Left my home and my woman
about forty years ago
mostly don’t know when to quit
but then I packed up my losses
and stumbled out on the road
[ch]
Well I’m a rambler, I’m a gambler
I’m just a shambles of a man
I’m stumbling; my lifes crumblin
I’m just another loser on the lam
If the stakes are low then the time is right
I’m a fool for a penny-ante game
May be gambling with my life
but it’s all small change just the same
I’ve been beaten, I’ve been cheated
I’ve been shot at from Arkansas to Vietnam
I been shafted, I been laughed at
I been out-casted but I still don give a damn
(c) 1975 Thomas K. Major
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Notes/Memo
[C] Left my home and my [G] woman
[F] about forty years a-[G]-go
[C] mostly don’t know when to [G] quit
but then I [F] packed up my losses
and [G] stumbled out on the [Am] road
[ch]
Well I’m a [F] rambler, I’m a [G] gambler
[F] I’m just a [G] shambles of a [Am] man
I’m [F] stumbling; my life’s [G] crumblin
[F] I’m just another [G] loser on the [Am] lam
If the stakes are low then the time is right
I’m a fool for a penny-ante game
May be gambling with my life
but it’s all small change just the same
I’ve been [C] beaten, I’ve been [G] cheated
I’ve been [F] shot at from Arkan-[G]-sas to [Am] Vietnam
I been shafted, I been laughed at
I been out-casted but I still don give a damn
(c) 1975 Thomas K. Major
