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