Striking Matches chords by Squeeze

Intro:
G C G C

Verse 1:
C                G
Striking matches an' I'm smokin' cigarettes
       F           G
Puttin on a kettle, playin' a cassette
C                 G
Foldin' up the papers, rubbin' my eyes
      F            G
Thinkin' of all that happened last night
C                   G
The passion, the feelings that soaked in her love
         F             G
And the pools of silence where kisses were sprung
C                 G
Her love levitates me, I'm walking on air
         F           G
Two feet from the carpet, I'll always be there

Chorus:
G         C    G      C
Ooh, I'm striking matches, it's mornin' again
G       C    G        C
I look in the mirror, I still look the same

Verse 2:
C                 G
Striking matches, getting a flame on the stove
          F            G
There's some of her hair in the teeth of my comb
C               G
Dirty clothes piled up on the bathroom floor
        F             G
She's silently sleepin', I half close the door
C            G
I see her beauty layin' on my bed
       F              G
I'm warm from within me with what she has said
C                G
Her love is my balloon, I won't let it down
       F          G
For ever and ever I'll always be proud

Chorus:
G         C    G      C
Ooh, I'm striking matches, it's mornin' again
G       C    G        C
I look in the mirror, I still look the same
G         C    G      G
Ooh, I'm striking matches, it's mornin' again
G         C    G     C
Ooh, I'm striking matches, I go up in flames

Middle:
G
I'm a director casting for a part
C
(Turn on the light)
G
It's for a soap set here right in my heart
C
(Leave her alone)
G
Shuffle to the window, shuffle to the door
C
(Don't wake her up)
G
She got the part I don't wanna see anymore
C
(Unplug the phone)

Chorus:
G         C    G      C
Ooh, I'm striking matches, it's mornin' again
G       C    G        C
I look in the mirror, I still look the same
G         C       G        C
Ooh, I'm striking matches,
G         C    G     C
Ooh, I'm striking matches, I go up in flames

G C to fade