Ramblin’ Man

The Allman Brothers

Written by Forrest Richard Betts

Key of G · Chords: I IV V VII vi

Verse 1

G          F      C        G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
                            C                D7
Tryin' to make a living and doing the best I can
C                  G              Em          C
When it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand
G          D7              G
That I was born a ramblin' man

Verse 2

                F       C       G
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
                   C              D7
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            D7            G
Rolling down highway forty-one

Verse 1

G          F      C        G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
                            C                D7
Tryin' to make a living and doing the best I can
C                  G              Em          C
When it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand
G          D7              G
That I was born a ramblin' man

Verse 3

                 C                G
I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning
                C              D7
Leavin' out for Nashville Tennessee
C                       G                     Em    C
They're always havin' a good time down on the bayou Lord
G                D7                 G
Them delta women think the world of me

Verse 1

G          F      C        G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
                            C                D7
Tryin' to make a living and doing the best I can
C                  G              Em          C
When it's time for leaving I hope you'll understand
G          D7              G
That I was born a ramblin' man

Verse 4

G          D7              G
That I was born a ramblin' man
           D7              G
That I was born a ramblin' man