Ragged Company
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Capo 3
Intro: C G D Dsus4 (x2)
C G D Dsus4
O lord I think I'm falling to my disbelief
C G D Dsus4
I'm cursing like a sailor and lying like a thief
C G D Dsus4
It's hard to heed the calling from the better side of me
C G D Dsus4
When I'm blaming everybody else and no one's coming clean
C G D Dsus4
O lord can you see my thick skin wearing thin
C G D Dsus4
And the demons of a lesser me are beckoning me in
C G D Dsus4
Those who gathered 'round me - I'm watching them all leave
C Em D G
Cause I am my own ragged company
C G D Dsus4
You can take a trip to china or take a boat to Spain
C G D Dsus4
Take a blue canoe around the world and never come back again
C G D Dsus4
But traveling don't change a thing, it only makes it worse
C G D Dsus4
Unless the trip you take is in to change your cruel course
C G D Dsus4
'Cause every town's got a mirror and every mirror still shows me
C Em D G
That I am my own ragged company
C Em D G
I am my own ragged company
C G D Dsus4 (x4)
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A Asus4
Won't you help me lord
A Asus4
Won't you help me lord
A Asus4
someone cut the cord
G F D C G D Dsus4
and I'm falling down again
C G D Dsus4 (x3)
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C G D Dsus4
Oh it's lonely, lord it's mighty cold
C G D Dsus4
And I don't want to live this way afraid of growing old
C G D Dsus4
It's hard to heed the warning when you cannot see the crime
C G D Dsus4
The only way to remember is to forget in a rhyme
C G D Dsus4
And I'm scared to tread the red road that leads to galilee
C Em D G
Cause I am my own ragged company
C Em D G
I am my own ragged company (3x)
How to play Ragged Company
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.