Ramblin' Man

by The Allman Brothers Band · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 -5  -5 -5   -6 -6 6 -5  5  -5 -3 3 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man----
 -5    -5  -5 -4 -5  5
Tryin' to make a livin'
-4   5 5   5   -5 -5 -4 -3  
And doin' the best I can--
 3   6    6    6    5  6 -5 <-3 -3 3  
And when it's time for lea--vin'----
3  5     -5   -5 6  <-3 -3 3
I hope you'll under-stand---
 3  -4 -4 -4 5 -5 <-3 -3    3  
That I was born a ramblin' man

 -5  -5 -5 -5  -5 -4  5  5    -6  -5 -5 -4 3 
Well my father was a gambler down in Georgia
-5  -5  -5   -5 -5 5 -4    5    5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -3  
But he wound up on-- the wrong end of a gun-----
 3  6  6  -5 6 6  -5  6 -5  -4  -3 3  6   -5 6 -3 3 
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus-
-4  -4   -4   6  -5   -5 -5 -4 -3 3
Rollin' down highway fourty one----

 -5  -5 -5   -6 -6 6 -5  5  -5 -3 3 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man----
 -5    -5  -5 -4 -5  5
Tryin' to make a livin'
-4   5 5   5   -5 -5 -4 -3  
And doin' the best I can--
 3   6    6    6    5  6 -5 <-3 -3 3  
And when it's time for lea--vin'----
3  5     -5   -5 6  <-3 -3 3
I hope you'll under-stand---
 3  -4 -4 -4 5 -5 <-3 -3    3  
That I was born a ramblin' man

 3  -5 -5 -5  -4  5   5  -6   -5  -5 -4 3
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin'
-5 -5    -5 5   -4   5     5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -3
Leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee--------
   3     6  6  -5 6 6 -5  6   -5   -4  -3  3  -4 -4   
They're always having a good time down on the bayou, 
-3 3
Lord
 3   -4 -4 -4 -4   6   -5   -5   -5 -4 -3 3
Them Delta women think the world of me-----

 -5  -5 -5   -6 -6 6 -5  5  -5 -3 3 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man----
 -5    -5  -5 -4 -5  5
Tryin' to make a livin'
-4   5 5   5   -5 -5 -4 -3  
And doin' the best I can--
 3   6    6    6    5  6 -5 <-3 -3 3  
And when it's time for lea--vin'----
3  5     -5   -5 6  <-3 -3 3
I hope you'll under-stand---
 3  -4 -4 -4 5 -5 <-3 -3    3  
That I was born a ramblin' man

 -5  -5 -5   -6 -6 6 -5 5   -5 -3 3 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man----
 -5  -5 -5   -6 -6 6 -5 5   -5 -3 3 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man----
 -5  -5 -5   -6 -6 6 -5 5   -5 -3 3 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man----
 -5  -5 -5   -6 -6 6 -5 5   -5 -3 3 
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man----

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