Ramblin' Man chords by Hank Williams, Drifting Cowboys (Official Version)

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Am
Am6
E7
E7#9

Intro 1

Verse 1

Am6

I can settle down and be doin' just fine

'Til I hear an old train rollin' down the line

Then I hurry straight home and pack

And if I didn't go, I believe I'd blow my stack

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Chorus 1

I love you, baby

Am6

But you gotta understand

When the Lord made me

He made a ramblin' man

Verse 2
Am 
Some folks might say that I'm no good
E7 
Am 
That I   wouldn't settle down if I could
Am 
But when that open road
Am6 
starts to callin' me
E7 
There's somethin' o'er the hill
Am 
that I gotta see

Chorus 2

Sometimes it's hard

But you gotta understand

When the Lord made me

He made a ramblin' man

Verse 3
Am 
I love to see the towns a- passin' by
E7 
Am 
And to ride these rails 'neath God's blue sky
Am 
Let me travel this land
from the mountains to the sea
E7 
'Cause that's the life I believe
Am 
He meant for me

Chorus 3

And when I'm gone

Am6

And at my grave you stand

Just say God's called home

Your ramblin' man

Outro 1

E7#9

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
Am6
E7
E7#9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: A minorBPM: 105

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am6: x-0-2-2-1-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
E7#9: x-x-2-1-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams, Drifting Cowboys, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Ramblin' Man the way Hank Williams, Drifting Cowboys intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.