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Matchbox:Jerry Lee Lewis.
- Album - Jerry Lee Lewis - on
SUN Records in 1958.
INTRO: C  
CHORUS:
CI've been a-sitting here wondering, will a 
matchbox hold my Gclothes.
I've been Cstanding here wondering, will a matchbox 
hold my Gclothes.
I Dain't got no matches, but I Cgot a long way to Ggo.D  
#1.
I'm an Gol' poor boy, Cain't got no Ghome.G7  
I'm an Col' poor boy and I'm a long, long way from 
Ghome.
DEverything I do Ccertainly turns out mighty GwrongD.
INTERLUDE:  G   C   G   D   C  G  
#2.
CWell, if you Gdon't like my peaches, honey, Cplease 
don't shake my Gtree.G7  
If you Cdon't like Jerry's peaches, don't pull around 
on this Gtree.
I got Dnews for you, baby, I'll Cleave you here in GmiseryD.
#3.
I've been a-Gsitting here wondering, will a 
matchbox hold my clothesG7.
I've been Cstanding here wondering, will a matchbox 
hold my Gclothes.
I Dain't got no matches, but I Cgot a long way to Ggo.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Matchbox

by Jerry Lee Lewis

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Matchbox:Jerry Lee Lewis.

- Album - Jerry Lee Lewis - on

SUN Records in 1958.

INTRO:

CHORUS:

I've been a-sitting here wondering, will a

matchbox hold my clothes.

I've been standing here wondering, will a matchbox

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.

I'm an ol' poor boy and I'm a long, long way from

home.

D C G D

Everything I do certainly turns out mighty wrong.

G C G D C G

INTERLUDE:

#2.

C G C

Well, if you don't like my peaches, honey, please

G G7

don't shake my tree.

If you don't like Jerry's peaches, don't pull around

on this tree.

D C G D

I got news for you, baby, I'll leave you here in misery.

#3.

I've been a-sitting here wondering, will a

matchbox hold my clothes.

I've been standing here wondering, will a matchbox

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.

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