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

^DTough ^BmMama -- m^Aeat shaking on your bones ^DI'm go^Bmnna ta^Ake you down to the river and get you stoned. ^BmSister's on the highway with tha^At steel driving crew ^BmPapa's in the big house her wo^F#mrking day^Ems are thr^Gough ^CTough M^Gama -- ^Acan I blow a little smoke on you?

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^DDark B^Bmeauty -- W^Aon't you move it on over and make some room? ^DIt's m^Bmy duty to b^Aring you down to the field where the flowers bloom. ^BmAshes in the furnace, dust on th^Ae rise, ^BmYou came through it all the wa^F#my, flyin'^Em through ^Gthe skies. ^CDark Be^Gauty -- ^A with that long night's journey in your eyes.

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^DSweet G^Bmoddess -- ^Aborn of a blinding light and a changing wind, ^DNow, d^Bmon't be mode^Ast, you know who you are and where you've been. ^BmJack the Cowboy went up north He^A's buried in your past. ^BmThe Lone Wolf went out drinkin^F#mg That wa^Ems over pr^Getty fast. ^CSweet G^Goddess -- ^A Your perfect stranger's comin' in at last.

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^DSilver ^BmAngel -- ^A with the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve, ^DI'd be g^Bmrateful if t^Ahis golden ring you would receive. ^BmToday on the countryside it was ^Aa-hotter than a crotch, ^BmI stood alone upon the ridge a^F#mnd all I ^Emdid was w^Gatch. ^CSweet G^Goddes^As It must be time to carve another notch.

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^DI'm cre^Bmstfallen -- ^A the world of illusion is at my door, ^DI ain't ^Bmhaulin' any o^Af my lambs to the marketplace anymore. ^BmThe prison walls are crumblin', ^Athere is no end in sight, ^BmI've gained some recognition b^F#mut I lost^Em my appet^Gite. ^CDark Be^Gauty --^A meet me at the border late tonight.

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Jerry Garcia Band - Tough mama