Rambling Man chords by Laura Marling

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Open D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD F#F# A augmentedA D MajorD)

D MajorD is sometimes played on all open strings, but also sometimes like this:

D MajorD ----4---
A augmentedA ----0---
F#F# ----3---
D MajorD ----0---
A augmentedA ----0---
D MajorD ----0---

G+G is also played in two different ways, most of the time (in the verses and all the quick changes) like this:

D MajorD ----0---
A augmentedA ----0---
F#F# ----1---
D MajorD ----0---
A augmentedA ----2---
D MajorD ----0---

But in the chorus it's like this

D MajorD ----5---
A augmentedA ----0---
F#F# ----5---
D MajorD ----0---
A augmentedA ----0---
D MajorD ----0---

Dsus4Dsus4 is like this

D MajorD ----3---
A augmentedA ----0---
F#F# ----1---
D MajorD ----0---
A augmentedA ----0---
D MajorD ----0---

A augmentedA is played like this

D MajorD ----0---
A augmentedA ----0---
F#F# ----3---
D MajorD ----0---
A augmentedA ----4---
D MajorD ----0---

And for the D/F#D/F# in the bridge, just play the F#F# on the 6st string, all the other strings open

You can play the same chords in standard tuning, for a more open sound you can then play the Dsus4Dsus4 like this

E MajorE ----0---
BB ----3---
G+G ----0---
D MajorD ----0---
A augmentedA ----0---
E MajorE ----X---

Intro:
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD

Verse 1:
D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4    D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Oh naïve little me
D MajorD      Dsus4Dsus4      D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Asking what things you have seen
      D MajorD    G+G     D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And you're vulnerable in your head
     A augmentedA        G+G         D MajorD G+G D MajorD
You'll scream and you'll wail 'till you're dead

Verse 2:
 D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4   D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Creatures veiled by night
 D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4        D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Following things that aren't right
       D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And they're tired and they need to be led
       A augmentedA     G+G         D MajorD G+G D MajorD
But you'll scream and wail 'till you're dead

Chorus:
   D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4  G+G    D MajorD
But give me to a rambling man
    D MajorD     Dsus4Dsus4         D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Let it always be known that I was who I am

Verse 3:
 D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4     D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Beaten battered and cold
   D MajorD      Dsus4Dsus4       D MajorD G+G D MajorD
My children will live just to grow old
     D MajorD  G+G     D MajorD G+G D MajorD
But if I sit here and weep
     A augmentedA         G+G       D MajorD G+G D MajorD
I'll be blown over by the slightest of breeze

Verse 4:
     D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4    D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And the weak need to be led
     D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4       D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And the tender are carried to their bed
      D MajorD     G+G   D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And it's a pale and cold affair
    D MajorD     Dsus4Dsus4         D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And I'll be dammed if I'll be found there

Chorus:
   D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4  G+G    D MajorD
But give me to a rambling man
    D MajorD     Dsus4Dsus4         D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Let it always be known that I was who I am

Bridge:
   D/F#D/F#                 D MajorD
It's funny that the first chords that you come to
     D/F#D/F#             D MajorD
Are the minor notes that come to serenade you
      D/F#D/F#           D MajorD  D/F#D/F#      D MajorD
And it's hard to accept yourself as someone, you don't desire
  G+G            D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
As someone you don't want to be

Chorus:
  D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4  G+G    D MajorD
Oh give me to a rambling man
   D MajorD     Dsus4Dsus4         D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Let it always be known that I was who I am
  D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4  G+G    D MajorD
Oh give me to the rambling man
    D MajorD     Dsus4Dsus4         D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Let it always be known that I was who I am

Other versions of Rambling Man

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Rambling man by Laura Marling