#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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 A/E 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 = B A = C B = D C#m = Em ** optional A chord could be inserted ** B7 optional for effect Set8
