Tuning:

Mattie's Rag Gerry Rafferty Notes: This was originally recorded by Gerry Rafferty in the key of D minor. I have tabbed it in A minor. If you wish to play in Dm then set capo to fret 5. The Cmaj7 is a passing chord and is played on the just the fourth beat of the bar i.e. ¦C C C Cmaj7¦Am Am Am Am¦ etc. The Dsus4 chord is played on the first two beats of the bar ¦D D D D¦Dsus4 Dsus4 D D¦. Consider it optional as I'm not sure Gerry Rafferty played it but I think it sounds good.

^AmOh Mattie you ^Eopen up the door ^Dm7That's right I'm ^Chome again ^Cmaj7 ^Am You've got a ^Ebig surprise in store ^Dm7 Turn 'round and ^Ccount to ten.

^FWait till you see what I got you, well ^DYou’ll say it's a ^Dsus4magic ^Dthing, it’s ^FLike an old mandolin man, you just ^GWind him up and he’ll ^G7start to sing.

^AmI've been aw^Eay for quite a while ^Dm7And I want to hear ^Call your news ^Cmaj7 ^Am Speak to me, ^Elet me see you smile ^Dm7 'Cause I've had those ^Chome sick blues.

^FWhen I go down to the city ^DI just don't know ^Dsus4wrong from r^Dight ^FWhen I get back to you Mattie, well ^GYou make me ^G7see the light.

Am E Dm7 C Cmaj7 Am E Dm7 C

^FLove is a singular thing, it can ^DTake you up or ^Dsus4bring you ^Ddown, yes ^FLove is the song that I sing, so come ^GOn now Mattie listen ^G7to the sound.

^AmWhen you grow ^Eup we'll sit and talk ^Dm7Of how things ^Cused to be ^Cmaj7 ^Am I'll be your ^Egrand old man of rock ^Dm7 With all these ^Cmemories. ^Cmaj7

Am E Dm7 C Cmaj7 ...and fade

Gerry Rafferty - Matties rag