• Song:

    Ramblin Man

  • Artist:

    Allman Brothers Band

  • Album:

    A Decade of Hits: 1969-...

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Song:Ramblin Man                        h-hammer     |
Artist:Allman Brothers                  p-pull-off   |
Song Writer;Richard Betts               b-bend       |
Transcriber:Jay Justice JJUST61@AOL.COM r-release    |
Album:Brothers And Sisters              /-slide up   |
       Written on windows 95 Notepad   -slide down  |

Lyrics and chords (see below) by TPLBA@aol.com

This first part is the intro.It sounds like duel leads on
the song however im only going to tab one part.Know one
will ever know the differance.
   G                    D     C                    G

E-15-12---------------------------------------------|
B------15-12------------------------13-12-----13-12-|
G-----------14-12--------------12h14-----14-12------|
D----------------14-12----12h14---------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

2nd lead part;
This next part is the main lead part in the middle of the
song.It starts after the 2nd chorus.

   NC                  G   D      C          G

E----------------12--------------------------------|
B-----------12h13--15-15-12-----13-12--------------|
G------12h14---------------14-14----14-12----------|
D-12h14----------------------------------14-12-----|
A---------------------------------------------14---|
E-----------------------------------------------15-|

   NC         G      F                 G

E-------------15-15-17b18p15----15-17-15--------------|
B-------15-17----------------h17--------17-15---17-15-|
G-14/16--------------------------------------h16------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
                                                       D

E----------15-----------------------------------------|
B----------------15-15-17-15--------------------------|
G-1614/16----16------------1613h12---12-14-12-------|
D-----------------------------------h14--------14-12--|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

                                C                 G
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------12-14-12-12-14-12-14b15-12-12|
D-12-12-14-12-12h14-12-12-12h14-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

        Em                   C              G
E-------------------------------------15-17-15--------|
B------13p12---------------------15-17--------17-15---|
G-14-12-----14-12-14-12-----14/16------------------h16|
D----------------------14-14--------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

   D               C                 G
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-17-15------------13p12--------------------------------|
G-------1613h12--------14-14-12---12-12----------------|
D---------------14--------------h14-----h14-12----------|
A----------------------------------------------14-12----|
E----------------------------------------------------15-|

3rd lead part
This last part is the last solo at the end of the song
minus the slide at the very end.
The rhythm to this last part is a repeating G and F
progression just like the beginning of the chorus.
As if singing Lord I was born a ramblin man over and
over to the end of the song.If your playing rhythm to
the song it helps to sing it to yourself to keep
timing.You will be surprised how the lead notes fall
into place once you learned how to play it.

  G  F      G           F        G         F         G
E-------------7-5-7----------------7-5-7--12-10-12p10--|
B---5-3--5p3------------5-3--5p3--------/12----12----12|
G-4----4----4-------2/4----4-----4---------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E-7-5-7---12-10--12p10--7-5-7--------------------------|
B------/12-----12-----12-------10b11-8-10-10b11-8--8-8-|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E-------------------------------10-7--------|
B----8-8---8-8-8h10-8-10-10b11-8----10b11-8-|
G-7h9---------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|


E---------------------------------------------------|
B----8-8-10-8-10b11-8--8h10-8--8-8-8--8--9-11-9-----|
G-7h9----------------h9------h9--------h9------9----|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|


E------------10-7-----------------------------------|
B----8-8-10-8----10b11-8--8-8-8-8--8-10---8-8-8-----|
G-7h9-------------------h9-------h9----7h9----------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|


E----------------------------10-10-----10-10-----10-10|
B----8-8-8---8-8-8-10-8-10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----|
G-7h9-----7h9-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


E---------------------10-10-----10-10-----10-10-------|
B-10p8-8h10-10-8-10b12-----10b12-----10b12------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


E---------------------10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-|
B-10b8-8h10-10-8-10b12--------10b12--------10b12---------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|


E------10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-|
B-10b12--------10b12--------10b12--------10b12---------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E------10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10-|
B-10b12--------10b12--------10b12--------10b12---------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E------10-10-10----------------------------------------|
B-10b12--------12b10-8--8-10-8-10b12b10-8--8-10--------|
G---------------------h9-----------------h9-------8/---|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


E-15------------15-------15--15--15h17p15-15-17b18-17b19|
B----17-15-17b18---15--15--17---------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|


E-15-17b19-15-15--15---------15-15-----------15------15--15|
B---------------17---15h17-15-----17-15-17b18--15--15--17--|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|


E-15h17p15-15-17b18-17b19-15-17-17b19b17-15--15--15-|
B----------------------------------------------17---|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|


E-----------------------------------------------|
B-15h17-15-18b20b18-15-18b20--18b20b18-15-18b20-|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|


E--------------------------------------------------|
B-18b20b18-15-18b20--18b20b18-15-18b20--18b20b18-15|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
  This last lick is repeated appx.20 times until
  slide guitar part ends the song.

E--------------------------------------------------|
B-18b20b18-15--18b20b18-15--18b20b18-15------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|


From: TPLBA@aol.com
Subject: Allman Brothers Band: Ramblin' Man

CHORUS:
G           F               G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, trying to make a living and

C                D    C               G         Em
doin the best I can.When its time for leaving,I hope youll

         C  G         D              G
understand,that I was born a ramblin man.


1st verse
G               F               G                                        
My father was a gambler down in Georgia. He wound up

       C              D    C                    G
on the wrong end of a gun.And I was born in the back seat of a

Em        C   G           D              G
greyhound bus,rollin down highway fourty one

2nd lead part;

CHORUS

I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning, Leaving out of Nashville,
Tennessee. They're always having a good time down on the Bayou, Lord.
Them Delta women thing the world of me.

CHORUS

G          F              G
Lord I was born a ramblin man

G          F              G
Lord I was born a ramblin man

G          F              G
Lord I was born a ramblin man

G          F              G
Lord I was born a ramblin man

Last lead part;
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