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Matties Rag

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Gerry Rafferty - Mattie's Rag
Intro (fade in) Dm| A| C#| F#| B| G/B| C| A||
Verse 1
DmOh Mattie Aopen up the door; Bbthat's right I'm hFome again
DmYou got a bAig surprise in storeBb, turn 'round and cFount to ten
BbWait till you see what I got you
Well, yGou'll say it's a magic thing
It'Bbs like the old mandolin man, you just Cwind him up and he'll A/C#start to sing
DmI've been awAay for quite a whilBbe and I want to hear Fall your news
DmSpeak to me lAet me see you smilBbe ‘cause I've had those hFome sick blues
BbWhen I go down to the city
I Gjust don't know wrong from right
BbWhen I get back to you Mattie, wellC, you make me A/C#see the light
Interlude Dm| A| Bb| F||x2
BbLove is a singular thing
It can Gtake you up or bring you down
YesBb, love is the song that I sing
So come Con now Mattie listen A/C#to this sound
Verse 2
DmWhen you grow Aup we'll sit and talBbk of how things Fused to be
DmI'll be a grAand old man of rocBbk with all these mFemories.
Outro Dm| A| Bb| F||x2
||:Dm | A| C#| F#| B| G/B| C   Csus   C| A:||x3 (and fade)
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