Black Stone Cherry – The Rambler (Guitar)

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Artist: Black Stone Cherry Album: Kentucky Song: The Rambler Tabbed by: guitarwizard93(makutoid) I may have labelled a few chords incorrectly due to a lot of guess work, so these are what certain "unusual" chords are as I've worked them out, apologies if they're completely wrong! C6/9 - x30210 Am7/G - 302010 C/B - x20010 Throughout the intro/verse and wherever else appropriate there is a riff of sorts played into the chord progression of C and C6/9. The riff is simply hammering on the second fret to form the chord, and is as such:

   C                   C6/9         C
e|-0---------0---0-0-|-0----------0--------0-----0-|
B|-1---------1---1-1-|-1----------1--------1-----1-|
G|-0---------0---0-0-|-0-h-2--0---0--------0---0---|
D|-0-h-2-----2---2-2-|-0----------0-h-2----2---2---|
A|-3---------3---3-3-|-3----------3--------3---3---|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|

[Verse 1]

C                     C6/9       C
    You were born in a southern fall,

C                                 C6/9       C
    It might've been Sunday but I can't recall

C                       C6/9        C
    All the birthdays I must have missed

Am C[Fill 1] Fm Your first steps and your first kiss

C                            C6/9      C
    I don't even know if you know my name

Am G[bass] C[Fill 1} Fm But you should hear the truth before it's too late [Chorus 1]

                    C                     G
    So I hope this finds you, on some highway

F                          C      F                  C
    Cause I'm a long time rambler, I call the road my home

F                    C                 G
    Forgive my indiscretion, it's the only way I know

F                            C                Am     G     C     Fm
    A million miles from Kentucky, but I will always be around

                 C                  C6/9          C
    So turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

[Verse 2]

          C                        C6/9         C
    I've played for tips and I've played for less

                C                          C6/9         C
    I played a pretty southern girl right out of her dress

        C                 C6/9          C
    She danced until the lights came on

Am G C[Fill 1] Fm But there's a reason she's here instead of being at home

                   C                       C6/9         C
    She said "the songs you sing make the whole room cry"

Am G C[Fill 1] Fm And that night I told a young man's lie [Chorus 2]

                         C                         G
    When I said I would call her, and I said I'll write

F                          C      F                  C
    Cause I'm a long time rambler, I call the road my home

F                    C                 G
    Forgive my indiscretion, it's the only way I know

F                            C                Am     G     C     Fm
    A million miles from Kentucky, but I will always be around

                 C                  C6/9          C
    So turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

              C                  C6/9           C       C/B
    Turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

[Bridge]

Am                    Am/G              Dsus
    I'm sorry for the tears I made you cry

I'm sorry for the promises that turned to lies

Am                  Am/G               Dsus
    If I could turn back the hands of time

I'd take it back and try, try, try

       Am                         Dsus               C    C6/9  C
    To make you understand, that this is who I am

[Verse 3]

C                         C6/9     C
    I met the devil in an old motel

C                                  C6/9       C
    It seems I ain't got much of a soul to sell

C                          C6/9       C
    My glass is empty, my hands are blue

Am G C[Fill 1] Fm And the doctor gave me 'bout a month or two

            C                         C6/9        C
    Well I thought I would make it to you this year

Am G C[Fill 1] Fm So forgive me one last time my dear [Chorus 3]

                  C                          G
    And tell your mother, I won't be coming home

F                          C      F                  C
    Cause I'm a long time rambler, I call the road my home

F                    C                 G
    Forgive my indiscretion, it's the only way I know

F                            C                Am     G     C     Fm
    A million miles from Kentucky, but I will always be around

                 C                  C6/9          C
    So turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

              C                  C6/9           C
    Turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

[FILL 1]

   C                  Fm
e|--------------------1-|
B|-------------1------1-|
G|-------0-h-2-----2--1-|
D|-2-h-3--------------3-|
A|-3------------------3-|
E|--------------------1-|

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