Key: G
Introduction: G D C C/G
G F G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
C D
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
But when it' s time for leavin' , I hope you' ll understand
G D G
That I was born a ramblin' man
G C G
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
C D
And 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
G F G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
C D
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
But when it' s time for leavin' , I hope you' ll understand
G D G
That I was born a ramblin' man
Play &ldquo Intro to Solo&rdquo then &ldquo Solo&rdquo (rhythm plays intro & verse).
G C G
I' m on my way to New Orleans this morning
C D
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee
C G Em C
They' re always having a good time down on the Bayou, Lord
G D G
Them delta women think the world of me.
G F G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
C D
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C G Em C
But when it' s time for leavin' , I hope you' ll understand
G D G
That I was born a ramblin' man
G F G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 4x
*Solo* G F G *(repeat n fade...)*
G D C G
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G D C G
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G C G
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C
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D C
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G Em C G
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D C G
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