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