Rag Mama Rag Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays475

Rag Mama Rag by The Band is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, G, D7, C7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			(intro 2x) D C  G 

D 
 Rag Mama Rag, 
                    G 
I can't believe its true. 
D 
 Rag Mama Rag, 
                G 
what did you do? 

  D 
I crawled up to, 
    D7 
The railroad track, 
        G 
Let the four nineteen, 
C7 
 Scratch my back. 

D 
 Shag mama shag, 
Now, whats come over you? 
Rag Mama Rag, 
                       G 
I'm a pulling out your gag. 

       D 
Gon-na turn you lose, 
        D7 
Like an old caboose, 
      G             D 
Got a tail I need a drag. 

  A7 
I ask about your turtle, 
    C 
And you ask about the weather. 
      G 
Well, I can't jump the hurdle, 
And we can't get to-gether. 

A7 
  We could be relaxing, 
In my sleeping bag, 
But all you want to do, 
For me mama is a... 

D 
 Rag Mama Rag. 
                   G 
Theres no-where to go, 
Rag Mama Rag, 
Come on resin up the bow. 

(intro 2x) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante