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