...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 (xx0232@1)Rag Mama Rag,
                    GI (320003@1)can't believe its true.
D (xx0232@1)Rag Mama Rag,
               GA-what (320003@1)did you do?

  DI (xx0232@1)crawled up to,
    D7The (xx0212@1)railroad track,
        GLet (320003@1)the four nineteen,
C7 (x32310@1)Scratch my back.

Verse 2:

D (xx0232@1)Shag mama shag,
Now, whats come over you?
Rag Mama Rag,
                       GI'm (320003@1)a pulling out your gag.

       DGon-na (xx0232@1)turn you lose,
        D7Like (xx0212@1)an old caboose,
      G (320003@1)           DGot (xx0232@1)a tail I need a drag.

Bridge 1:

  A7I (x02020@1)ask about your turtle, 
    CAnd (x32010@1)you ask,
About the weather.
      GWell, (320003@1)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 (xx0232@1)Rag Mama Rag.
                   GTheres (320003@1)no-where to go,
Rag Mama Rag,
Come on resin up the bow.

Interlude:

D, C  G (x2)

Verse 4:

D (xx0232@1)Rag Mama Rag,
            GWhere (320003@1)do ya roam?
D (xx0232@1)Rag Mama Rag,
Bring your skinny,
Little body right home.

    DIts (xx0232@1)dog eat dog,
    D7And (xx0212@1)cat eat mouse,
        GYou (320003@1)can Rag Mama Rag,
    C7All (x32310@1)over my house.

Solo:

D (xx0232@1)Bridge 2:

D (xx0232@1)Hail stones beatin',
On the roof,
The bourbon is,
  GA (320003@1)hundred proof. its
     DIt's (xx0232@1)you and me,
And the telephone,
C (x32010@1)Our destiny is,
G (320003@1)Quite well known.
D (xx0232@1)We don't need,
To sit and brag.
C (x32010@1)All we gotta do is...
G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)Rag Mama Rag.

Coda:

D (xx0232@1)Rag Mama Rag,
             GWhere (320003@1)do you roam?
D (xx0232@1)Rag Mama Rag,
Bring your skinny,
Little body right home.

Outro:

D (xx0232@1)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)     D7 (xx0212@1)    C7 (x32310@1)    A7 (x02020@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  320003  xx0212  032310  x02223

   C (x32010@1) EADGBE
 032010


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)