I Struck A Match chords by Lesley Gore

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

D D7 G Gm D Bm G A D A



🎸 Verse 1:
  D                     Bm
I went to a hop with my boyfriend
        G                       A
We were dancing to our favorite song
         D                            Bm
Somebody turned out the lights and he walked away
           G                    A
He said he wouldn't be gone too long

🎸 Chorus:
           D                        D7
I struck a match and there he was a kissing her
           G                        Gm
I struck a match and there he was a holding her
          D        Bm    G   A        D     A
It took a match to catch him doing me wrong

🎸 Verse 2:
            D                   Bm
Well it was dark and I couldn't see her face
      G                     A
But I saw her hitting on my guy
        D                     Bm
All the kids were dancing and having fun
      G                       A
But I couldn't do a thing but cry

🎸 Chorus:
           D                        D7
I struck a match and there he was a kissing her
           G                        Gm
I struck a match and there he was a holding her
          D        Bm    G   A        D       D7
It took a match to catch him doing me wrong

🎸 Bridge 1:
       G
Well I wiped away the tears and turned my head
                D
So no-one could see
                  Bm
But my girlfriend heard me crying asked me
     E                     A
So I said, "A match burned me"

🎸 Verse 3:
    D                     Bm
The lights went on at the hop
       G                         A
And my boyfriend came back to my side
   D                  Bm
He said he went for a soda
       G                     A
I said "Honey, I know you've lied"

🎸 Chorus:
                 D                   D7
Cause I struck a match and I saw you kissing
           G                  Gm
I struck a match and you were holding her
          D        Bm    G   A        D      D7
It took a match to catch him doing me wrong

🎸 Bridge 2:
  G
I wiped away the tears and turned my head
                D
So no-one could see
                  Bm
Well my boyfriend heard me crying asked me
     E                     A
So I said, "A match burned me"

🎸 Chorus:
           D                        D7
I struck a match and there he was a kissing
           G                Gm
I struck a match and he was holding her
          D        Bm    G   A        D
It took a match to catch him doing me wrong

🎸 Outro:
         Bm                D                    Bm                     D
Doing me wrong, yeah doing wrong, yeah doing me wrong, he was doing me wrong