INTRO: 12 Measures (Lower case letters are single notes) - ----- 1 2 3+ 4 + 1 2 + 3 + 4+… |Drums… |… |… |… b-d-d#|E7 E7s E7 |D7 D7s D7 | |A7 A7s A7 |E7 E7s E7 |E7 E7s E7 |D7 D7s D7 | I'm gon-na tell… my… tale… Come on,… come on,… |A7 A7s A7 |E7 E7s E7 | give a lis-ten… ‘Cause I was born… VERSE #1: 8 M -------- |E Es4 E |D Ds4 D | lone-… ly… down… by the riv-er-side,… learned to spin… |A As4 A |E Es4 E | for-tune wheels,… throw… dice… And, I was just… |E Es4 E |D Ds4 D | thir-… teen… when I had to leave… home,… knew I could-n't |A As4 A |E Es4 E | stick a-round,… had… to roam. I ain't… good… VERSE #2: 8 M -------- |E Es4 E |D Ds4 D | look-in',… but you know I ain't… shy… Ain't a-fraid to |A As4 A |E Es4 E | look you girl… in… the eye, so if you need some |E Es4 E |D Ds4 D | lov-… in',… and you need it right a-way,… take a lit-tle |A As4 A |E Es4 E | time… out… and may-be I'll… stay… Then I've got to CHORUS #1: 9 M --------- |E |D |A | ram-… ble… Ram-bl-in' man… Lord,… I've got to gam-… ble… Gam-bl-in' man… |E |E |D | … Oh,… I got to ram-…ble… Ram-bl-in' man… And I was born a |A |E |… | ram-… blin',… gam-bl-in' man… Hey!… GUITAR SOLO #1: 8 M -------------- |E7 E7s E7 |D7 D7s D7 |A7 A7s A7 |E7 E7s E7 | |E7 E7s E7 |D7 D7s D7 |A7 A7s A7 |E7 E7s E7 | I hope you've got… VERSE #3: 8 M -------- |E Es4 E |D Ds4 D | mon-ey,… sure gon-na need… some… I ain't gon' run, I |A As4 A |E Es4 E | love you now,… and I got to run… I got to keep… |E Es4 E |D Ds4 D | mov-… in',… nev-er gon-na slow… down… You can have your |A As4 A |E Es4 E | funk-y world,… see… you 'round… I've got to CHORUS #2: 9 M --------- |E |D |A | ram-… ble… Ram-bl-in' man… Yeah,… I've got to gam-… ble… Gam-bl-in' man… |E |E |D | … Oh,… I got to ram-…ble… Ram-bl-in' man… I was born a |A |E |… | ram-… blin',… gam-bl-in' man… Aww!… GUITAR SOLO #2: 16 M -------------- |E7 E7s E7 |D7 D7s D7 |A7 A7s A7 |E7 E7s E7 | … Oh,… yeah… |E7 E7s E7 |D7 D7s D7 |A7 A7s A7 |E7 E7s E7 | … |E7 E7s E7 |D7 D7s D7 |A7 A7s A7 |E7 E7s E7 | |E7 E7s E7 |D7 D7s D7 |A7 A7s A7 |E7 E7s E7 | CHORUS #3: 12 M --------- |E |D |A |E | Ram-bl-in' man,… ev-'ry-bo-dy,… gam-bl-in' man… |E |D |A |E | Ram-bl-in' man,… yeah,… gam-bl-in' man… Ah,… |E |D |A |E | … ram-bl-in' man,… gam-bl-in' man… CODA: 10 M ---- |E |D |A |E |E |E | All… right!… Hey!… Yeah!… |E |E |E |E |
