INTRO: C
 
Tonight I'll board the Delta Queen
 
Abound for New Orleans
     G                                   C
And again I'll get that feeling that I'm free
 
Her paddle wheels will churn
 
And her smoke stacks they will burn
    G                             C
And slowly I'll be carried to the sea
 
 
CHORUS:
             F  Em   Dm
'Cause I'm a rambler
           C
A showboat gambler
          G             C
I make my living on the run
      F  Em   Dm
I'm a rambler
           C
A showboat gambler
               G            C
Big Muddy will always be my home
 
 
 
I know every river ship 
 
'Cause I've taken every trip
    G                           C
And I know every captain by his name
 
In the eyes of every man
 
I can tell what's in his hand
  G                                 C
I guess that I have played in every game
 
 
CHORUS:
             F  Em   Dm
'Cause I'm a rambler
           C
A showboat gambler
          G             C
I make my living on the run
      F  Em   Dm
I'm a rambler
           C
A showboat gambler
               G            C
Big Muddy will always be my home
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL: C  G F C  G F C 
 
 
 
Tonight I'm a-sitting here
 
Beneath a chandelier
          G                           C
There's a lady here to light my big cigar
 
And if luck will be my friend
 
We'll be finished up by ten
             G                                 C
And we'll be standing on the decks beneath the stars
 
 
CHORUS:  (## 3x - fade to end ##)
             F  Em   Dm
'Cause I'm a rambler
           C
A showboat gambler
          G             C
I make my living on the run
      F  Em   Dm
I'm a rambler
           C
A showboat gambler
               G            C
Big Muddy will always be my home