The Band was an influential Canadian-American rock and roll group of the 1960s and '70s, formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Band included Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, drums, harmonica); Richard Manuel (1943-1986) (piano, harmonica, drums, saxophone, organ, slide guitar); Garth Hudson (organ, piano, clavinet, accordion, synthesizer, saxophone); Rick Danko (1943-1999) (bass guitar, violin, trombone, guitar), and Levon Helm (1940-2012) (drums, mandolin, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica).
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...RAG MAMA RAG... by The Band ------------------............
*from 'The Band' (1969)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: F)
Intro:
D, CG (x2)
Verse 1:
DG Rag Mama Rag; I can't believe its true. DG Rag Mama Rag, a-what did you do? DD7 I crawled up to the railroad track, GC7 Let the four nineteen scratch my back.
Verse 2:
D Shag mama shag, now, whats come over you? G Rag Mama Rag, I'm pulling out your gag. DD7 Gon-na turn you lose, like an old caboose; GD Got a tail I need a drag.
Bridge 1:
A7C I ask about your turtle 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:
DG Rag Mama Rag; there's nowhere to go, D Rag Mama Rag, come on resin up the bow.
Interlude:
D, CG (x2)
Verse 4:
DG Rag Mama Rag, where do ya roam? D Rag Mama Rag, bring your skinny little body right home. DD7 It's dog eat dog and cat eat mouse, GC7 You can Rag Mama Rag, all over my house.
Solo:
D
Bridge 2:
DG Hail stones beatin' on the roof, the bourbon is a hundred proof. DCG It's you and me and the telephone, our destiny is quite well known. DCGD We don't need to sit and brag; all we gotta do is... Rag Mama Rag.
Coda:
DG Rag Mama Rag, where do ya roam? D Rag Mama Rag, bring your skinny little body right home.