Intro
C# F# G# C#
[Chorus]
F# D#m E
Going down Curry Road
G# C#
Going down Curry Road
D#m F#
Going down Curry Road
G# C#
Pretty girl waitin' down Curry Road
G# C#
(Pretty girl waitin' down Curry Road)
[Verse]
C#
Constable give me water
G#
Water I desire
D#m G#
Constable give me water
C#
My inside's burning like fire
C#
I was going to see my Matilda
G#
To make Matilda my wife
D#m G#
'Till some jealous fellow jumped me
C#
And cut me with a sugarcane knife
[Chorus]
F# D#m E
Going down Curry Road
G# C#
Going down Curry Road
D#m F#
Going down Curry Road
G# C#
Pretty girl waitin' down Curry Road
G# C#
(Pretty girl waitin' down Curry Road)
[Verse]
C#
Constable I'm a-dying
G#
I can feel it in my soul
D#m G#
And I can feel my hands hand feet
C#
Slowly growing cold
C#
Evil man took my money
G#
Won't you listen to my plea
D#m G#
Go and tell Matilda
C#
About my tragedy
C#
Tell Matilda that I love her
G#
And tell her not to cry
D#m G#
Tell her that I'll wait for her
C#
In the land beyond the sky
[Chorus]
F# D#m E
Going down Curry Road
G# C#
Going down Curry Road
D#m F#
Going down Curry Road
G# C#
Pretty girl waitin' down Curry Road
G# C#
(Pretty girl waitin' down Curry Road)