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- MATILDA
- Traditional West
Indian Calypso Song
- Harry Belafonte
version words and music by Norman Span - 1953
| Chorus: |
| C |
- |
F |
- |
| G7 |
C G7 |
C G7 C |
- (NC) |
| C |
- |
F |
- |
| G7 |
C G7 |
C G7 C |
- (NC) |
| Verse: |
| C |
C7 |
F |
- |
| G7 |
C G7 |
C G7 C |
- (NC) |
| C |
- |
F |
- |
| G7 |
C G7 |
C G7 C |
- (NC repeat
all) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- "NC" means No Chords.
- _______
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- Chorus:
- Matilda, Matilda,
- Matilda, She take
my mony and run Venezuelah. (Ev'rybody!)
- Matilda, Matilda,
- Matilda, She take
my mony and run Venezuelah.
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- Verse:
- Five hundred dollars friends
I lost, What made me sell my cat and horse.
- Heya Matilda, She
take my mony and run Venezuelah. (Ev'rybody!)
- Matilda, Matilda,
- Matilda, She take
my mony and run Venezuelah.
- _______
Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
may not appear correctly with some browsers. It should
be viewed with a full size window.
- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
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- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com