Rag Mama Rag

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...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 it's 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
Sag Mama sag, now, what's come over you?
G
Rag Mama Rag, I'm pulling out your gag.
D D7
Gonna turn you lose, like an old caboose;
G D
Got a tail I need to 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 together.
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
xx0232 320003 xx0212 032310 x02223 032010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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...RAG MAMA RAG... by The Band
------------------............
*from 'The Band' (1969)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: F)
Intro:
D  C  G (x2)
Verse 1:
Verse 2:
Bridge 1:
But all you want to do for me, mama, is a...
Verse 3:
Interlude:
D  C  G (x2)
Verse 4:
Solo:
D
Bridge 2:
Coda:
Outro:
D
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   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)

Rag Mama Rag Chords by The Band

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