C Am
Tough Mama,
G
meat shaking on your bones
C Am G
I'm gonna take you down to the river and get you stoned.
Am G
Sister's on the highway with that steel driving crew
Am Em Dm F
Papa's in the big house her working days are through
A# F G
Tough Mama, can I blow a little smoke on you?
C Am
Dark Beauty,
G
Won't you move it on over and make some room?
C Am G
It's my duty to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom.
Am G
Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise,
Am Em Dm F
You came through it all the way, flyin' through the skies.
A# F G
Dark Beauty With that long night's journey in your eyes.
C Am
Sweet Goddess,
G
born of a blinding light and a changing wind,
C Am G
Now, don't be modest, you know who you are and where you've been.
Am G
Jack the Cowboy went up north He's buried in your past.
Am Em Dm F
The Lone Wolf went out drinking That was over pretty fast.
A# F G
Sweet Goddess Your perfect stranger's comin' in at last.
C Am
Silver Angel,
G
with the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve,
C Am G
I'd be grateful if this golden ring you would receive.
Am G
Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch,
Am Em Dm F
I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch.
A# F G
Sweet Goddess It must be time to carve another notch.
C Am
I'm crestfallen,
G
the world of illusion is at my door,
C Am G
I ain't haulin' any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore.
Am G
The prison walls are crumblin', there is no end in sight,
Am Em Dm F
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
A# F G
Dark Beauty Meet me at the border late tonight.
C Am G C Am G
Am G
Am Em Dm F
A# F A