Merrittville chords by The Dream Syndicate

Chords with lyrics

Moderate Tempo

Intro:
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
E minorEm C majorC
E minorEm C majorC

Verse:
E minorEm
Matthew (with the pug nose)
                      C majorC
caught me with his sister in the wheat field.
E minorEm
Got a couple of buddies
                        C majorC
Tied me up and threw me in the Oldsmobile.
   D MajorD
I said : "Matthew are you crazy?"
        C majorC
As he started closing for the kill
E minorEm
Matthew slowed the Olds to 10.
C majorC                     E minorEm
and left me here to die in Merrittville

Chorus:
G+G                E minorEm        D MajorD
There's a game they play in the summertime
G+G                E minorEm          D MajorD
There's a game they play when it's hot outside
 C majorC            E minorEm  D MajorD C majorC
And I wonder why they left me here in
E minorEm
Merrittville

Verse:
E minorEm
Sally (with the narrow hips)
                      C majorC
cut the ropes and said she would clear my head
E minorEm
She made a dirt path in the back
                   C majorC
Led me all the way to her daddy's shed
     D MajorD                                  C majorC
I said: "Sally, Who'd believe that we'd have to come so far for a thrill.
E minorEm
Sally let me got that night,
C majorC                      E minorEm
weak, tired, and spent in Merrittville

Repeat Chorus:

E minorEm C majorC
E minorEm C majorC

Solo 40:

Verse:
E minorEm
William (with the holy book)
                     C majorC
Stopped me as I stumbled down the road today.
E minorEm
He said, "Get your knees, boy,
        C majorC
you're gonna learn to pray".
  D MajorD                              C majorC
I said, "William, I had no idea that the Lord had such a will".
E minorEm
William put his point across
  C majorC            E minorEm
and left me here to burn in Merritville.

Outro:
G+G                E minorEm        D MajorD
There's a game they play in the summertime
G+G                E minorEm          D MajorD
There's a game they play when it's hot outside
 C majorC
And I wonder why

G+G                E minorEm        D MajorD
There's a game they play in the summertime
G+G                E minorEm          D MajorD
There's a game they play when it's hot outside
 C majorC
And I wonder why

G+G E minorEm D MajorD
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
C majorC build to crescendo

Repeat to fade