Seven Matches chords by Gordon Downie

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


Intro:

D


Verse 1:

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

Chorus 1:

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


Verse 2:

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

D  G
D  G


Chorus 2:

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


Verse 3:

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


Chorus 3:

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