Capo 1
[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 F 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
That I was born a ramblin' man
[Instrumental]
G F C D
[Verse]
G F 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
[Ending]
G F C G