G D C C/G
[Chorus]
G F G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
C D
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
But when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand
G D G
That I was born a ramblin' man
[Verse 1]
G C G
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
C D
And 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
Rolling down highway forty-one
[Chorus]
G F G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
C D
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
But when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand
G D G
That I was born a ramblin' man
Play “Intro to Solo”; then “Solo” (rhythm plays intro & verse).
[Verse 2]
G C G
I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning
C D
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee
C G Em C
They're always having a good time down on the Bayou, Lord
G D G
Them delta women think the world of me.
[Chorus]
G F G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
C D
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
But when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand
G D G
That I was born a ramblin' man
[Outro]
G F G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 4x
*Solo* G F G *(repeat n fade...)*
Song Intro
G D C C G
E|-15----------------------|-----------------------12-10--|
B|----17p15----------------|----------13p12--------13-12--|
G|----------16\14-12-------|------12--------14p12---------|
D|-----------------14--12--|-12h14------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
Intro to Solo
NC G D C G
E|---------------12----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------12-----15-15--15-12---------------------------------|
G|------12h14--------------------14-14-14br-12-------------------|
D|-12h14-----------------------------------------14-12-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------14-12-10--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Solo
NC G C G
E|-------------15-15--17b18r-15--15----17--15-----------------|
B|-------15-17----------------------17--------17-15---17--15--|
G|-14/16--------------------------------------------16--16----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
C
E|----------15------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------15----17--15---------------------------|
G|-16\14/16---16\14/16-----16--16---16\14-12-------12-12-14---|
D|-------------------------------------------14-12------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
D C
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12------------------------------------------------12-14-12-12--|
D|----14-12----12h14-12-12--12---12h14-12-12---12-14--------------|
A|----------14----------------14----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G Em C G
E|-------------------------------------------------------------15-15-17-|
B|---------------------------13p12-----------------------15-17----------|
G|-14-12-14b15-12-12---14-12------14--14-12---------14/16---------------|
D|------------------------------------------14-14-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C G
E|-15--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---17-15---17--15--------------13-12-----------------------------------|
G|---------16--16---16\14-12-----------14-14--12-14-12--12---------------|
D|---------------------------14---------------------------14-12----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------14\12-10-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
