C
Been down through Mississippi,

Down through New Orleans.
       F
Played out in California, 
                               C
There ain't too much I haven't seen.
      G                                               C
I'm a ramblin' man, don't fool around with a ramblin' man.

[Verse]
C
Met a girl in West Virginia,

Up where the green grass grows, yes I did.
      F
Got a girl in Cincinatti,
                              C
Waiting where that Ohio river flows.
      G                                                 C
I'm a ramblin' man, don't give your heart to a ramblin' man.

[Chorus]
             F
You'd better move away,
                                 C
You're standing too close to the flame.
       F
Once I mess with your mind,
                               C
Your little heart won't be the same.
      G                                               C
I'm a ramblin' man, don't mess around with a ramblin' man.

[Instrumental]
F    C    F    C    G    C

[Verse]
Well up in Chicago, 

I was known as quite a boy, I still am too.
F
Down in Alabama,
                        C
They call me the man of joy, yes they do.
      G                                                C
I'm a ramblin' man, don't fall in love with a ramblin' man.

[Chorus]
             F
You'd better move away,
                                 C
You're standing too close to the flame.
       F
Once I mess with your mind,
                               C
Your little heart won't be the same.
      G                                               C
I'm a ramblin' man, don't mess around with a ramblin' man.
      G                                               C
I'm a ramblin' man, don't mess around with a ramblin' man.