Tough Mama

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
Papa's in the big house her 
      Em       G
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
You came through it all the way, 
      Em       G
flyin' through the skies.
C      G    A
Dark Beauty With that long night's 
journey in your eyes.

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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
The Lone Wolf went out drinking 
      Em       G
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                            
Today on the countryside it was 
  A
a-hotter than a crotch,
Bm                            F#m
I stood alone upon the ridge and 
      Em       G
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                            
The prison walls are crumblin', 
  A
there is no end in sight,
Bm                            F#m
I've gained some recognition but 
      Em       G
I lost my appetite.
C      G    A
Dark Beauty Meet me at the border 
late tonight.


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Bm      A

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