Beatles

Matchbox

Composer(s) : Lennon and McCartney
Year : 1956



I said I'm sitting here watching
Matchbox hole in my clothes
I said I'm sitting here wondering
Matchbox hole in my clothes
I ain't got no matches
But I sure got a long way to go

I'm an old poor boy
I'm a long way from home
I'm an old poor boy
And I'm a long way from home
I've never been happy
Cause everything I ever did was wrong

Well, if you don't want my peaches
Honey please don't shake my tree
If you don't want any of those peaches
Honey, please don't mess around my tree
I've got news for you baby
Leave me here in misery, all right!

Well let me be your little dog
Till your big dog comes
Let me be your little dog
Till your big dog comes
And when your big dog gets here
Watch how your puppy dog runs

Well I said I'm sitting here watching
Matchbox hole in my clothes
I said I'm sitting here wondering
Matchbox hole in my clothes
I ain't got no matches
But I sure got a long way to go





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                                               I   said I'm

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   ain't got no matches but I sure got a long  way to  go.


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         poor   boy and I'm a    long          way from home


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                                               I'm an ol'

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         poor   boy and I'm a    long          way from home

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                                                      I'll

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  never  be happy      cause everything I   ever did was 

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  wrong                        Well,           If     you


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  don't want my peaches honey,  please don't  shake my tree.



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                                               If you don't

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want any of those  peaches honey, please don't mess around my tree.


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     for you baby,            leave me here in misery.

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                            Well,              Let me be


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         your   little dog       till your big dog    comes



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                                                    Let me


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  be     your   little dog       till your big dog    comes


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                                               And when your


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  big dog gets here,          watch how your puppy dog runs.


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                            Well               I  said I'm



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  sittin' here watchin'       Matchbox      hole in my clothes.



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  sittin' here  wondering     Matchbox      hole in my clothes.


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  ain't got no matches but I  sure got a long  way to go.

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        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  slide up
          slide down
        H  hammer-on
        P  pull-off
        ~  vibrato
        +  harmonic
        x  Mute note
        . - play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^ - ties two notes together

Ook op Past Masters, Vols. 1:

Chords	Notes On
Love Me Do	Love Me Do
From Me to You	From Me to You
Thank You Girl	Thank You Girl
She Loves You	She Loves You
I'll Get You	I'll Get You
I Want to Hold Your Hand	I Want to Hold Your Hand
This Boy	This Boy
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
Sie Liebt Dich
Long Tall Sally	Long Tall Sally
I Call Your Name	I Call Your Name
Slow Down	Slow Down
Matchbox	Matchbox
I Feel Fine	I Feel Fine
She's a Woman	She's a Woman
Bad Boy	Bad Boy
Yes It Is	Yes It Is
I'm Down	I'm Down

Ook op Live At The BBC:

Chords	Notes On
Beatle Greetings (speech)
From Us To You
Riding On A Bus (speech)
I Got A Woman
Too Much Monkey Business
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
I'll Be On My Way
Young Blood
A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues
Sure To Fall
Some Other Guy
Thank You Girl	Thank You Girl
Sha La La La La! (speech)
Baby It's You	Baby It's You
That's All Right (mama)
Carol
Soldier Of Love
A Little Rhyme (speech)
Clarabella
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (over You)
Crying, Waiting, Hoping
Dear Wack! (speech)
You've Really Got a Hold on Me	You've Really Got a Hold on Me
To Know Her Is To Love Her
A Taste of Honey	A Taste of Honey
Long Tall Sally	Long Tall Sally
I Saw Her Standing There	I Saw Her Standing There
The Honeymoon Song
Johnny B. Goode
Memphis, Tennessee
Lucille
Can't Buy Me Love	Can't Buy Me Love
From Fluff To You (speech)
Till There Was You	Till There Was You
Crinsk Dee Night
A Hard Day's Night	A Hard Day's Night
Have A Banana!
I Wanna Be Your Man	I Wanna Be Your Man
Just A Rumour
Roll over Beethoven	Roll over Beethoven
All My Loving	All My Loving
Things We Said Today	Things We Said Today
She's a Woman	She's a Woman
Sweet Little Sixteen
1822!
Lonesome Tears In My Eyes
Nothin' Shakin'
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Glad All Over
I Just Don't Understand
So How Come (no One Loves Me)
I Feel Fine	I Feel Fine
I'm a Loser	I'm a Loser
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby	Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
Rock & Roll Music	Rock & Roll Music
Ticket to Ride	Ticket to Ride
Dizzy Miss Lizzy	Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Kansas City-Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [Medley]	Kansas City-Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [Medley]
Set Fire To That Lot!
Matchbox	Matchbox
I Forgot To Remember To Forget
Love These Goon Shows!
I Got To Find My Baby
Ooh! My Soul
Ooh! My Arms
Don't Ever Change
Slow Down	Slow Down
Honey Don't	Honey Don't
Love Me Do	Love Me Do