{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2815784,"song":"Ramblin Jack And Mahan","artist":"Guy Clark","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11639716-ramblin-jack-and-mahan-chords-by-guy-clark/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2815784?type=chord","rating":4.91068,"votes":14,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow a Ramblin' Jack Elliot said:[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got these lines in my face[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTryin' to straighten out the wrinkles in my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I think of all the fools I've been[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's a wonder that I've sailed this many miles[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo which Larry Mahan replied:[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"The sweet bird of youth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas sittin' on my shoulder yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut she's always changin' partners[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I always knew she'd up and fly away\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nStayin' up all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the Driskill Hotel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRamblin' Jack and Mahan[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWas cowboyed all to hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe room smelled like bulls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe words sound like songs[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow there's a pair to draw to boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI would not steer you wrong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo ol' Ramblin' Jack said,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"I recall a time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI set my soul on fire just for show[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll it ever taught me was[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe more I learn the less I seem to know\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOl' Mahan crawled out from behind a couch and said,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"Jack, as far as I can see[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMistakes are only horses in disguise[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThere ain't no need to ride 'em over[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n'Cause we could not ride them different if we tried\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nStayin' up all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the Driskill Hotel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRamblin' Jack and Mahan[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWas cowboyed all to hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe room smelled like bulls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe words sound like songs[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow there's a pair to draw to boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI would not steer you wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nStayin' up all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the Driskill Hotel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRamblin' Jack and Mahan[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWas cowboyed all to hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe room smelled like bulls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe words sound like songs[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow there's a pair to draw to boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI would not steer you wrong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD  D  A  A  D  D  E  A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nD  D  A  A  D  D  E  A\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nD  D  A  A  D  D  E  A","chords":["D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}