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In this easy song lesson presented by Tyler Grant, you’ll learn how to play “Ramblin’ Man” by The Allman Brothers Band on guitar with tab.

“Ramblin’ Man” was by far the Allman Brother Band’s most popular single, peaking at #2 on the Billboard charts. The country-based song, written by Dickey Betts, was a significant departure for the band, but not an unnatural direction after Duane Allman’s death. According to Butch Trucks:

“While Duane was around, we were a blues-based band that added John Coltrane and Miles Davis to the mix. After Duane died, we started heading in a country direction because that was Dickey’s background. We all thought ‘Ramblin’ Man’ was too country to even record. We knew it was a good song but it didn’t sound like us. We went to the studio to do a demo to send to Merle Haggard or someone and then we got into that big long guitar jam, which kind of fit us, so we put it on the album and it became a hit. Then it more and more became Dickey’s band.””

“Ramblin’ Man”, along with “Wasted Words”, would be bassist Berry Oakley’s last recordings with the band before his tragic death on a motorcycle.

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“Ramblin’ Man” by The Allman Brothers Band – Lyrics

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Tryin’ 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

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 41

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Tryin’ 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

Alright

I’m on my way to New Orleans this mornin’
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee
They’re always having a good time down on the bayou
Lord, and Delta women think the world of me

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Tryin’ 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

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