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R: Lord, I was born a ramblin' man,
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   trying to make a living anddoin the best I can.
     C                G         Em                 C
   When it`s time for leaving,I hope you`ll understand,
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   that I was born a ramblin man.

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1. My father was a gambler down in Georgia.
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   He wound upon the wrong end of a gun.
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   And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus,
   G            D              G
   rollin` down highway fourty one

R:

2. I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning,
   Leaving out of Nashville,Tennessee.
   They're always having a good time down on the Bayou, Lord.
   Them Delta women think the world of me.

R:

   G          F               G
   Lord I was born a ramblin` man
   G          F               G
   Lord I was born a ramblin` man
   G          F               G
   Lord I was born a ramblin` man
   G          F               G
   Lord I was born a ramblin` man