Key: Bb major
Verse 1
walk down by the sea
G
C
G
Eb
G
the sea
I got those tadpoles and minnows
D
G
all in over me
Verse 2
a matchbox hold my clothes
I'se sittin here wonderin' will a match
C
D
G
box hold my clothes
D
Bb
I ain't got so many matches
D
G
but I got so far to go
Verse 3
G
D
G
Lord, Lord, who may your manager be?
C
Eb
C
Hey, mama, who may your
D
G
manager be?
Bb
D
Reason I ask so many questions, can't
C
G
you make friends match for me?
Verse 4
G
A
G
I got a girl cross town she crochet all the time
(or is it "coochies" as in hoochi-coochie?)
Bb
D
Mama if you don't quit crochet
Verse 5
G
D
G
D
G
D
I wouldn'y mind marryin',
A
G
D
G
C
but I can't stand settlin' down
A
G
I Don't mind marryin',
D
Bb
D
G
D
G
but Lord,
settlin' down
C
G
C
I'm gonna act like a preacher so
D
G
Bb
C
G
I can ride from town to town
Verse 6
G
C
Bb
Well, I'm leavin' town,
G
D
G
D
G
A
G
C
G
but that won't make me stay
D
G
I leavin' town,
D
G
D
cryin' won't make me stay
G
D
G
Baby, the more you cry, the
D
G
D
farther you drive me away.
G
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