Ab           F#   C#      Ab
Lord I was born a Ramblin' man
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Tryin' to make a living and doing the best I can
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When it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand
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That I was born a Ramblin' man

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My father was a Gambler down in Georgia
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He wound up on the wrong end of a gun
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And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
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Rolling down highway forty-one

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I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning
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Leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee
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they're always havin' a good time down on the Bayou, lord
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Them delta women think the world of me

(Chorus)