Rag, Mama Rag
Blind Boy Fuller
1935
Standard tuning
Riff - play during F chord
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------0--1--2-----------|
D|---3--3-----------3--2--1--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
F|D7|G7|C7|F|
D7
Says I'm going uptown hat in my hand
G7
Looking for the woman ain't got no man.
C7
Just as well be looking for a needle in the sand
F
Looking for a woman ain't got no man.
D7
Oh, rag.
G7
Rag.
C7
Rag.
F
Said do that rag.
D7
Oh, rag.
G7
Oh, rag.
C7
Rag.
F
Said do that rag.
D7
Says I wouldn't have thought my gal would treatin' me so.
G7
Love another man stay at my back door.
C7
Mind, mama, what you sow.
F
You got to reap just what you sow.
D7
Oh, rag. Rag, now.
G7
Rag, baby.
C7
Rag, mama.
F
Said do that rag.
D7
Oh, rag.
G7
Do it a long time.
C7
Rag.
F
Said do that rag
D7
Now if you'll get you one woman better get you two,
G7
One for your buddy other one for you.
C7
Got me a wife and a sweetheart too.
F
Wife don't love me my sweetheart do.
D7
Oh, rag. Rag, baby.
G7
Rag.
C7
Rag, mama,
F
Said do that rag.
D7
Oh, rag.
G7
Rag.
C7
Rag, baby.
F
Said do that rag.
[Instrumental break] D7 G7 C7 F
[Scat verse] D7 G7 C7 F
D7
Oh, rag.
G7
Oh, rag, baby.
C7
Rag, mama.
F
Said do that rag
D7
Oh, rag.
G7
Oh, rag, baby.
C7
Rag, mama.
F
Said do that rag.
Now rag, baby
[Instrumental break] D7 G7 C7 F
D7
Oh, rag.
G7
Oh, rag.
C7
Rag, mama.
F
Said do that rag.
D7
Said my gal hollered murder I ain't raised my hand.
G7
Pistol in my pocket black jack in my hand
C7
Took my gal under the willow tree.
F
Ought to hear her hollering, "Don't murder me!"
