INTRO: C


CHORUS:
C
I've been a-sitting here wondering, will a 
                 G
matchbox hold my clothes.
          C
I've been standing here wondering, will a matchbox 
        G
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.
       C
I'm an ol' poor boy and I'm a long, long way from 
G
home.
D               C                          G    D
Everything I do certainly turns out mighty wrong.




INTERLUDE: G C G D C G


#2.
C            G                             C
Well, if you don't like my peaches, honey, please 
               G    G7
don't shake my tree.
       C
If you don't like Jerry's peaches, don't pull around 
        G
on this tree.
      D                        C                 G     D
I got news for you, baby, I'll leave you here in misery.



#3.
            G
I've been a-sitting here wondering, will a 
                        G7
matchbox hold my clothes.
          C
I've been standing here wondering, will a matchbox 
        G
hold my clothes.
  D                           C                 G  
I ain't got no matches, but I got a long way to go.