Ramblin’ Man

Dickie Betts, 1973· Songs Well-Known in America · p.261

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(Capo 2)

Intro: G D C C/G

Chorus:

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 (Chorus)

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. (Chorus)

G F G

Lord, I was born a ramblin' man (4 times and fade)