im not too too sure i got the chords in the right spots i was doin it by memory just
to the song u should be able to figure out the exact places and where to play the intro
dont know the riff in the chours or any of the other short riff so if nebody knows em
me know
intro (played throughout the song)
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PM
-verse1-
C
I've been down the Mississippi,
Down through New Orleans,
Yes, I have.
F
I've played in California,
C
There ain't too much I haven't seen.
No, there ain't.
G
Well, I'm a ramblin' man,
G7
Don't fool around with a ramblin' man.
-verse2-
F
Left a girl in West Virginia,
C
Up there where that green grass grows,
Yes, I did.
F
Another girl in Cincinnati,
C
Waitin' where the Ohio River flows,
Poor girl!
G
I'm a ramblin' man,
G7 C
Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/waylon_jennings/im_a_ramblin_man_tab.html ]
-Chorus-
F
You'd better move away,
C
You're standin' too close to the flame.
F
Once I mess with your mind,
C
Your little heart won't beat the same.
G
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man,
G7 C
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man.
Better not!
Verse 3
F
Well, up in Chicago,
C
I was known as "Quiet Boy,"
Yes, I was!
F
Down in Alabama,
C
They call me "The man of joy,"
Still do!
G
Well, I'm a ramblin' man,
G7 C
Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man
-Chorus-
F
You'd better move away,
C
You're standin' too close to the flame.
F
Once I mess with your mind,
C
Your little heart won't beat the same.
G
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man,
G7 C
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man.
Better not!
F or C G G7
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