Tough Mama chords by Jerry Garcia Band

Tough Mama
Jerry Garcia Band
Bob Dylan Cover
(live versions also played by Garcia and Saunders & Legion of Mary)

Note* Instrumental Verse Chords measures may vary - depending on how heavy Jerry throws on the Jam!


Intro:  D Bm  A    D Bm  A

D   Bm    A
Tough Mama -- 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  A    D Bm  A    Bm   A

Bm   F#m Em G    C  G  A


D   Bm    A
Dark Beauty -- 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  A    D Bm  A    Bm   A

Bm   F#m Em G    C  G  A


D   Bm    A
Sweet Goddess -- 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  A    D Bm  A    Bm   A

Bm   F#m Em G    C  G  A


D   Bm    A
Silver Angel -- 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  A    D Bm  A    Bm   A

Bm   F#m Em G    C  G  A


D   Bm      A
I'm crestfallen -- 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