Matchbox The Beatles
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THE BEATLES - MATCHBOX (C. Perkins) First released as an E.P. along
with LONG TALL SALLY, SLOW DOWN and I CALL YOUR NAME
on June, 19th 1964.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
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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[A]
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I said
I'm
00:06
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sittin' watchin' Matchbox hole my
here in
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clothes. I said
I'm
[D]
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sittin' wondering Matchbox hole my
here in
[A]
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clothes. I
[E] [D]
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ain't no matches but I sure a long way go.
got got to
[A]
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I'm ol'
[an]
00:23
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poor boy and a long way from
I'm home
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I'm ol'
[an]
[D]
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poor boy and a long way home
I'm from
[A]
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I'll
[E] [D]
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never be happy cause I ever was
everything did
[A]
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wrong Well, If you don't
00:41
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want my peaches don't shake tree.
honey, please my
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If you don't
[D]
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want of peaches please around tree.
any those honey, don't my
mess
[A]
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I got news
[E] [D]
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for baby, leave here misery.
you, me in
[A]
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All right!
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SOLO
00:59
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[D]
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[A]
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[E] [D]
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[A]
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Well, Let be
me
01:17
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your little till big dog comes
dog your
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Let be
me
[D]
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your little till big dog comes
dog your
[A]
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And your
when
[E] [D]
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big gets here, watch your dog runs.
dog how puppy
[A]
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Well I said
I'm
01:35
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sittin' watchin' Matchbox hole my
here in
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clothes. I said
I'm
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[D]
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sittin' watching Matchbox hole my
here in
[A]
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clothes. I
[E] [D]
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ain't no matches but I sure a long way go.
got got to
01:50 (.
[A] [A13]
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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
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