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Ramblin’ Man (diatonic)

by Allman Brothers Band

Chorus:

AAABBAGA

Lord, I was born a ramblin' man,

AAAAA

Tryin' to make a livin'

F#GAAAE

and doin' the best I can.

BBBBBBA

And when it's time for leavin',

F#BAAAF#

I hope you'll understand,

F#F#F#GAF#ED

That I was born a ramblin' man.

Verse 1:

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Well my father was a gambler

BBAF#

down in Georgia,

AAAAF#GGAAE

He wound up on the wrong end of a gun.

ABBBBBBAF#F#ABD

And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus

F#F#F#GAF#ED

Rollin' down highway forty one.

Chorus:

Verse 2:

AAAAF#GGBBAF#

I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',

AAAF#GGAAE

Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,

BBBBBBBABAF#BA

They're always having a good time down on the bayou,

F#F#GGGGAAF#ED

Lord, them Delta women think the world of me.