Biography:
Carl Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19 1998) was an American rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter, performing early Rockabilly and Rock n Roll along with more traditional Country and Gospel music for decades before his death at age 65. His best known song was "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 which was the first single to top three charts listed by Billboard Magazine - popular, country and western, and rhythm and blues. Perkins had a long association with musical collaborator Johnny Cash
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Other songs:
- All Mamas Children
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Boppin The Blues
- Daddy Sang Bass
- Distance Makes No Difference With Love
- Dixie Fried
- Dont Let Go
- Drink Up And Go Home
- Everybodys Trying To Be My Baby
- Forever Yours
- Glad All Over
- Gone Gone Gone
- Honey Dont
- Honky Tonk Gal
- Im Sorry Im Not Sorry
- Jive After Five
- Lend Me Your Comb
- Let That Jukebox Keep On Playing
- Matchbox
- Movie Magg
- Pink Pedal
- Right String But Wrong Yoyo
- Say When
- Tennessee
- Til I Couldnt Stand No More
- Till I Couldnt Stand No More
- Turn Around
- What Am I Living For
- You Cant Make Love To Somebody
- You Tore My Heaven All To Hell
- Your True Love
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[]Matchbox:Carl Perkins.
A big hit for Perkins in 1956 and
again in '64 when he recorded it
again with the Beatles. Perkins got the inspiration
for Matchbox from an old 1927 Blues tune. KK.
CHORUS:
[E]
Well, I'm sitting here wondering would a matchbox hold my
[E7]
clothes?
[A]
Yeah, I'm sitting here wondering would a matchbox hold my
[E]
clothes?
[B] [B7] [E]
I ain't got no matches but I sure got a long way to go.
#1.
[E] [E7]
Well, I'm an old poor boy and I'm a long way from home.
[A] [A7] [E]
I'm an old poor boy and I'm a long, long way from home.
[B] [B7] [E]
Guess I'll never be happy 'cause everything I do is wrong.
CHORUS:
#2.
[E] [E7]
Let me be your little dog 'til your big dog comes.
[A] [A7] [E]
Let me be your little dog 'til your big dog comes.
[B] [B7]
When your big dog gets here, show him how this puppy dog
[E]
runs.
CHORUS:
A fifties and sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
A big hit for Perkins in 1956 and
again in '64 when he recorded it
again with the Beatles. Perkins got the inspiration
for Matchbox from an old 1927 Blues tune. KK.
CHORUS:
[E]
Well, I'm sitting here wondering would a matchbox hold my
[E7]
clothes?
[A]
Yeah, I'm sitting here wondering would a matchbox hold my
[E]
clothes?
[B] [B7] [E]
I ain't got no matches but I sure got a long way to go.
#1.
[E] [E7]
Well, I'm an old poor boy and I'm a long way from home.
[A] [A7] [E]
I'm an old poor boy and I'm a long, long way from home.
[B] [B7] [E]
Guess I'll never be happy 'cause everything I do is wrong.
CHORUS:
#2.
[E] [E7]
Let me be your little dog 'til your big dog comes.
[A] [A7] [E]
Let me be your little dog 'til your big dog comes.
[B] [B7]
When your big dog gets here, show him how this puppy dog
[E]
runs.
CHORUS:
A fifties and sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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