...RAG MAMA RAG... by The Band
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*from 'The Band' (1969)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: F)
Intro:
D, C G (x2)
Verse 1:
D G
Rag Mama Rag; I can't believe its true.
D G
Rag Mama Rag, a-what did you do?
D D7
I crawled up to the railroad track,
G C7
Let the four nineteen scratch my back.
Verse 2:
D
Shag mama shag, now, whats come over you?
G
Rag Mama Rag, I'm pulling out your gag.
D D7
Gon-na turn you lose, like an old caboose;
G D
Got a tail I need a drag.
Bridge 1:
A7 C
I ask about your turtle and you ask about the weather.
G
Well, I can't jump the hurdle and we can't get to-gether.
A7 (n.C)
We could be relaxing in my sleeping bag,
But all you want to do for me, mama, is a...
Verse 3:
D G
Rag Mama Rag; there's nowhere to go,
D
Rag Mama Rag, come on resin up the bow.
Interlude:
D, C G (x2)
Verse 4:
D G
Rag Mama Rag, where do ya roam?
D
Rag Mama Rag, bring your skinny little body right home.
D D7
It's dog eat dog and cat eat mouse,
G C7
You can Rag Mama Rag, all over my house.
Solo:
D
Bridge 2:
D G
Hail stones beatin' on the roof, the bourbon is a hundred proof.
D C G
It's you and me and the telephone, our destiny is quite well known.
D C G D
We don't need to sit and brag; all we gotta do is... Rag Mama Rag.
Coda:
D G
Rag Mama Rag, where do ya roam?
D
Rag Mama Rag, bring your skinny little body right home.
Outro:
D
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G D7 C7 A7 C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
