'Ramblin Man' by Allman Brothers - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Ramblin Man
Song lyrics:
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 Major D C
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 G F 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 D C 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--|
Em G D7 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 C G C
| 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 C G Em
| 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 G D7 G F
| 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 C D
| 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 G Em C
| 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 D7
| q. e q
| h h w 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
| 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 F 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)