Seven Matches chords by Gordon Downie

Chords with lyrics

Verse     Chorus
---------   ---------
D MajorD xx023x   A augmentedA x022xx
G+G 32000x   G+G 3200xx


Intro:

D MajorD


Verse 1:

      D MajorD            G+G
She gave me matches, seven wooden matches
        D MajorD                      G+G
She put them into a small, slim glass jar with a screw top lid
        D MajorD           G+G
I fingered that jar, I put it in my pocket
          D MajorD                         G+G
She said, “can’t go into the woods without them”, I smiled at her and left

Chorus 1:

        A augmentedA      G+G
And I kept them dry, and as long as there were six
    A augmentedA      G+G
I’d be fine, and as long as there were five


Verse 2:

        D MajorD        G+G
Matches in that jar, mile after mile
         D MajorD                           G+G
All the chkk-chkk-chkk, chkk sound of the matches, and the memory of her smile

D MajorD G+G
D MajorD G+G


Chorus 2:

      A augmentedA      G+G
I kept them dry, and as long as there were five
    A augmentedA      G+G
I’d be fine, and as long as there were four


Verse 3:

       D MajorD           G+G
Matches in a jar, with a screw top lid
      D MajorD                           G+G
I know she did not mean to hurt my feelings, but that’s what she did


Chorus 3:

      A augmentedA      G+G
I kept them dry, and as long as there were three
    A augmentedA    G+G
I’d be fine, as long as there were two
        D MajorD
Matches in that jar