Matchbox:Jerry Lee Lewis.
- Album - Jerry Lee Lewis - on
SUN Records in 1958.
INTRO: C
CHORUS:
C
I've been a-sitting here wondering, will a
G
matchbox hold my clothes.
C
I've been standing here wondering, will a matchbox
G
hold my clothes.
D C G D
I ain't got no matches, but I got a long way to go.
#1.
G C G G7
I'm an ol' poor boy, ain't got no home.
C
I'm an ol' poor boy and I'm a long, long way from
G
home.
D C G D
Everything I do certainly turns out mighty wrong.
INTERLUDE: G C G D C G
#2.
C G C
Well, if you don't like my peaches, honey, please
G G7
don't shake my tree.
C
If you don't like Jerry's peaches, don't pull around
G
on this tree.
D C G D
I got news for you, baby, I'll leave you here in misery.
#3.
G
I've been a-sitting here wondering, will a
G7
matchbox hold my clothes.
C
I've been standing here wondering, will a matchbox
G
hold my clothes.
D C G
I ain't got no matches, but I got a long way to go.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.