Intro:

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B|-------16-13------------------|----------------13-----------14-13-|
G|-------------15-13------------|----------13-15----15-13-15--------|
D|-------------------15-13-13~--|----13-15--------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Refrão:

G#                F#              G#
     Lord, I was born a ramblin' man,
                             C#               Eb
trying to make a living and doing the best I   can.
   C#                   G#         Fm                    C#
An When it's time for leaving, I hope you'll understand,
G#                Eb            G#
  that I was born a rambling man.

G#                          C#              G#
     Well my father was a gambler down in Georgia
                            C#           Eb
and he wound up on the wrong end of a gun.
    C#                 G#              Fm            C#
And I was born in the back seat of a  - Greyhound bus,
G#              Eb                 G#
  rolling down highway forty-one.

(Refrão)

G#                  C#              G#
I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning,
              C#              Eb
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee.
  C#                      G#                   Fm        C#
They're always having a good time down on the Bayou, Lord.
G#                 Eb                 G#
Them delta women think the world of me.

G#          F#             G#
Lord I was born a ramblin man (4x)