Chord/Tab song: Rag Mama Rag

...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] Rag Mama Rag,
I can't believe its [G]true.
[D] Rag Mama Rag,
A-what did you [G]do?

I [D]crawled up to,
The [D7]railroad track,
Let the [G]four nineteen,
[C7] Scratch my back.

Verse 2:

[D] Shag mama shag,
Now, whats come over you?
Rag Mama Rag,
I'm a pulling out your [G]gag.

Gon-na [D]turn you lose,
Like an [D7]old caboose,
Got a [G]tail I need a [D]drag.

Bridge 1:

I [A7]ask about your turtle,
And [C]you ask about the weather.
Well, [G]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] Rag Mama Rag.
Theres no-where to [G]go,
Rag Mama Rag,
Come on resin up the bow.

Interlude:

D, C G (x2)

Verse 4:

[D] Rag Mama Rag,
Where do ya [G]roam?
[D] Rag Mama Rag,
Bring your skinny,
Little body right home.

Its [D]dog eat dog,
And [D7]cat eat mouse,
You can [G]Rag Mama Rag,
All [C7]over my house.

Solo:

[D]
Bridge 2:

[D] Hail stones beatin' on the roof,
The bourbon is a [G]hundred proof.
It's [D]you and me and the telephone,
[C] Our destiny is,
[G] Quite well known.
[D] We don't need to sit and brag.
[C] All we gotta do is...
[G] Rag Mama [D]Rag.

Coda:

[D] Rag Mama Rag,
Where do you [G]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]xx0232 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]032310 [EADGBE]x02223 [EADGBE]032010

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
([email protected])