Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Key: G Difficulty: Intermediate "Ramblin' Man" (Dickey Betts) The Allman Brothers Band, 1973 Country rock - southern rock, original Key Ab, BPM 180 Intro: G D C G A|-10--7/5-----------|-----------|-------------------|-3---2--| E|----------7-5/3----|-----------|-----3----5/3------|-5---3--| C|-----------------4-|-2---------|-2/4---4-------4/2-|--------| G|-------------------|-----------|-------------------|--------|
Chorus: G F C G Lord, I____ was born____ a ram---blin' man_____ G C D Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I_____ can D G Em7 C G And when it's time__ for leavin'__, I hope you'll under-stand_____ G D G That I was born____ a ramblin' man Verse: G C G Well my father was__ a gam--bler down in Georgia__ G C D And he wound up on the wrong end of gun________ D C G Em7 C G And I was born in the back seat__ of a Greyhound bus____ G D G Rollin' down Highway 41______ Chorus: G F C G Lord, I____ was born____ a ram---blin' man_____ G C D Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I_____ can D G Em7 C G And when it's time__ for leavin'__, I hope you'll under-stand_____ G D G That I was born____ a ramblin' man Instrumental: | D | D | D | D | D | G | C | G | G | G | | C | D | D | C | G | Em7 | C | G | D | G | Verse: G C I'm on my way to New__ Orleans this mornin'__ G C D Leaving out of Nash--ville, Tennessee_____ D C G Em7 They're always having a good time down on the ba-you_____ C G D G Lord, and Delta women think the world of me________ Chorus: G F C G Lord, I____ was born____ a ram---blin' man_____ G C D Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I_____ can D G Em7 C G And when it's time__ for leavin'__, I hope you'll under-stand_____ G D G That I was born____ a ramblin' man Chorus: G F C G Lord, I____ was born____ a ram---blin' man_____ G C D Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I_____ can D G Em7 C G And when it's time__ for leavin'__, I hope you'll under-stand_____ G D G That I was born____ a ramblin' man Instrumental: | D | D | D | D | D | G | C | G | G | G | | C | D | D | C | G | Em7 | C | G | D | G | Outro: G F G G F G Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, Lord, I was born a ramblin' man G F G G F G Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, Lord, I was born a ramblin' man G F G G F G G G Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, Lord, I was born a ramblin' man / Outro Lick: lick is played throughout the outro G F G A|----------|-7--5--------7--5-|----------|-10/8---10---| E|-5/7------|-8--7---7----7--5-|-7--------|--7/5----7---| C|-5/7------|--------7---------|-7--------|-------------| G|----------|------------------|----------|-------------| *********************************** | / Slide up | ~ Vibrato ***********************************