Seven Matches (CHORDS) by Gordon Downie

[Intro]~
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[Verse 1]~
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She gave me matches,.. seven wooden matches

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She put them into a small,.. slim glass jar with a screw-top lid

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I fingered that jar,.. I put it in my pocket

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She said,.. “can’t go into the woods without them”,.. I smiled at her and left


[Chorus 1]~
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And I kept them dry,.. and as long as there were six

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I’d be fine,.. and as long as there were five


[Verse 2]~
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Matches in that jar,.. mile after mile

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All the chkk-chkk-chkk,.. chkk sound of the matches,.. and the memory of her smile

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[Chorus 2]~
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I kept them dry,.. and as long as there were five

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I’d be fine,.. and as long as there were four


[Verse 3]~
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Matches in a jar,.. with a screw-top lid

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I know she did not mean to hurt my feelings,.. but that’s what she did


[Chorus 3]~
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I kept them dry,.. and as long as there were three

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I’d be fine,.. as long as there were two

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Matches in that jar