Ramblin Man (acoustic) chords

The Allman Brothers Band

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Capo: 4st fret

  			


 

Intro: E A E  A E A/E 

E           D             E  A 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man  
E                           A                B  B7 
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can  
    A                  E 
And when it's time for leavin'  
  C#m              A 
I hope you'll understand  
E          B               E 
That I was born a ramblin' man  

   E            A               E 
My father was a gambler down in Georgia  
                   A              B  B7 
He wound up on the wrong end of a gun 
    A                 E              C#m       A 
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus  
E            B             E 
Rollin' down highway forty-one  

E           D             E  A 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man  
E                           A                B  B7 
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can  
    A                  E 
And when it's time for leavin'  
  C#m              A 
I hope you'll understand  
E          B               E 
That I was born a ramblin' man  

break 

    E            A                E 
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin'  
                   A                B  B7 
I'm leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee  
        A               E                     C#m    A 
They're always having a good time down on the bayou, Lord  
E           B                  E 
Delta women think the world of me  

E           D             E  A 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man  
E                           A                B  B7 
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can  
    A                  E 
And when it's time for leavin'  
  C#m              A 
I hope you'll understand  
E          B               E 
That I was born a ramblin' man  

E           D               E   (E) 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man  
            D               E   (E) 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man  
            D               E   (E) 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man  
            D               E   (E) 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man  

Break  E D E (E). . .