Ramblin Man

Allman Brothers Band

key:

   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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|