[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
 
[Verse 1]
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           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
 
    Play “Intro to Solo”;  then “Solo”  (rhythm plays intro & verse).
 
[Verse 2]
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
                            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
 
[Outro]
G           F               G
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man  4x     
G  F  G  
Song Intro
  G                    D    C                     C  G
Intro to Solo
          G               D     C                     G
Main Solo
        G      C                    G
                                          C
              D                                     C
        G                   Em                C               G
            D                   C                  G