C 
Been down through Mississippi,  

Down through New Orleans. 
       F 
Played out in California,  
                               C 
There ain't too much I haven't seen. 
      G                                               C 
I'm a ramblin' man, don't fool around with a ramblin' man. 
  

C 
Met a girl in West Virginia,  

Up where the green grass grows, yes I did. 
      F 
Got a girl in Cincinatti, 
                              C 
Waiting where that Ohio river flows. 
      G                                                 C 
I'm a ramblin' man, don't give your heart to a ramblin' man. 
  

             F 
You'd better move away, 
                                 C 
You're standing too close to the flame. 
       F 
Once I mess with your mind, 
                               C 
Your little heart won't be the same. 
      G                                               C 
I'm a ramblin' man, don't mess around with a ramblin' man. 
  

F    C    F    C    G    C 
INSTRUMENTAL 

Well up in Chicago,   

I was known as quite a boy, I still am too. 
F 
Down in Alabama, 
                        C 
They call me the man of joy, yes they do. 
      G                                                C 
I'm a ramblin' man, don't fall in love with a ramblin' man. 
  

             F 
You'd better move away, 
                                 C 
You're standing too close to the flame. 
       F 
Once I mess with your mind, 
                               C 
Your little heart won't be the same. 
      G                                               C 
I'm a ramblin' man, don't mess around with a ramblin' man. 
      G                                               C 
I'm a ramblin' man, don't mess around with a ramblin' man.