C / / / 2 / / /
I've been down the Mississippi
Down through New Orleans, yes I have
     F
I've played in California
                               C
There ain't too much I haven't seen
            G
Well, I'm a ramblin' man
            G7                    C
Don't fool around with a ramblin' man

Verse 2:
Left a girl in West Virginia
Up there where that green grass grows, yes I did
Another girl in Cincinnati
Waitin' where the Ohio River flows, poor girl
I'm a ramblin' man
Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man

CHORUS:
             F
You'd better move away
                                 C
You're standin' too close to the flame
       F
Once I mess with your mind
                               C
Your little heart won't be the same
           G
Well I'm a ramblin' man
            G7                          C
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man

Verse 3:
Well, up in Chicago
I was known as Quiet Boy, yes I was
Down in Alabama
They call me the man of joy, still do
Well, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man

(chorus)

(play C and fade)