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 G F G My father was a Gambler down in Gorgia G C D 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 C D 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)
