Ramblin Man Tab

Ramblin' Man
                    The Allman Brothers Band
 
Tab by:omanyen@fusemail.com
 
 
INTRO:/=slide up \=slide down p=pull off h=hammer x=muff
 
e|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-8-7---------------|-------------------8-7--|
G|-----9-7-----------|---------7h9--7---------|
D|---------9-7-------|-----7h9--------9-------|
A|-------------9\7-5-|-7h9--------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
 
 
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:
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------7-8--12-10-10--7-8-8--8p7-----------------|
G|------7-9-----------------x----------9p7-------------|
D|--7-9---------------------x--------------9p7---------|
A|--------------------------x------------------9\7--5--|
E|--------------------------x--------------------------|
 
 
e|---------------10-10-|-13-12-10-10-12-10-|-10p7p0-------------------------|
B|---------10-12-------|-------------------|--------10-7------------8p7-----|
G|--5///11-------------|-------------------|-------------10\9p7---7-----9-7-|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------9-----------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10-------------------|
G|-----------7-9--9/11----11-9-7------------|
D|------7h9----------------------7-9--7h9-7-|
A|--7h9-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8p7------------|
G|--------7-9-7-9/11\9-7--9-7-----9--9p7-----|
D|--7h9p7--------------------------------9-7-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|---------------10-12h13p12p10--------------------------|
B|---------10-12----------------12-10-12h13p12p10--------|
G|--7///11----------------------------------------11\9-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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 )
 
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------5-4-----5-4---5///9-9-7-9-|-----5-4-----5-4---5///9-9-7-9-|
A|--5-5-----7-5-----5-------------|-5-5-----7-5-----5-------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
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:
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----8-7-----8-7---7///12-12-10-12-|-----8-7-----8-7---7///12-12-10-12-|
G|-7-7-----9-7-----7-----------------|-7-7-----9-7-----7-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
 
2nd Part:
 
e|-------10-9-------10-9----5/12-12-10-12-|
B|-10-10------12-10------10---------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------| ( repeat this sequence )
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 
Parts 1 & 2 Together:
 
e|--------10-9---------10-9------12-10-12-|
B|-10-10--8--7--12-10--8--7--10--12-10-12-|
G|-7--7---------9--7---------7------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 
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