The Allman Brothers - Ramblin Man

SONG: Ramblin' Man

ARTIST: The Allman Brothers Band

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)