Rambling Man chords by Laura Marling (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E5
E
A/E
Esus4
B/E
B
F#m/E
A
C#m9
C#m
C#m7

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
E 
 (E major) Oh naive  (A/E) little  (E major) me  (A/E)  (E major) 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
E 
Asking what  (A/E) things you have  (E major) seen  (A/E)  (E major) 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
E 
And you're  (A/E) vulnerable in your  (E major) head  (A/E)  (E major) 
A/E 
You'll  (A/E) scream and you'll wail till you're dead
E 
A/E 
E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 

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Verse 2

Creatures veiled by night

Following things

that aren't right

And they're tired

and they need to be lead

You'll scream and you'll wail till you're dead

Chorus 1
E 
Esus4 
E 
But  (E major) give me  (Esus4) to       a rambling  (E major) man
E 
Esus4 
Let it  (E major) always be known  (Esus4) 
that I was who I am
E 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major)  (A/E) 
E 
A/E 
E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 
A/E 
 (A/E) We're

Verse 3
E 
Esus4 
E 
A/E 
E 
 (E major) beaten,  (Esus4) battered, and cold  (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 
Esus4 
E 
A/E 
E 
My children will  (Esus4) live     just to grow  (E major) old  (A/E)  (E major) 
E 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
E 
But if I  (E major) sit here  (A/E) and weep  (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 
E 
A/E 
I'll be  (E major) blown over by the  (A/E) slightest of breeze
E 
A/E 
E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 

Verse 4
E 
Esus4 
E 
A/E 
E 
And the weak  (E major) need  (Esus4) to be lead  (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 
Esus4 
E 
A/E 
E 
And the tender I'll  (Esus4) carry    to their  (E major) bed  (A/E)  (E major) 
B/E 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
E 
And it's a  (B/E) pale  and cold  (A/E) affair  (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 
B/E 
A/E 
And I'll be  (B/E) damned if I'll  (A/E) be found there
E 
A/E 
E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 

Chorus 2
E 
B 
F#m/E 
E 
But  (E major) give me  (B major) to a  (F sharp minor/E) rambling  (E major) man
E 
B 
Let it  (E major) always be known  (B major) 
Esus4 
that I  (Esus4) was      who I am
E 
A 
E 
A 
E 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major) 
A 
 (A major) It's

Bridge 1
C#m9 
 (C sharp minor9) funny  that the first chords
E 
that you come  (E major) to
C#m 
Are the  (C sharp minor) minor notes that come
E 
to sere (E major) nade you
C#m 
E 
And it's  (C sharp minor) hard  to accept yourself as some (E major) one
C#m 
E 
 (C sharp minor) You don't desi (E major) re
C#m7 
As some (C sharp minor7) one you don't want to be
E 
A 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (A major)  (E major) 
A 
Oh  (A major) 

Chorus 3
E 
B 
F#m/E 
E 
 (E major) give me  (B major) to a  (F sharp minor/E) rambling  (E major) man
E 
B 
Let it  (E major) always be known  (B major) 
F#m/E 
that I  (F sharp minor/E) was      who I am
E 
A/E 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
A/E 
E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 
A 
E 
B 
F#m/E 
E 
Oh  (A major)  (E major) give me  (B major) to a  (F sharp minor/E) rambling  (E major) man
E 
B 
Let it  (E major) always be known  (B major) 
F#m/E 
that I  (F sharp minor/E) was      who I am
E 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major)  (A/E) 
E 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major)  (A/E) 
E 
A/E 
E 
A/E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major)  (A/E) 
E 
A/E 
E 
 (E major)  (A/E)  (E major) 

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E5
E
A/E
Esus4
B/E
B
F#m/E
A
C#m9
C#m
C#m7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 96

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

E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
F#m/E: x-x-2-2-2-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#m9: x-4-2-4-4-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x

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This is the original studio version of Rambling Man by Laura Marling, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Laura Marling.