The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin Man

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Ramblin Man chords for acoustic guitar
The Allman Brothers 1973 (Dickey Betts from the album Brothers and Sisters )

Capo IV*

E A E  A E A\E

E           D      **       E  A
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 
E                           A                B  B7**
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can 
    A                  E
And when it's time for leavin' 
  C#m              A
I hope you'll understand 
E          B               E
That I was born a ramblin' man 

   E            A               E
My father was a gambler down in Georgia 
                   A              B  B7
He wound up on the wrong end of a gun
    A                 E              C#m       A
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus 
E            B             E
Rollin' down highway forty-one 

E           D      **       E  A
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 
E                           A                B  B7
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can 
    A                  E
And when it's time for leavin' 
  C#m              A
I hope you'll understand 
E          B               E
That I was born a ramblin' man 

break

    E            A                E
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin' 
                   A                B  B7
I'm leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee 
        A               E                     C#m    A
They're always having a good time down on the bayou, Lord 
E           B                  E
Delta women think the world of me 

E           D      **       E  A
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 
E                           A                B  B7
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can 
    A                  E
And when it's time for leavin' 
  C#m              A
I hope you'll understand 
E          B               E
That I was born a ramblin' man 

E           D               E   (E)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 
            D               E   (E)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 
            D               E   (E)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 
            D               E   (E)
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man 

Break  E D E (E). . .

* Alternate:

Capo I

E   = G
D   = F
A   = C
B   = D
B7  = D7
C#m = Em

** optional A chord could be inserted
** B7 optional for effect

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