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Matchbox by Jerry Lee Lewis - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            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. 
        

We also have 20 songs by Jerry Lee Lewis

• Break Up
• Breathless
• Crazy Arms
• Dont Let Go
• Down The Line
• Every Day I Have To Cry
• Fools Like Me
• Great Balls Of Fire
• High School Confidential
• Ill Make It All Up To You
• Im Feeling Sorry
• It All Depends On Who Will Buy The Wine
• Itll Be Me
• Lets Talk About Us
• Lewis Boogie
• Matchbox
• Put Me Down
• Whole Lot Of Shaking Going On
• Whole Lotta Shakin Going On
• You Win Again

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