Ramblin Man

Allman Brothers Band

tom:

NOTE: Guitar One has the Chord diagrams, while Guitar Two has the fingerpicking...The piano has been 
for Guitar Two and Bass...Enjoy!
RYTHYM KEY: (lower): means play one octave lower
e: eighth note or chord
q: quarter note or chord
s: sixteenth note or chord
h: half note
h.: dotted half note

q: a chord where the top note is a quarter note, while,
e: the bottom note is an eighth note...

INTRO:Measure 1 (Guitars One And Two)
  G Major           D                C
                                         q
  e e e e e e e e   q  e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
|-3-0-------------|----------------|------------------|
|-3---3-0---------|-5--3-----------|-----0---5-3------|
|-4-------2-0---0-|-2----3-2-0-----|-0-2-0---2-0-2-0--|
|-------------2---|-4----------2-0-|-0-2---0-----2-0--|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

VERSE:Measure 4(Guitars One,Two And Bass)
  C G                   F             G
|                       q
| q h.   q.  e e  q   e h  e  e q q   w           e e e e e e q  e     e   e   e  e e    q
|-0-------------------1-2--1--0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-3----3---3-3--3---1-1-------3-1---3--------------------------3-----3---3---0--3-1----0---|
|---4----4---4-4--4---2-2-------------4-----------2-0-0-0-0-0-0--4----------------4------0---|
|--------5---5-5--5-------------------5-----------0---0-0-0-0-0--5----------------5----------|
|-------------------------------------------------2---2-2-2-2-2------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Lord, I   was  born a ramblin' man,                      try'n' to make a livin' and
|           (lower.)           (lower)  (lower....)       (lower)              (lower)
| q h.   q.  e e  e e e    q    q q   q.e e e e e q   q   q   q                e  e e    e e
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------0-------------------------0-2-0---------2---0---------------------0--------|
|-3----------2-2----------------3-5-----2-2------------------------------------2--2----------|
|---3----3----------0-3-2--0----------3-----------3---3---------3------------------------0-3-|

  C                  D                           C                     G
| e                  q                           e                             q.
| w                  w                           w                             w
| w  q    e  q   q   w  e e h     e e e e e  e   w    q    e q.    e   e q s s w
|------------------------------------------------0----0----0-0---------0--------------|
|-1--1----1--3---3------0------------------------1-----------------1---0-3------------|
|-0------------------4----2-2----------------0---0---------------------0---3-2-0------|
|-2------------------4------------4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------0------|
|--------------------5------------5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------2------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
  doin' the best I     can.                 And when it's time    for leav-in',
|                                                                          (lower.)
| q.     e   e e e e q  e e q q q e e q   q      q.        e e e e e   e   e   e e e
|----------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
|------------------0-0----------0----------------------------------0-------------0----|
|-3------3-------3------2-2-0-2---2-2-0---2------3---------------3---------2---2------|
|------------0-3-------------------------------------------0-0-3-------------------0--|

     Em                                G                D7            G
|    q                    e                  e          q
|    w                    w                  h          w
| e  w     q    q   e   e w q.  h     w  e   h  q     e w e  e q q    q e e e e q   e q   e e
|-------------------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5-----3----3----------------------------0--0-----0---3---------------------------0---0-0|
|-0--0------------------3-2-0---0--------0---0----------5----3-2-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0---0-0|
|----2--------------------2-----------0------0----------4-------------0-0-0-0-0-0---5-0---0-0|
|-------------------------3-----------2-----------------3-------------2-2-2-2-2-2---5--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I hope you'll un -derstand            that I was  born  a ramblin' man.
| e  q     e e  e e q     q e e e e q q. e   q    q    q  q    q q    q.  e e e e e q   q   q
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0----------------------------------0----------------------0-2-0----------|
|------------0--0-2-------3-------0-3--------2----3-------2----0-2--------2-2----------------|
|-3--0-----0----------------0-3-3-----3--3----------------------------3-------------3---3---3|


(Verse 1 starts here)
          (Verse 2 starts here)
            G                C             G                                               C
|           q                q                                           q                 q
|           w                w                         e   e             w                 w
|  e    q   w  e   e q   e e w q    q   q  h  e q.     q e q e   e  q    w   q  e e e    e w
|---------|-------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3----3-|-3--3---3-3---0-1-1-1--------3--3---0---------0-------3--3----3---3--3-1-0----1-1-|
|---------|-4----------------0-------------4---0-0-----2---2-0------4----4-----------------0-|
|---------|-5----------------2-------------5---0-0-----0---0--------5----5-----------------2-|
|---------|--------------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Well, my father was    a gambler down in Georgia,             and he wound up on  the wrong
           on my  way    to New Orleans this Mornin',                  leavin'  out of Nash-
|  (lower)        (lower)   (low)            (lower...)             (lower)   (low.)     (low
|       q   q.     e e e e e q.  e e e  q  q.e e e e e q   q q      q    q.   e e e e    e q.
|---------|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0-|------------0-------------------------0-2-0--------------0-------------0----------|
|---------|--------2-2-------3----------3----2-2------------------------------2-2----------3-|
|---------|--------------0-3-----0-0-3-----3-----------3---3-0-----------3----------0----3---|

                D                           C                  G              Em
|               e                           e                  e
|               h                           w                  w
|  q   q   e  e h e q e e q e q   e q.   e  w  q  e q   e   e  w q  e e  e  q q h. e   e q
|-------------------------------------------0--0----0---0------0-------------------0-----0---|
|--1---3---3--3-3-0-------------------------------3---------3--0-3--0-0-------0-0------3-----|
|-------------------2-2-0---2-0----------0--0------------------0---------2--0-0-0------------|
|---------------4-----4-0-4-4-0---4-4-------2-------------------------------0-2-2------------|
|---------------5-----5-2-5-3-2---5-5---------------------------------------2----------------|
|-------------------------5-------5-5--------------------------------------------------------|
  end  of  a gun.                       And I was born  in the back seat of a     Greyhound
 ville Tennessee.                   They're always hav- in' a good  down on the bayou.
|                                                                   (lower)
|    e e e q    q   q q   q q   q   q q     q.    e e e q      q.   e e  e  q h   e   e e e
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------0-----------0--------------------------------------------0--------------2-0-|
|----------3--------2-0---2-----2---0-2-----3-----------3-----------2-2---------------2-----|
|----0-0-3----------------------------------------0-0-3--------3------------0-0---3---------|

  C             G               D7              G                                          F
| e                             q               e                                          q
| h                             w               w                                          w
| h q.  e e e e w  e  e e  q.   w  q    q e   e w q.  h         e e e e q  q.   e e  q   e w
|-------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------1-2-|
|------------------0--0-0--0-------3----3-3---0----------------------------3----3-3--3---1-1-|
|-2-0---0---0-2-----------------2---------------2-0---0---------0-0-0-0-0--4----4-4--4---2-2-|
|-2-----2-2-----0---------------4---------------0---------------0-0-0-0-0--5----5-5--5-------|
|-3-----3-------2-------------------------------2---------------2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  bus             rollin' down Highway Forty One.                         Lord, I   was  born
  Lord,     them  delta women  think   world me.
|                                                  (lower....)    (low)        (lower.)
| q.  e e e q   h       h       q  q    q q     q.  e e e e e q q   q   q  q.   e e  e e e q
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------0-----------------------0-2-0-------0----------------0-------|
|-3---------0----------------------2----0-2---------2-2-------------------------2-2----------|
|-----0-0-3-----0-------3-----------------------3-------------3-3-------3--3-----------0-3-1-|

             G                                                        C                  D
|                                          e                          e                  q
|                                          w                          w                  w
| e  e q q   w           e e e e e e e e   w    e   e   e  e e    q   w q    e   q   q   w
|-1--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------3-1---3---------------0-0-0---------3----3---3------3-1--------1-1----1---3---3---3-|
|------------4-----------2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0---4------------4---------4---0--------------------|
|------------5-----------0---0-0-0---------5--------------------------2------------------4-|
|------------------------2---------------------------------------------------------------5-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  a ramblin' man,                        try'n' to make a livin' and  doin' the best I
|     (lower) (lower....)      (lower)                (lower..)      (lower)
| q    q q   q.e e e e e q   q   q   q     q.           e  e e    e e q.     e   e e e e q
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0---------0-2-0---------0---------------------------0-------------------------0-0-|
|------3-------2-2--------------------------------------2--2----------3--------------3-----|
|-0----------3-----------3---0-------0-----3----------------------0-3--------0---0-3-------|

                              C                      G              Em                 C
|                             e                      e     e        q                  e
|                             w                      h     h        w                  w
| e e h     e e e e e e e e   w    q    e q.     e   h e q h e e e  w     q    q  e  e w q.
|-----------------------------0----0----0-0----------0---0----------0-------------0----------|
|-0----------------------------------------------3---0-3---0-1-0-0--------3----3-------------|
|---2-2-------------------0---0----------------------0--------------0----------------3-2-0---|
|-----------2-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2----------------------------0--------2------------------2-----|
|-----------5-----5-5-5-5----------------------------------2---------------------------3-----|
|-----------5-----5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  can.                   And when it's time     for leavin',     I hope you'll understand
|                                                       (lower)             (lower)  (lower)
| q   q e e q   q   q   q     q.        e e e q      q.  e e e e e  q     q    q  q    q.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0-0------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|-2---0-2-------2---0---2-----3---------------3----------2-2-------------------2-------3-----|
|---------------------------------------0-0-3--------3---------0-3--0-----0-------0----------|

            G                D7
|           q.     e         q
|           h      h         w               G
|   h       h  e   h  q    e w e e q q     | q e e e q.      e e e q   e
|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|
|------------------0--0----0-1-3---------| |------------------------------|(To Verse 2)
|---0-------0--0---0-------------3-2-0---| |-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0---0--|
|-----------0------0---------4-----------| |-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------|
|-----------2----------------3-----------| |-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2------|
|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------|(1st Ending)
              that I was  born a ramblin'    man.                     I'm
|                                          |     (lower...)    (lower....)
| e e e e e q. e   q    q    q q   q q     | q.  e e e e e q q   q     q
|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------0--|
|----------------------------0-----------| |---------0-2-0-------0--------|
|-------0-3--------2----3------2---0-2---| |-----2-2----------------------|
|-0-0-3-----3--3-------------------------| |-3-------------3-3------------|

  G
| q e e e e q e e e e e q.
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0---------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-----|
|-----------------------------| (2nd Ending)
  man.
|        (low)          (lower)
| q e e e e q q   q   q   q
|-----------------------------|
|---------0-2-------------0---|
|---0-2-2---------------------|
|-3-----------3---3---3-------|

   G               F             G
|                  q
|                  w
|  q.   e e  q   e w  e e  q q   w           e e h.
|----------------1-2--1-0-------------------------------|
|--3----3-3--3---1-1-------3-1---3-----------0---0------|
|--4----4-4--4---2-2-------------4-----------0-2-0------|
|--5----5-5--5-------------------5-----------0-3-0------|
|----------------------------------------------3--------|(Repeat 4x while fading out)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Lord, I   was  born a ramblin' man.
|       (lower)           (lower) (lower....)     (lower)
|  q.   e e  e e e q  q    q q   q.e e e e e q   q q q
|----------------------------------------------------0--|
|------------0---------------0---------0-2-0-------0----|
|-------2-2----------------3-------2-2------------------|
|--3-----------0-3-1--0----------3-----------3---3------|

LYRICS:
CHORUS:
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, try'n to make a livin' and doin' the best I can.
And when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand that I was born a ramblin' man.

VERSE ONE:
Well, my father was a gambler down in Georgia, and he wound up on the wrong end of a gun.
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus rollin' down Highway Forty One.

(CHORUS)

VERSE TWO:
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin', leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee.
They're always havin' a good time down on the bayou.
Lord them delta women think the world of me.

(CHORUS)

Lord, I was born a ramblin' man.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man.(Fade Out)