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[Strophe]
C 
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. 
 
No, there ain't. 
            G 
Well, I'm a ramblin' man, 
           G7 
Don't fool around with a ramblin' man.
[Strophe]
     F 
Left a girl in West Virginia, 
                                C 
Up there where that green grass grows, 
Yes, I did. 
     F 
Another girl in Cincinnati, 
                             C 
Waitin' where the Ohio River flows, 
Poor girl! 
      G 
I'm a ramblin' man, 
            G7                        C 
Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man.
[Refrain]
             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 beat the same. 
            G 
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man, 
           G7                           C 
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man. 
 
Better not!
[Strophe]
      F 
Well, up in Chicago, 
                      C 
I was known as "Quiet Boy," 
Yes, I was! 
   F 
Down in Alabama, 
                         C 
They call me "The man of joy," 
Still do! 
            G 
Well, I'm a ramblin' man, 
              G7                   C 
Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man
[Refrain]
             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 beat the same. 
            G 
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man, 
           G7                           C 
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man. 
 
Better not!