Carl Perkins, Matchbox (1957)
Key: :[C] (w: Carl Perkins) (BPM: 169)
CHORUS:
Well I'm
[C] sitting here wondering would a matchbox hold my clothes?
Yeah I'm
[F] sitting here wondering would a matchbox hold my
[C] clothes?
I
[G] ain't got no matches but I got a long way to
[C] go.
VERSE 1:
Well, I'm an
[C] old poor boy and I'm a long way from home.
I'm an
[F] old poor boy and I'm a, long way from
[C] home.
Guess
[G] I'll never be happy 'cause everything I do is
[C] wrong.
BREAK: [12-bar]
VERSE 2:
Let me
[C] be your little dog 'til your big dog comes.
Let me
[F] be your little dog 'til your big dog
[C] comes.
When the
[G] big dog gets here, show him what this puppy dog
[C] done.
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BREAK: [12-bar]
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