Match Box Blues chords by Big Bill Broonzy
Intro 1
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Em
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Bb
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Verse 1
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Standin' here wonderin',
will the matchbox hold
my clothes?
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Lord, mama, don't you know your daddy cries,
baby?
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Standin' here wonderin',
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will the matchbox hold my clothes?
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When I leave this town,
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I don't need no suitcase, I know.
Hey, pretty mama,
tell me what's the matter now?
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God, mama, don't you know your
daddy's crying, baby?
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Hey, pretty mama,
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tell me what's the matter now?
Am
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Are you trying to quit your daddy,
but good God,
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you don't know how.
I'm going to cross Red River,
I'm sure going to leave this town,
Dad, Mama,
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don't you know your daddy worry.
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I'm gonna cross Red River,
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I'm so gonna leave this town.
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Because the gal that I'm lovin',
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she done tore my feather bed down.
There's a bulldog in the alley,
jumpin' up against the chain.
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Died mama ain't got a crying shame,
baby.
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Bulldog in the alley
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jumping up against the chain.
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And I have got a
brown -skinned woman
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that's doing me just the same.
If my train don't run, baby,
I've got a dog on me to ride.
Dad, Mama, goodbye,
fare thee well, baby.
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If my train don't run,
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I've got a dog on me to ride.
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But I don't have to catch him,
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cause he's already tied.
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Match Box Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
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