RAGAMUFFIN MAN BY MITCH MURRAY AND PETER CALLENDER
Recorded by Manfred Mann, April 1969, No.8 in the UK
Intro
[C] [D] [F] [C]
Verse 1
[C] [Dm]
Born and raised as a rich man's son
[F] [C]
You were always the restless one
[C] [Dm]
Living high only made you low
[F] [C]
So you packed up and hit the road
Chorus
[C] [Am] [Dm]
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
[G]
Life was so grand, you used to stand
[C] [F] [G]
Holdin' your head up high
[C] [Am] [Dm]
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
[G]
Look at you now, I wonder how
[G] [C] [F] [G]
You can be satisfied
Verse 2
[C] [Dm]
You stole a ride on a westbound train
[F] [C]
Called yourself by another name
[C] [Dm]
Spent your nights in a mission home
[F] [C]
Cast away the life that you'd known
Chorus
[C] [Am] [Dm]
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
[G]
Life was so grand, you used to stand
[C] [F] [G]
Holdin' your head up high
[C] [Am] [Dm]
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
[G]
Look at you now, I wonder how
[G] [C] [F] [G]
You can be satisfied
Bridge
[C] [Dm]
As you rise in the mornin' rain
[F] [C]
Take a look down that road again
[C] [Dm]
Does the thought ever grab your mind
[F] [C]
For the life that you've left behind?
Chorus
[D] [Bm] [Em]
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
[A]
Life was so grand, you used to stand
[D] [G] [A]
Holdin' your head up high
[D] [Bm] [Em]
Hey, Mister Ragamuffin Man
[A]
Look at you now, I wonder how
[D]
You can be satisfied (repeat)
Outro
[D] [Bm] [G] [A] [D]
