| Em D/F# | G | D/F# | G |
C G C C/G
So there he was then, Penzance to play
Em Em/D C C/G
Christmas Eve in a nowhere band
D/F# Em D/F# G
Now early morning Christmas Day
D/F# G
He’s hitching home to Geordieland
C G G/B C/G
Last night the snow came, just my luck
Em Em/D C/G
And who the hell do you think you are
D/F# Em D/F# G
Climbing up into that truck
D/F# G
With your old bag and your guitar
C G/B Cmaj7 D/F# D/F#
And you, you would-be vagabond
C Em C/G D/F#
No-one invited you, you know
Em D/F# G
Matchstick man, up in the dawn
D/F# G
You’ve got five hundred miles to go
| C G | C C/E | Em | C D/F# |
| Em D/F# | G/B G | D/F# | G |
C G G/B C C/G
The driver now must drop off his load
Em Em/D C/G
The snow still laying thick on the ground
D/F# Em D/F# G
Leaves him on a high crossroads
D/F# G
Where he can see for miles around
C G G/B Cadd9
The sun is shining, sky is blue
Em C/G
And everything is white and bare
D/F# Em G
Not a car comes into view
D/F# G
There’s nothing moving anywhere
C G/B Cmaj7 D/F# D/F#
And you, you would-be vagabond
C Em C/G D/F#
No-one invited you, you know
Em D/F# G
Matchstick man, you speck upon
D/F# G D/F#
These vast and silent plains of snow
| Em D/F# | G | D/F# | G |