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Ramblin Man chords for acoustic guitar
The Allman Brothers 1973 (Dickey Betts from the album Brothers and Sisters )
Capo IV*
E A E A E AE
E D ** E A
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
E A B B7**
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can
A E
And when it's time for leavin'
C#m A
I hope you'll understand
E B E
That I was born a ramblin' man
E A E
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
A B B7
He wound up on the wrong end of a gun
A E C#m A
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
E B E
Rollin' down highway forty-one
E D ** E A
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
E A B B7
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can
A E
And when it's time for leavin'
C#m A
I hope you'll understand
E B E
That I was born a ramblin' man
break
E A E
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin'
A B B7
I'm leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee
A E C#m A
They're always having a good time down on the bayou, Lord
E B E
Delta women think the world of me
E D ** E A
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
E A B B7
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can
A E
And when it's time for leavin'
C#m A
I hope you'll understand
E B E
That I was born a ramblin' man
E D E (E)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
D E (E)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
D E (E)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
D E (E)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
Break E D E (E). . .
* Alternate:
Capo I
E = G
D = F
A = C
B = D
B7 = D7
C#m = Em
** optional A chord could be inserted
** B7 optional for effect
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