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