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Ramblin Boy

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My Ramblin' Boy
Performed by: Tom Paxton
[Intro]
|  G|   G   C|
|    G|    D|    G|
[Verse]
He was a Dman D7and a friend alGways
He stuck with Dme through the hard old Gdays
He never Gcared if I Chad no Gdough
We rambled DrounD7d in the rain and Gsnow
[Chorus]
And here's to Gyou, my Cramblin' Gboy
May all your DramD7blin' bring you Gjoy
Here's to Gyou, my Cramblin' Gboy
               D             D7|    G|    D|    G| 
May all your ramblin bring you joy
[Verse]
In Tulsa DtowD7n, we chanced to Gstray
we thought we'd Dtry to work one Gday
The boss said Ghe had Croom for Gone
says my old DpalD7, we'd rather Gbum
[Chorus]
And here's to Gyou, my Cramblin' Gboy
May all your DramD7blin' bring you Gjoy
Here's to Gyou, my Cramblin' Gboy
               D             D7|    G|    D|    G|  
May all your ramblin bring you joy
[Verse]
Late one DnigD7ht in a hobo Gcamp
the weather Dit was cold and Gdamp
He got the Gchills and he Cgot 'em Gbad
They took the DonlD7y friend I Ghad
[Chorus]
And here's to Gyou, my Cramblin' Gboy
May all your DramD7blin' bring you Gjoy
Here's to Gyou, my Cramblin' Gboy
               D             D7|    G|    D|    G| 
May all your ramblin bring you joy
[Verse]
He left me DherD7e, to ramble Gon
My ramblin Dpal is dead and Ggone
If when we Gdie, we Cgo someGwhere
I bet you a DdolD7lar, he's ramblin Gthere.
[Chorus]
And here's to Gyou, my Cramblin' Gboy
May all your DramD7blin' bring you Gjoy
Here's to Gyou, my Cramblin' Gboy
               D             D7|    G|    D|    G|  
May all your ramblin bring you joy

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Ramblin Boy

by Tom Paxton

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My Ramblin' Boy

Performed by: Tom Paxton

[Intro]

G G C

| | |

G D G

| | | |

[Verse]

D D7 G

He was a man and a friend always

D G

He stuck with me through the hard old days

G C G

He never cared if I had no dough

D D7 G

We rambled round in the rain and snow

[Chorus]

G C G

And here's to you, my ramblin' boy

D D7 G

May all your ramblin' bring you joy

G C G

Here's to you, my ramblin' boy

D D7 G D G

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May all your ramblin bring you joy

[Verse]

D D7 G

In Tulsa town, we chanced to stray

D G

we thought we'd try to work one day

G C G

The boss said he had room for one

D D7 G

says my old pal, we'd rather bum

[Chorus]

G C G

And here's to you, my ramblin' boy

D D7 G

May all your ramblin' bring you joy

G C G

Here's to you, my ramblin' boy

D D7 G D G

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May all your ramblin bring you joy

[Verse]

D D7 G

Late one night in a hobo camp

D G

the weather it was cold and damp

G C G

He got the chills and he got 'em bad

D D7 G

They took the only friend I had

[Chorus]

G C G

And here's to you, my ramblin' boy

D D7 G

May all your ramblin' bring you joy

G C G

Here's to you, my ramblin' boy

D D7 G D G

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May all your ramblin bring you joy

[Verse]

D D7 G

He left me here, to ramble on

D G

My ramblin pal is dead and gone

G C G

If when we die, we go somewhere

D D7 G

I bet you a dollar, he's ramblin there.

[Chorus]

G C G

And here's to you, my ramblin' boy

D D7 G

May all your ramblin' bring you joy

G C G

Here's to you, my ramblin' boy

D D7 G D G

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May all your ramblin bring you joy

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