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Matchbox by Carl Perkins - Guitar Chords

Artist Carl Perkins How to play the guitar chord A.jpg How to play the guitar chord A7.jpg How to play the guitar chord D.jpg How to play the guitar chord E7.jpg

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            Note A*  means the chord is only 2 beats long the rest are all 4 beats 

[Intro]
|A  |A  |A7  |A  |


[Chorus]
          A                             A                A        A
Well, I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes
          D                             D                A       A
Yeah, I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes
  E7                         E7                A   A
I ain't got no matches but I got a long way to go.


[Verse 1]
       A                      A             A      A                         
I'm an old poor boy and I'm a long way from home.
       D                      D                   A    A
I'm an old poor boy and I'm a long, long way from home.
           E7                    E7                 A     A7 
Guess I'll never be happy 'cause everything I do is wrong yeah


[Instrumental]
|A  |A  |A  |A7  |D  |D  |A  |A  |E7  |E7  A  |A  |A  |


[Verse 2]
     A                         A                 A      A                 
Well let me be your little dog 'til your big dog comes.
       D                   D                A      A
Let me be your little dog 'til your big dog comes.
         E7                 E7                      A     
When the big dog gets here, show him how this puppy done.


[Chorus]
A                      A                         A                A
Well, I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes
      A*     D                              D                A       A
Yeah,    I'm sitting here wondering would a matchbox hold my clothes
        E7             E7                A
I ain't got no matches got a long way to go.
           A   
Let 'er go boy go go 


[Instrumental]
|A  |A  |A  |A7  |D  |D  |D  A  |A  |E7  |E7   |A  |A  |


[Chorus]
                       A               A                 A        A 
Well, I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes
          D                             D                A       A
Yeah, I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox hold my clothes
        E7             D                 A     A  A  
I ain't got no matches got a long way to go. 
        

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