Mattie Price

Greg Brown, Over & Under

Transcribed by Marty Breeden <Breedenhoosiers@aol.com>

(Em) Well, look at Mattie Price, she's lookin' awful nice,
(Bm) Last time I seen her, she's 'bout to my (Em) knees.
(Em) Now she don't even blink, you can't tell what she thinks,
(Bm) Flower like that's gonna draw a lot of (Em) bees.

Ah, you better get (A) married, Mattie Price, or you (Em) better get out of town.
You better get (A) married, Mattie Price, (G) trouble (B7)  goin' down.

(Em) These summer nights are hot, she sure don't wear a lot,
(Bm) She's always on that corner by the (Em) store.
(Em) And as she moves along, I'm feelin' awful wrong,
(Bm) I never really felt like this (Em) before.

Now, you better get (A) married, Mattie Price, or you (Em) better get out of town.
You better get (A) married, Mattie Price, (G) trouble (B7) goin' (Em) down.

(Em) This heat just makes me mad, she just makes me sad,
(Bm) She should do what everyone says is (Em) right.
(Em) Quite tryin' her luck, marry some young buck,
(Bm) I wonder what she's doin' (Em) tonight.

Ah, you better get (A) married, Mattie Price, or you (Em) better get out of town.
You better get (A) married, Mattie Price, (G) trouble (B7) goin' (Em) down.

Ah, you better get (A) married, Mattie Price, or you (Em) better get out of town.
You better get (A) married, Mattie Price, (G) trouble (B7) all (Em) around.