Gerry Rafferty - Mattie's Rag

Intro  (fade in)  Dm   |A   |C#   |F#   |B    |G/B   |C     |A    ||

Verse 1
Dm         A                Bb                 F 
 Oh Mattie open up the door; that's right I'm home again 
Dm          A                   Bb                 F 
 You got a big surprise in store, turn 'round and count to ten
Bb
 Wait till you see what I got you
       G
Well, you'll say it's a magic thing
   Bb                             C                      A/C# 
It's like (oh man oh man) you just wind em up and you’ll start to sing 
Dm           A                  Bb                   F 
 I've been away for quite a while and I want to hear all your news 
Dm            A                 Bb                       F 
 Speak to me let me see you smile ‘cause I've had those home sick blues 
Bb
 When I go down to the city 
 G
I just don't know wrong from right
Bb                                  C            A/C#
 When I get back to you Mattie, well, you make me see the light

Interlude    Dm    |A    |Bb   |F    ||x2

Bb
 Love is a singular thing
      G
It can take you up or bring you down
   Bb
Yes, love is the song that I sing
        C                   A/C#
So come on now Mattie listen to this sound

Verse 2
Dm             A                   Bb              F 
 When you grow up we'll sit and talk of how things used to be 
Dm           A                 Bb                F 
 I'll be a grand old man of rock with all these memories.

Outro   Dm    |A    |Bb   |F    ||x2

||:Dm   |A   |C#   |F#   |B    |G/B  |C   Csus C |A    :||x3 (and fade)
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