Matchbox Blues Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][Am][C]
[G][C]

[Verse 1]
Well [C]I'm sitting here wondering
would a matchbox hold my clothes?
Yeah I'm [F]sitting here wondering [C]would a
[F]matchbox hold [C]my clothes?
Well I ain't got [Gm]so much to carry
but [G]I got [F]so [C]far to go.

[Verse 2]
[C]
Well I'm going on the river,
walk down by the sea
I'm going on the river [F]mamma,
I'm gonna walk down [C]by the sea
Well the tad[Gm]poles and minnows
[Eb]all in over [Cm]me.[C]

[Verse 3]
[C]
Oh Lord, Lord,
who may your manager be?
Yeah Lord, [F]Lord,
who may your manager [C]be?
Reason I ask [G]so many questions,
[F]I wanchta make the acquaintance with me
[C]

[Verse 4]
Well I wouldn't mind marring but
I can't stand settling down
I wouldn't [F]mind [Dm]marring [F]but
I can't stand settling [C]down
I'm gonna act [G]like a [Gm]preacher,
[G]ride [Eb]from town[C] to town

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][C]
[G][F][C]

[Verse 5]
I'm [C]leaving your town babe,
crying won't make me stay
Well, I'm leav[F]ing town,
crying won't make me [C]stay
And the [G]more you cry the further
[F]you drive me away
[C]

[Verse 6]
I'm sitting here wondering would
a matchbox [F]hold my [C]clothes?
Yeah I'm sitting [F]here wondering would
[C]a matchbox hold [F]my [C]clothes?
Well I ain't got [Gm]so much
[G]to carry but I got [Eb]so far to go.
[C]