The Band - Rag Mama Rag Chords & Tabs

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

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

Verse 2:

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

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

Bridge 1:

  A7
I ask about your turtle,
    C
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:
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D
 Rag Mama Rag.
                   G
Theres no-where to go,
Rag Mama Rag,
Come on resin up the bow.

Interlude:

D, C  G (x2)

Verse 4:

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

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

Solo:

D

Bridge 2:

D
 Hail stones beatin' on the roof,
                 G
The bourbon is a hundred proof.
     D
It's 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         D
 Rag Mama Rag.

Coda:

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


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