The Reivers
"Ragamuffin Man" (from "Saturday")
by John Croslin
Transcribed by Rafael Rodriguez, Brian Poe, and Jon Tanzey

Basic chords:

     E A D G B E

D    0 0 0 2 3 2 

C    0 3 2 0 1 0 

Em   0 2 2 0 0 0

G    3 2 0 0 0 3


Alternate chords:

     E A D G B E

D    0 0 0 2 3 2 

C    0 3 2 0 3 0 

Em   0 2 2 0 3 0

G    3 2 0 0 3 3


D    C     Em     G
Listen Ragamuffin man

D           C        Em       G
We've gotta love you while we can

D         C             Em     G
It's not enough we will go our separate ways.


D    C     Em     G
Listen Ragamuffin man

D           C              Em         G
You hold my legs with your tight grip hands

D     C           Em        G
I sit around afternoons and think of you.



D       C    D              C
Listen,      You got bigger

D                    C  
You got out of hand

D                    C  D
You got out of hand

       C       G       D
It was you and you and you

           C        G      D
You're the best one that I knew

           C     G    D
Guess I'll never understand

          C   G      D      ( C   Em   G  )
You're my Ragamuffin man.   (second chorus)



D    C     Em     G
Listen Ragamuffin man

D           C            Em          G
You feel of me with your punch drunk hands

D         C             Em             G
And now I know that I'm wiser when you do.

D      C          Em     G
Listen things are out of hand

D     C        Em              G
These stomping grounds in this magic land

D           C           Em              G
Are soon to leave us if you know what I mean.