Tab by:omanyen@fusemail.com


INTRO:/=slide up =slide down p=pull off h=hammer x=muff

-------------------|------------------------|
-8-7---------------|-------------------8-7--|
-----9-7-----------|---------7h9--7---------|
---------9-7-------|-----7h9--------9-------|
-------------97-5-|-7h9--------------------|
-------------------|------------------------|


CHORUS:
 D         G               D
Lord I was born a ramblin' man,

 Bm                        G                A
tryin' to make a livin and doin' the best I can.

    G                   D
And when it's time for leavin',

  G        F#m   Em
I hope you understand,

 D         A               D
That I was born a ramblin' man.


1st VERSE:
 D              G               D
My father was a gambler down in Georgia,

   Bm              G              A
He wound up on the wrong end of a gun.

    G                 D
And I was born in the backseat of a,

 G   F#m  Em
Greyhound bus,

 D           A        D
rollin' down highway 41.


   ( CHORUS )


1st lead:

-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------7-8--12-10-10--7-8-8--8p7-----------------|
------7-9-----------------x----------9p7-------------|
--7-9---------------------x--------------9p7---------|
--------------------------x------------------97--5--|
--------------------------x--------------------------|


---------------10-10-|-13-12-10-10-12-10-|-10p7p0-------------------------|
---------10-12-------|-------------------|--------10-7------------8p7-----|
--5///11-------------|-------------------|-------------109p7---7-----9-7-|
---------------------|-------------------|--------------------9-----------|
---------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|


------------------------------------------|
---------------------10-------------------|
-----------7-9--9/11----11-9-7------------|
------7h9----------------------7-9--7h9-7-|
--7h9-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|


-------------------------------------------|
----------------------------8p7------------|
--------7-9-7-9/119-7--9-7-----9--9p7-----|
--7h9p7--------------------------------9-7-|
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---------------10-12h13p12p10--------------------------|
---------10-12----------------12-10-12h13p12p10--------|
--7///11----------------------------------------119-7-|
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2nd VERSE:
 D               G                D
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',

 Bm            G               A
leavin' out of Nashville, Tennesee.

    G                D                     G  F#M  Em
I'm allways havin' a good time down on the bayou lord,

      D           A                  D
Those Delta women think the world of me.


  ( CHORUS )

--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------5-4-----5-4---5///9-9-7-9-|-----5-4-----5-4---5///9-9-7-9-|
--5-5-----7-5-----5-------------|-5-5-----7-5-----5-------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

These next two parts are done by two separate guitars, I will tab them 
separately, then together, it's tricky, but you CAN play BOTH parts
at the same time.

1st Part:
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----8-7-----8-7---7///12-12-10-12-|-----8-7-----8-7---7///12-12-10-12-|
-7-7-----9-7-----7-----------------|-7-7-----9-7-----7-----------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


2nd Part:

-------10-9-------10-9----5/12-12-10-12-|
-10-10------12-10------10---------------|
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----------------------------------------| ( repeat this sequence )
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Parts 1 & 2 Together:

--------10-9---------10-9------12-10-12-|
-10-10--8--7--12-10--8--7--10--12-10-12-|
-7--7---------9--7---------7------------|
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