Bob Dylan – Tough Mama (Guitar)

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-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