Steve's Last Ramble  By Steve Earle
Album: Transcendental Blues
Transcribed by: Ryan Giesecke
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Intro:

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Verse 1:

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I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' round 

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Hangin' up my highway shoes 

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Lately when I walk they make a hollow sound 

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And they carry me away from you 

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Every night I lay my body down 

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My empty arms just leave me blue 

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So I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round 

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And find my way back home to you 



Instrumental Bridge:

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Verse 2:

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I have always been the travelin' kind 

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A million miles behind me now 

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I kept on followin' that thin white line 

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But now I want to turn around 

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I only lived to hear that highway sound 

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High and lonesome - low and blue 

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Now I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round 

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And find my way back home to you 


Instrumental Bridge 2:

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(E) (D A) (D A) (D A E)
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Verse 3:

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So say goodbye to all my ramblin' pals 

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Ol' Highway Dave and Southside Sue 

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I don't believe they'll miss me anyhow 

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What's one less wayward soul or two 

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Down the road they'll pass the jug around 

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And they'll sing them lonesome highway blues 

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But me I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin'
'round 

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And find my way back home to you 


Outro:

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