Intro: G, F, C, G
G F C G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G C D7
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
An when it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand
G D7 G
That I was born a rambling man
G C G
Well my father was a gambler down in Georgia
G C D7
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 D7 G
Rolling down highway forty-one
G F C G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G C D7
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
An when it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand
G D7 G
That I was born a rambling man
G C G
I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning
G C D7
Leaving out of Nashville Tennessee
C G Em C
They're always having a good time down on the Bayou Lord
G D7 G
Them delta women think the world of me
G F C G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G C D7
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
An when it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand
G D7 G
That I was born a rambling 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
Lord I was born a ramblin' man