• Song:

    Match Stalk Men

  • Artist:

    Brian And Michael

MATCH STALK MEN AND MATCH STALK CATS AND DOGS

I looked around found a few naff ones so changed a few chords n this is what i came up with.

standard tuning and no capo

I couldnt find the offical website but this should do

http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+and+Michael

CHe (x32010@1) painted  salford  Smokey  tops,
     AM
On  Cardboard  boxes  from  the  shops.
       A (x02220@1)                 A7 (x02020@1)                DM
And  parts  of  ancolts  where  I  used  to  play.
      FI'm (133211@1) sure  he  once  walked  down  our  street,
               Ccause (x32010@1) he  painted  kids  who  had  nout  on  their  feet,
       G (320003@1)                                    CThe (x32010@1) clothes  he  wore  had  all seen better  days,

CNow (x32010@1) they  said  his  works  of  art  where  dull,
      AM
No  room  about  the  wall  was  full,
       A (x02220@1)           A7 (x02020@1)        DM
But  Lowry  didn't  care  much  anyway,
         FThey (133211@1) said  he  just  paints  cats  and  dogs.
       CAnd (x32010@1) Match stalk  men  in  boots  and  clogs,
        G (320003@1)                                        CAnd (x32010@1) Lowry  said  that's  just  the  way  they'll  stay,

(chorus)
              C (x32010@1)                                                               
                               F (133211@1)            And  he  painted  Match stalk  men  and  Match stalk  cats  and  dogs,
                                G (320003@1)                                             
                                       C (x32010@1)            He  painted  kids  on  the  corner  of  the  streets  with  the  sparking  clogs,
                                                                                       F (133211@1)            And  now  he  takes  his  brush  and  he  waits  outside  them  factory  gates,
                                   G (320003@1)                                          
                           C (x32010@1)            To  paint  his  Match stalk  men  and  Match stalk  cats  and  dogs,




CNow (x32010@1) canvas  and  brushes  where  wearing  thin,
          AM
When  London  started  calling  him,
       A (x02220@1)                A7 (x02020@1)               DM
To  come  on  down  and  wear  the  old  flat  cap,
                 FThey (133211@1) said  tell  us  all  about  your  ways,
        CAnd (x32010@1) all  about  them  salford  days,
        G (320003@1)                               CIs (x32010@1) it  true  you're  just  an  ordinary  chap.
                                                                 (chorus)


       CNow (x32010@1) Lowry's  hand  upon  the  wall,
AM
Beside  the  greatest  of  them  all,
       A (x02220@1)           A7 (x02020@1)        DM
And  even  the  Mona Lisa  takes  a  bow,
       FThis (133211@1) tired  old  man  with  hair  like  snow,
        CTold (x32010@1) northern  folk  its  time  to  go,
     G (320003@1)                                             CThe (x32010@1) fever  came  and  the  good  Lord  mopped  his  brow,


(chorus 2)
                C (x32010@1)                                                             
                                  F (133211@1)               And  he  left  us  Match stalk  men  and  Match stalk  cats  and  dogs,
                                 G (320003@1)                                            
                                         C (x32010@1)               He  left  us  kids  on  the  corner  of  the  streets  with  the  
 clogs,
                                                                                  F (133211@1)               Now  he  takes  his  brush  and  he  waits  outside  them  pearly  gates,
                                     G (320003@1)                                        
                              C (x32010@1)               To  paint  his  Match stalk  men  and  Match stalk  cats  and  dogs,


Repeat 2nd chorus

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