Time Of The Rambler
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Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: F#Capotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Vincent Neil Emerson
(From the 2023 Album THE GOLDEN CRYSTAL KINGDOM)
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[Intro]
G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 1]
G
Well I been down
Em7
Livin' on the street
G
Been playing for change
Em7
To a crowd of moving feet
G
Well they call me high
Em7
But I never felt so low
G
And in this world
Em
I got nowhere to go
[Chorus]
Am D G
What ever happened to the time of the rambler?
Am D G
Livin' in the Big Rock Candy Mountain days
Am D G
Well it seems to be there ain't nothin' left for the gambler
Am C
But the game won't ever change
[Guitar Solo]
G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 2]
G
Well I watch all the cars
Em7
Drivin' down the highway
G
And I wonder how
Em7
How much did they pay?
G
Well I see their faces
Em7
Never smilin' my way
G
And I wonder how
Em
How long is their day?
[Chorus]
Am D G
What ever happened to the time of the rambler?
Am D G
Livin' in the Big Rock Candy Mountain days
Am D G
Well it seems to be there ain't nothin' left for the gambler
Am C
But the game won't ever change
[Guitar Solo]
G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 3]
G
Well I watch all the rich folks
Em7
They seem to do so well
G
Hiding in their houses
Em7
Perched up on the hills
G
Can it buy you freedom?
Em7
Wishin' for the day
G
When all your sadness
Em
Suddenly melts away
[Chorus]
Am D G
What ever happened to the time of the rambler?
Am D G
Livin' in the Big Rock Candy Mountain days
Am D G
Well it seems to be there ain't nothin' left for the gambler
Am C
But the game won't ever change
Am C
But the game, won't ever change
Am C
Awe, but the game won't ever change
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