Chords for Matchmaker
Tempo:
130.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
Am
B
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Vital, you're the oldest.
Yenta has to make a match for you before she can make one for me.
Oh, Yenta, Yenta.
Well, somebody has to arrange the matches.
Young people can't decide these things for themselves.
Well, she might [Em] bring someone wonderful.
[E] Someone interesting.
And [Em] well-off.
And [E] important.
Matchmaker, [C#m] matchmaker, make [E] me a match.
Find me a find.
Catch me a catch.
[E]
Matchmaker, matchmaker, [C#m] look through your [E]
book and [F#] make me a perfect match.
[C] [C#m]
Matchmaker, [E] matchmaker, I'll bring the veil.
You bring the groom, slender and [A#] pale.
Bring me a ring, for I'm longing to be [B] the envy of all I see.
[Am] Or pomp, I'll [D]
make [F] him a scholar.
[G] Or make him rich as a king.
[F#m] Me, well, I couldn't [Em] tolerate if he were as handsome as [Am] [G#] anything.
[E] [G#m] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
[B] Find me a find.
[E] Catch me a catch.
Night after night in the [E] dark, I'm alone.
So [A] find me a match [F#m] [B] of [E] my own.
[A#] [A] [Am] [G]
Since when are you interested in [C] the match hopper?
[G] I thought you just had [D] your eye on your books.
[G] And you have your eye on the rabbi's [C] son.
Well, why not?
[G] We [G] only have one rabbi.
And he only has one [B] son.
Why shouldn't [G#] I want the [Am] best?
Because you're a girl from a poor family.
[A] So whatever Yenta brings, [D] you'll take, right?
Of course, right.
[Gm] [A] [Gm]
Oh, Hubble, [Am] have I made a [D] match for you?
He's handsome.
He's young.
[G] All right, he's 62.
But he's [Cm] a nice man of good catch, [D] true?
[Gm] True.
I promise you'll be happy.
[Am] And even if [D] you're not, there's more to life than that.
[Gm] Don't ask me what.
[Am]
[F#] [Am] Bound [Bm] him for you.
Be a lucky [B] bride.
He's handsome.
She's tall.
That is, from side to side.
[Dm] But he's a nice man of good catch, [E] right?
[Am] Right.
You heard he has a temper.
He'll beat [E] you every night.
But only when he's sober.
So you're all [A] right?
[A] Did you think you'd get a prince?
Well, I'll [Am] find the best.
[D]
[A] [D] With [G] no belief I [Em] could [A] be glad you got.
[D] [B]
[E]
[F#] [E] Matchmaker, matchmaker, [B] you know that I'm still very young.
[G#] Please, take your time.
[E] Up to this minute, [Bm] I [E] misunderstood that [C#] I could get stuck for [E] good.
[Am] Dear Yenta, [D] see that he's gentle.
[Dm] Remember, you were [G] also a bride.
[F#m] Not [B] that I'm sentimental.
[Em] It's [Am] just that I'm terrified.
[B] [E] Matchmaker, [C#] matchmaker, plan me no [C] plans.
I'm [E] in no rush.
[B] Maybe [E] I've learned.
Playing with [E] matches, a [D] girl can get burned.
[A] So bring me no wings.
[Am] Brew me no groom.
[B] Buy me no fine.
[F#] Catch me no [F#m] cat.
Unless he's a [G] master plan.
[E] [B] [E]
Yenta has to make a match for you before she can make one for me.
Oh, Yenta, Yenta.
Well, somebody has to arrange the matches.
Young people can't decide these things for themselves.
Well, she might [Em] bring someone wonderful.
[E] Someone interesting.
And [Em] well-off.
And [E] important.
Matchmaker, [C#m] matchmaker, make [E] me a match.
Find me a find.
Catch me a catch.
[E]
Matchmaker, matchmaker, [C#m] look through your [E]
book and [F#] make me a perfect match.
[C] [C#m]
Matchmaker, [E] matchmaker, I'll bring the veil.
You bring the groom, slender and [A#] pale.
Bring me a ring, for I'm longing to be [B] the envy of all I see.
[Am] Or pomp, I'll [D]
make [F] him a scholar.
[G] Or make him rich as a king.
[F#m] Me, well, I couldn't [Em] tolerate if he were as handsome as [Am] [G#] anything.
[E] [G#m] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
[B] Find me a find.
[E] Catch me a catch.
Night after night in the [E] dark, I'm alone.
So [A] find me a match [F#m] [B] of [E] my own.
[A#] [A] [Am] [G]
Since when are you interested in [C] the match hopper?
[G] I thought you just had [D] your eye on your books.
[G] And you have your eye on the rabbi's [C] son.
Well, why not?
[G] We [G] only have one rabbi.
And he only has one [B] son.
Why shouldn't [G#] I want the [Am] best?
Because you're a girl from a poor family.
[A] So whatever Yenta brings, [D] you'll take, right?
Of course, right.
[Gm] [A] [Gm]
Oh, Hubble, [Am] have I made a [D] match for you?
He's handsome.
He's young.
[G] All right, he's 62.
But he's [Cm] a nice man of good catch, [D] true?
[Gm] True.
I promise you'll be happy.
[Am] And even if [D] you're not, there's more to life than that.
[Gm] Don't ask me what.
[Am]
[F#] [Am] Bound [Bm] him for you.
Be a lucky [B] bride.
He's handsome.
She's tall.
That is, from side to side.
[Dm] But he's a nice man of good catch, [E] right?
[Am] Right.
You heard he has a temper.
He'll beat [E] you every night.
But only when he's sober.
So you're all [A] right?
[A] Did you think you'd get a prince?
Well, I'll [Am] find the best.
[D]
[A] [D] With [G] no belief I [Em] could [A] be glad you got.
[D] [B]
[E]
[F#] [E] Matchmaker, matchmaker, [B] you know that I'm still very young.
[G#] Please, take your time.
[E] Up to this minute, [Bm] I [E] misunderstood that [C#] I could get stuck for [E] good.
[Am] Dear Yenta, [D] see that he's gentle.
[Dm] Remember, you were [G] also a bride.
[F#m] Not [B] that I'm sentimental.
[Em] It's [Am] just that I'm terrified.
[B] [E] Matchmaker, [C#] matchmaker, plan me no [C] plans.
I'm [E] in no rush.
[B] Maybe [E] I've learned.
Playing with [E] matches, a [D] girl can get burned.
[A] So bring me no wings.
[Am] Brew me no groom.
[B] Buy me no fine.
[F#] Catch me no [F#m] cat.
Unless he's a [G] master plan.
[E] [B] [E]
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Vital, you're the oldest.
Yenta has to make a match for you before she can make one for me.
Oh, Yenta, Yenta.
Well, somebody has to arrange the matches.
Young people can't decide these things for themselves.
Well, she might [Em] bring someone wonderful.
[E] Someone interesting.
And [Em] well-off.
And [E] important.
_ _ _ _ Matchmaker, [C#m] matchmaker, make [E] me a match.
_ Find me a find.
Catch me a catch.
_ [E] _
_ Matchmaker, matchmaker, [C#m] look through your [E]
book _ and [F#] make me a perfect match.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ Matchmaker, [E] matchmaker, I'll bring the veil.
You bring the groom, _ slender and [A#] pale.
Bring me a ring, for I'm longing to be [B] the envy of all I see.
[Am] Or pomp, I'll [D]
make [F] him a scholar.
[G] Or _ make him rich as a king.
[F#m] Me, _ well, I couldn't [Em] tolerate if he were as handsome as [Am] _ [G#] anything.
_ _ [E] _ [G#m] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
[B] Find me a find.
[E] Catch me a catch.
Night after night in the [E] dark, I'm alone.
So [A] find me a match [F#m] _ [B] of [E] my own.
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G]
Since when are you interested in [C] the match hopper?
[G] I thought you just had [D] your eye on your books.
[G] And you have your eye on the rabbi's [C] son.
Well, why not?
[G] We [G] only have one rabbi.
And he only has one [B] son.
Why shouldn't [G#] I want the [Am] best?
Because you're a girl from a poor family.
[A] So whatever Yenta brings, [D] you'll take, right? _
Of course, right.
[Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _
Oh, Hubble, [Am] have I made a [D] match for you?
He's handsome.
He's young.
[G] All right, he's 62.
But he's [Cm] a nice man of good catch, [D] true?
[Gm] True.
I promise you'll be happy.
[Am] And even if [D] you're not, there's more to life than that.
[Gm] Don't ask me what.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Am] _ _ Bound [Bm] him for you.
Be a lucky [B] bride.
He's handsome.
She's tall.
That is, from side to side.
[Dm] But he's a nice man of good catch, [E] right?
[Am] Right.
You heard he has a temper.
He'll beat [E] you every night.
But only when he's sober.
So you're all [A] right?
_ [A] _ Did you think you'd get a prince?
Well, I'll [Am] find the best.
_ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] With [G] no _ _ _ _ _ _ belief I [Em] could [A] be glad you got.
[D] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ Matchmaker, matchmaker, [B] you know that I'm still very young.
[G#] Please, take your time.
[E] Up to this minute, [Bm] I _ [E] misunderstood that [C#] I could get stuck for [E] good.
_ [Am] Dear Yenta, _ [D] see that he's gentle.
[Dm] Remember, you were [G] also a bride.
[F#m] Not [B] that I'm sentimental.
[Em] _ It's [Am] just that I'm terrified.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] Matchmaker, [C#] matchmaker, plan me no [C] plans.
I'm [E] in no rush.
[B] Maybe [E] I've learned.
Playing with [E] matches, a [D] girl can get burned. _
[A] So bring me no wings.
[Am] Brew me no groom.
[B] Buy me no fine.
[F#] Catch me no [F#m] cat.
Unless he's a [G] master plan.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yenta has to make a match for you before she can make one for me.
Oh, Yenta, Yenta.
Well, somebody has to arrange the matches.
Young people can't decide these things for themselves.
Well, she might [Em] bring someone wonderful.
[E] Someone interesting.
And [Em] well-off.
And [E] important.
_ _ _ _ Matchmaker, [C#m] matchmaker, make [E] me a match.
_ Find me a find.
Catch me a catch.
_ [E] _
_ Matchmaker, matchmaker, [C#m] look through your [E]
book _ and [F#] make me a perfect match.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ Matchmaker, [E] matchmaker, I'll bring the veil.
You bring the groom, _ slender and [A#] pale.
Bring me a ring, for I'm longing to be [B] the envy of all I see.
[Am] Or pomp, I'll [D]
make [F] him a scholar.
[G] Or _ make him rich as a king.
[F#m] Me, _ well, I couldn't [Em] tolerate if he were as handsome as [Am] _ [G#] anything.
_ _ [E] _ [G#m] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
[B] Find me a find.
[E] Catch me a catch.
Night after night in the [E] dark, I'm alone.
So [A] find me a match [F#m] _ [B] of [E] my own.
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G]
Since when are you interested in [C] the match hopper?
[G] I thought you just had [D] your eye on your books.
[G] And you have your eye on the rabbi's [C] son.
Well, why not?
[G] We [G] only have one rabbi.
And he only has one [B] son.
Why shouldn't [G#] I want the [Am] best?
Because you're a girl from a poor family.
[A] So whatever Yenta brings, [D] you'll take, right? _
Of course, right.
[Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _
Oh, Hubble, [Am] have I made a [D] match for you?
He's handsome.
He's young.
[G] All right, he's 62.
But he's [Cm] a nice man of good catch, [D] true?
[Gm] True.
I promise you'll be happy.
[Am] And even if [D] you're not, there's more to life than that.
[Gm] Don't ask me what.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Am] _ _ Bound [Bm] him for you.
Be a lucky [B] bride.
He's handsome.
She's tall.
That is, from side to side.
[Dm] But he's a nice man of good catch, [E] right?
[Am] Right.
You heard he has a temper.
He'll beat [E] you every night.
But only when he's sober.
So you're all [A] right?
_ [A] _ Did you think you'd get a prince?
Well, I'll [Am] find the best.
_ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] With [G] no _ _ _ _ _ _ belief I [Em] could [A] be glad you got.
[D] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ Matchmaker, matchmaker, [B] you know that I'm still very young.
[G#] Please, take your time.
[E] Up to this minute, [Bm] I _ [E] misunderstood that [C#] I could get stuck for [E] good.
_ [Am] Dear Yenta, _ [D] see that he's gentle.
[Dm] Remember, you were [G] also a bride.
[F#m] Not [B] that I'm sentimental.
[Em] _ It's [Am] just that I'm terrified.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] Matchmaker, [C#] matchmaker, plan me no [C] plans.
I'm [E] in no rush.
[B] Maybe [E] I've learned.
Playing with [E] matches, a [D] girl can get burned. _
[A] So bring me no wings.
[Am] Brew me no groom.
[B] Buy me no fine.
[F#] Catch me no [F#m] cat.
Unless he's a [G] master plan.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _