Biography:
Matchbox is a British rock and roll band formed in 1971 and still active as of 2016. Since 1978, the lineup consists of Graham Fenton (lead vocalist), Steve Bloomfield (lead guitar, vocals) (ex The Count Four), Gordon Scott (rhythm guitar) (ex The Rocking Phenmonia, The Cruisers), Fred Poke (bass) (ex Contraband), and Jimmy Redhead (drums) (ex The Cruisers, Contraband). The original line-up was Graham Fenton, Steve Bloomfield, Fred Poke, Wild Bob Bugros drums and Rusty Lupton rhythm guitar.
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Rockabilly Rebel:Matchbox.
Top of the charts in UK in 1979.
#1.
G
My Mama don’t like it, the way I comb my hair,
D
Papa thinks I’m crazy, in the clothes I wear.
G C
They took all my records but I play it all day..
G D G
I am what I am and I’m gonna keep a rockin’ that way.
CHORUS:
G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
D
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
G C
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
G D G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
#2.
G
The kids in the schoolhouse, they couldn’t wait too long,
D
When the school is over, they put their cat clothes on,
G C
You oughta hear the slap bass, swingin’ to the band..
G D G
It's a real rockin’ rhythm that is sweepin’ all over this land.
CHORUS:
G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
D
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
G C
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
G D G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
(GUITAR BREAK:)
#3.
G
Squares get the message, get the boppin’ beat..
D
let it tramp through your body, from your head to your feet.
G G7 C
Shakin’ in your shoes, boy, oh, don’t it make you feel, Wow!??
G D G
Well, if you can’t dance, we’re not gonna show you how.
CHORUS:
G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
D
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
G C
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
G D G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
CHORUS:
G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
D
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
G C
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
G D G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
OUTRO:
G D G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
G D G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
G D G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
Top of the charts in UK in 1979.
#1.
G
My Mama don’t like it, the way I comb my hair,
D
Papa thinks I’m crazy, in the clothes I wear.
G C
They took all my records but I play it all day..
G D G
I am what I am and I’m gonna keep a rockin’ that way.
CHORUS:
G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
D
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
G C
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
G D G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
#2.
G
The kids in the schoolhouse, they couldn’t wait too long,
D
When the school is over, they put their cat clothes on,
G C
You oughta hear the slap bass, swingin’ to the band..
G D G
It's a real rockin’ rhythm that is sweepin’ all over this land.
CHORUS:
G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
D
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
G C
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
G D G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
(GUITAR BREAK:)
#3.
G
Squares get the message, get the boppin’ beat..
D
let it tramp through your body, from your head to your feet.
G G7 C
Shakin’ in your shoes, boy, oh, don’t it make you feel, Wow!??
G D G
Well, if you can’t dance, we’re not gonna show you how.
CHORUS:
G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
D
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
G C
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
G D G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
CHORUS:
G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
D
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
G C
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
G D G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
OUTRO:
G D G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
G D G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
G D G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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