Intro
C F G C
[Chorus]
F Dm D#
Going down Curry Road
G C
Going down Curry Road
Dm 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
Dm 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
Dm G
'Till some jealous fellow jumped me
C
And cut me with a sugarcane knife
[Chorus]
F Dm D#
Going down Curry Road
G C
Going down Curry Road
Dm 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
Dm 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
Dm G
Go and tell Matilda
C
About my tragedy
C
Tell Matilda that I love her
G
And tell her not to cry
Dm G
Tell her that I'll wait for her
C
In the land beyond the sky
[Chorus]
F Dm D#
Going down Curry Road
G C
Going down Curry Road
Dm F
Going down Curry Road
G C
Pretty girl waitin' down Curry Road
G C
(Pretty girl waitin' down Curry Road)