C Am
1. Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match,
C7
find
me a find, catch me a catch,
C C7
matchmaker,
matchmaker look through your book
F G C
and
make me a perfect match !
C Am
2. Matchmaker, matchmaker, I'll bring the veil,
C7
you
bring the groom slender and pale.
C C7
Bring me a ring for I'm
longing to be
F
G C
the
envy of all I see !
Fm Bb
For poppa make him a scholar,
D# Cm
for
momma make him rich as a king,
Dm
G
for
me, well, I wouldn't holler
Cm
C7
Fm C#
if he
were as handsome as anything
C Am
3. Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match,
C7
find
me a find, catch me a catch,
C C7
night
after night in the dark I'm alone,
F G
C
so
find me a match of my own.
(middle part left out here)
C Am
4. Matchmaker, matchmaker you know that I'm
C7
still
very young, please, take your time.
C C7
Up to this minute I
misunderstood
F G C
that
I could get stuck for good.
Fm Bb
Dear Yenta, see that he's
gentle,
D#
Cm
remember
you were also a bride.
Dm
G
It's not that I'm sentimental,
Cm C7 Fm C#
it's
just that I'm terrified.
C Am
5. Matchmaker, matchmaker, plan me no plans,
C7
I'm in no rush, maybe I've
learned.
C C7
Playing with matches a girl
can get burned,
F Dm F Dm
so
bring me no ring, groom me no groom,
F Dm F G
find
me no find, catch me no catch,
F G G7 C
unless
he's a matchless match !
(orig. = capo 4th) (J. Bock / S. Harnick)