|G |D |C |C G | [Chorus] G F C G Lord I was born a ramblin' man G C D Tryin' to make a living and doing the best I can C G Em C When it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand G D G That I was born a ramblin' man [Verse] G C G My father was a gambler down in Georgia G 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 C G Lord I was born a ramblin' man G C D Tryin' to make a living and doing the best I can C G Em C When it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand G D G D That I was born a ramblin' man [Instrumental] G D C G G C G G C D C G Em C G D G [Verse] G C G I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning G C D Leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee C G Em C They're always havin' a good time down on the Bayou, Lord G D G Them delta women think the world of me [Chorus] G F C G Lord I was born a ramblin' man G C D Tryin' to make a living and doing the best I can C G Em C When it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand G D G That I was born a ramblin' man [Chorus] G F C G Lord I was born a ramblin' man G F C G Lord I was born a ramblin' man G F C G Lord I was born a ramblin' man G F C G Lord I was born a ramblin' man G F C G