Db] holiday, but [Eb]
Matilda's come [Ab] back to [G] me.
[F] Go ask the maid if she heard [Dm] what I said, tell her to change the sheets on the bed, [Gm] Matilda's come [A] back to [C] me.
[F] My friends, don't count [Dm] on me no more, I've gone and crashed through heaven's door, my sweet Matilda's [F] here once more, [Dm] once more.
[F]
[A] [Gbm] [B]
[Em] Mama, [G] do you see what I see?
On your knees [Em] and pray [C] for me, [D] Matilda's come [G] back to [B] me.
[G] Charlie, don't want another beer, tonight I'm gonna drink [C] my tears, [D] Matilda's [G] come back to [Eb] me.
[E] Go ask the maid if [Dbm] she heard what I said, tell her to change as [Abm] she's on the bed, [Dbm] [Gbm] Matilda's come back to [Ab]
[B] me.
[E] Fellas, don't [Dbm] leave me tonight, tonight I'm going back to fight, wretched [Em] Matilda's [Am] inside.
[Eb] [Em] My heart, [Eb] my heart, stop beating [G] so, just make as if you didn't [C] know,
[D] Matilda's come [G] back to me.
[Eb] [Em] My heart, I [G] don't want you to [Em] say, she's lovelier than when she went [C] away, [D] Matilda come [G] back to me.
[B] [E] My heart, stop being [Dbm] overjoyed, remember you were [Ab] once [A] destroyed, by Matilda who's [Abm] come back to me.
[E] Fellas, please don't go [Dbm] away, tell me that I [Abm] mustn't [A] stay, [B] Matilda's coming [Em] back today.
[A] [Db]
[Em] My hands just [G] start to shake again, when you [Em] remember all the [C] pain, [D] Matilda's come [G] back to me.
[B] [Em] You wanna beat [G] her black and blue, but don't you do [Db] it, I beg of [C] you, [D] Matilda's come back [G] to me.
[B] [E] My hands [Dbm] remember all the years, remember [Abm] when you caught my [A] tears, [Gbm] Matilda's come [Ab] back to me.
[B] [E] My hands, you [Dbm] wanna touch her now, but please [Abm] try and be strong [A] somehow, [B] Matilda's here, [Em] she's coming now.
[C] [Fm] Mama, can [Ab] you hear me yell, your baby boy's come back to [Db] hell, [Eb]
Matilda's come [Ab] back to [C] me.
[Fm] Charlie, [Ab] champagne right away, I know you've been saving [D] it for a [Db] holiday, but [Eb]
Matilda's come [Ab] back to [G] me.
[F] Go ask the maid if she heard [Dm] what I said, tell her to change the sheets on the bed, [Gm] Matilda's come [A] back to [C] me.
[F] My friends, don't count [Dm] on me no more, I've gone and crashed through heaven's door, my sweet Matilda's [F] here once more, [Dm] once more.
[F]
Key:
G
Em
B
C
Dbm
G
Em
B
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] Mama, [G] do you see what I see?
On your knees [Em] and pray [C] for me, [D] Matilda's come [G] back to [B] me.
_ [G] Charlie, don't want another beer, tonight I'm gonna drink [C] my tears, [D] Matilda's [G] come back to [Eb] me.
[E] Go ask the maid if [Dbm] she heard what I said, tell her to change as [Abm] she's on the bed, [Dbm] _ [Gbm] Matilda's come back to [Ab]
[B] me.
_ [E] _ Fellas, don't [Dbm] leave me tonight, tonight I'm going back to fight, wretched [Em] Matilda's [Am] inside.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Em] _ My heart, [Eb] my heart, stop beating [G] so, just make as if you didn't [C] know, _
[D] Matilda's come [G] back to me.
[Eb] _ [Em] My heart, I [G] don't want you to [Em] say, she's lovelier than when she went [C] away, [D] Matilda come [G] back to me.
[B] _ [E] My heart, stop being [Dbm] overjoyed, remember you were [Ab] once [A] destroyed, by Matilda who's [Abm] come back to me.
_ [E] Fellas, please don't go [Dbm] away, tell me that I [Abm] mustn't [A] stay, [B] Matilda's coming [Em] back today.
[A] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Em] My hands just [G] start to shake again, when you [Em] remember all the [C] pain, _ [D] Matilda's come [G] back to me.
[B] _ [Em] You wanna beat [G] her black and blue, but don't you do [Db] it, I beg of [C] you, [D] Matilda's come back [G] to me.
[B] _ [E] My hands [Dbm] remember all the years, remember [Abm] when you caught my [A] tears, _ [Gbm] Matilda's come [Ab] back to me.
[B] _ [E] My hands, you [Dbm] wanna touch her now, but please [Abm] try and be strong [A] somehow, [B] Matilda's here, [Em] she's coming _ now.
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] Mama, can [Ab] you hear me yell, your baby boy's come back to [Db] hell, _ [Eb]
Matilda's come [Ab] back to [C] me.
_ [Fm] Charlie, [Ab] champagne right away, I know you've been saving [D] it for a [Db] holiday, but [Eb]
Matilda's come [Ab] back to [G] me.
[F] Go ask the maid if she heard [Dm] what I said, tell her to change the sheets on the bed, [Gm] Matilda's come [A] back to [C] me.
[F] My friends, don't count [Dm] on me no more, I've gone and crashed through heaven's door, my sweet Matilda's [F] here once more, _ [Dm] once more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] Mama, [G] do you see what I see?
On your knees [Em] and pray [C] for me, [D] Matilda's come [G] back to [B] me.
_ [G] Charlie, don't want another beer, tonight I'm gonna drink [C] my tears, [D] Matilda's [G] come back to [Eb] me.
[E] Go ask the maid if [Dbm] she heard what I said, tell her to change as [Abm] she's on the bed, [Dbm] _ [Gbm] Matilda's come back to [Ab]
[B] me.
_ [E] _ Fellas, don't [Dbm] leave me tonight, tonight I'm going back to fight, wretched [Em] Matilda's [Am] inside.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Em] _ My heart, [Eb] my heart, stop beating [G] so, just make as if you didn't [C] know, _
[D] Matilda's come [G] back to me.
[Eb] _ [Em] My heart, I [G] don't want you to [Em] say, she's lovelier than when she went [C] away, [D] Matilda come [G] back to me.
[B] _ [E] My heart, stop being [Dbm] overjoyed, remember you were [Ab] once [A] destroyed, by Matilda who's [Abm] come back to me.
_ [E] Fellas, please don't go [Dbm] away, tell me that I [Abm] mustn't [A] stay, [B] Matilda's coming [Em] back today.
[A] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Em] My hands just [G] start to shake again, when you [Em] remember all the [C] pain, _ [D] Matilda's come [G] back to me.
[B] _ [Em] You wanna beat [G] her black and blue, but don't you do [Db] it, I beg of [C] you, [D] Matilda's come back [G] to me.
[B] _ [E] My hands [Dbm] remember all the years, remember [Abm] when you caught my [A] tears, _ [Gbm] Matilda's come [Ab] back to me.
[B] _ [E] My hands, you [Dbm] wanna touch her now, but please [Abm] try and be strong [A] somehow, [B] Matilda's here, [Em] she's coming _ now.
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] Mama, can [Ab] you hear me yell, your baby boy's come back to [Db] hell, _ [Eb]
Matilda's come [Ab] back to [C] me.
_ [Fm] Charlie, [Ab] champagne right away, I know you've been saving [D] it for a [Db] holiday, but [Eb]
Matilda's come [Ab] back to [G] me.
[F] Go ask the maid if she heard [Dm] what I said, tell her to change the sheets on the bed, [Gm] Matilda's come [A] back to [C] me.
[F] My friends, don't count [Dm] on me no more, I've gone and crashed through heaven's door, my sweet Matilda's [F] here once more, _ [Dm] once more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _