Tough Mama

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Tough Mama
Bob Dylan
-classic Bob Dylan and The Band
from the album Planet Waves-
D Bm
Tough Mama,
A
meat shaking on your bones
D Bm A
I'm gonna take you down to the river and get you stoned.
Bm A
Sister's on the highway with that steel driving crew
Bm F#m Em G
Papa's in the big house her working days are through
C G A
Tough Mama, can I blow a little smoke on you?
D Bm
Dark Beauty,
A
Won't you move it on over and make some room?
D Bm A
It's my duty to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom.
Bm A
Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise,
Bm F#m Em G
You came through it all the way, flyin' through the skies.
C G A
Dark Beauty With that long night's journey in your eyes.
D Bm
Sweet Goddess,
A
born of a blinding light and a changing wind,
D Bm A
Now, don't be modest, you know who you are and where you've been.
Bm A
Jack the Cowboy went up north He's buried in your past.
Bm F#m Em G
The Lone Wolf went out drinking That was over pretty fast.
C G A
Sweet Goddess Your perfect stranger's comin' in at last.
D Bm
Silver Angel,
A
with the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve,
D Bm A
I'd be grateful if this golden ring you would receive.
Bm A
Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch,
Bm F#m Em G
I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch.
C G A
Sweet Goddess It must be time to carve another notch.
D Bm
I'm crestfallen,
A
the world of illusion is at my door,
D Bm A
I ain't haulin' any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore.
Bm A
The prison walls are crumblin', there is no end in sight,
Bm F#m Em G
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
C G A
Dark Beauty Meet me at the border late tonight.
D Bm A D Bm A
Bm A
Bm F#m Em G
C G A

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Tough Mama
Bob Dylan
-classic Bob Dylan and The Band
from the album Planet Waves-
D  Bm    A    D  Bm   A
Bm      A
Bm     F#m  Em  G
C   G   A

Tough Mama Chords by Bob Dylan

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