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Ramblin' Man
The Allman Brothers
Capo 1
Chord Guide | |||
3 4 G: 3x0003 |
134211
F: 133211 |
132
D: xx0232 |
32 1
C: x32010 |
12 Em: 022000 |
Intro: / G - - - / D - - - / C - - - / G - - - /
Chorus 1:
G F G (2)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
G C D (2)
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
When it's time for leaving, I hope you'll understand
G D G (2)
That I was born a rambling man
G C G (2)
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
G C D (2)
He wound up on the wrong end of a gun
C G Em C
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
G D G (2)
Rolling down highway forty-one
Chorus 2:
G F G (2)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
G C D (2)
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
When it's time for leaving, I hope you'll understand
G D G D (hold)
That I was born a rambling man
Solo:
/ G (hold) - - / D (hold) - - / C (hold) - - / G (hold)- - /
Instrumental Verse
G C G (2)
I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning
G C D (2)
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee
C G Em C
They're always having a good time down on the bayou, Lord
G D G (2)
Them delta women think the world of me
Repeat Chorus 1
G F G (2)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
G F G (2)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
G F G (2)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
G F G (2)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
Jam on this progression:
/ G - - - / F - - - / G - - - / - - - - /
End on G
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