Steve's Last Ramble  By Steve Earle 
Album: Transcendental Blues 
Transcribed by: Ryan Giesecke 
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Intro: 
 
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Verse 1: 
 
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I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' round  
 
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Hangin' up my highway shoes  
 
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Lately when I walk they make a hollow sound  
 
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And they carry me away from you  
 
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Every night I lay my body down  
 
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My empty arms just leave me blue  
 
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So I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round  
 
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And find my way back home to you  
 
 
 
Instrumental Bridge: 
 
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Verse 2: 
 
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I have always been the travelin' kind  
 
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A million miles behind me now  
 
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I kept on followin' that thin white line  
 
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But now I want to turn around  
 
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I only lived to hear that highway sound  
 
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High and lonesome - low and blue  
 
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Now I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round  
 
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And find my way back home to you  
 
 
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Verse 3: 
 
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So say goodbye to all my ramblin' pals  
 
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Ol' Highway Dave and Southside Sue  
 
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I don't believe they'll miss me anyhow  
 
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What's one less wayward soul or two  
 
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Down the road they'll pass the jug around  
 
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And they'll sing them lonesome highway blues  
 
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But me I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 
'round  
 
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And find my way back home to you  
 
 
Outro: 
 
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