Ramblin Man tab by The Allman Brothers Band

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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+G Major      D MajorD        C majorC
                     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 majorC G+G          FF       G+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 majorC         D MajorD              C majorC           G+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--|

   E minorEm                G+G        D7D7      G+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+G        C majorC       G+G                        C majorC
|      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 MajorD              C majorC         G+G       E minorEm
|        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 majorC       G+G        D7D7       G+G                     FF
| 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+G                            C majorC         D MajorD
|                     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 majorC           G+G       E minorEm         C majorC
|               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+G        D7D7
|      q.   e     q
|      h   h     w        G+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+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+G        FF       G+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)

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