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            Capo 1
[Chorus]
G           F       C      G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G                            C             D
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           D              G
That I was born a ramblin' man
[Verse]
G                F               G         
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
G                    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           F       C      G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G                            C             D
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           D              G
That I was born a ramblin' man
[Instrumental]
G F C D
[Verse]
G                F           G
I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning
G                 C            D
Leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee
C                        G                     Em      C 
They're always havin' a good time down on the Bayou, Lord
G                  D                G
Them delta women think the world of me
[Chorus]
G           F       C      G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G                            C             D
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           D              G
That I was born a ramblin' man
[Chorus]
G           F       C      G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G           F       C      G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G           F       C      G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G           F       C      G
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
G           F       C      G
[Ending]
G           F       C      G 
        
                