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.
