Capo 3 

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I can settle down and be doin' just fine 
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Until I hear an old freight rollin' down the line 
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Then I hurry on home and pack 
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And if I didn't go, I believe I'd blow my stack 
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I love you babe, but you gotta understand 
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When the Lord made me, he made a ramblin' man 
 
Some folks might say that I'm no good 
That I wouldn't settle down if I could 
But when that open road starts to callin' me 
There's somethin' o'er the hill that I gotta see 
I know it's hard but you gotta understand 
When the Lord made me, He made a ramblin' man 
 
Acoustic solo 

I love to watch the towns passin' by 
And to ride these rails 'neath God's blue sky 
Let me travel this land from the mountains to the sea 
'Cause I believe that's the life that's meant for me 
And when I'm dead and gone and at my grave you stand 
Just say God's called home your ramblin' man