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