Born in Chicago-Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chords
Tempo:
151.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I was born in Chicago in 1941.
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[D] I was born in Chicago in [E] 1941.
[Am] [E] Well, my father told [D] me, son, [A] you had better get a gun.
Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years old.
[Am]
[D] Well, my first friend went down when I [Am] was 17 years old.
[E] Well, there's one thing I can [D] say about that [A] boy, he got bold.
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Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of [Am] age.
[D] Well, my second friend went down when I was [A] 21 years of age.
[E] Well, there's one thing I [D] can say about that boy, [A] he got brave.
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[A] Well, now rules are all right if there's someone left to play the game.
[Am] [D] Well, now rules are all right if there's [Am] someone left to play the game.
[A] [E] All my friends are [D] going and things [A] just don't seem the same.
Oh, things just don't seem the [Am] same, babe.
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I was born in Chicago in 1941.
[Em]
[D] I was born in Chicago in [E] 1941.
[Am] [E] Well, my father told [D] me, son, [A] you had better get a gun.
Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years old.
[Am]
[D] Well, my first friend went down when I [Am] was 17 years old.
[E] Well, there's one thing I can [D] say about that [A] boy, he got bold.
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Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of [Am] age.
[D] Well, my second friend went down when I was [A] 21 years of age.
[E] Well, there's one thing I [D] can say about that boy, [A] he got brave.
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[A] Well, now rules are all right if there's someone left to play the game.
[Am] [D] Well, now rules are all right if there's [Am] someone left to play the game.
[A] [E] All my friends are [D] going and things [A] just don't seem the same.
Oh, things just don't seem the [Am] same, babe.
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_ _ _ I was born in Chicago in _ 1941.
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_ _ _ [D] I was born in Chicago in [E] 1941. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] Well, my father told [D] me, son, [A] you had better get a gun. _
_ _ _ Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years old.
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_ _ _ [D] Well, my first friend went down when I [Am] was 17 years old.
_ _ _ [E] Well, there's one thing I can [D] say about that [A] boy, he got bold. _
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_ _ _ Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of [Am] age. _
_ _ _ [D] Well, my second friend went down when I was [A] 21 years of age. _
_ _ _ [E] Well, there's one thing I [D] can say about that boy, [A] he got _ brave.
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_ [A] _ _ Well, now rules are all right if there's someone left to play the game.
_ [Am] _ _ [D] Well, now rules are all right if there's [Am] someone left to play the game.
_ [A] _ _ [E] All my friends are [D] going and things [A] just don't seem the same.
_ _ _ Oh, things just don't seem the [Am] same, babe. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ I was born in Chicago in _ 1941.
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_ _ _ [D] I was born in Chicago in [E] 1941. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] Well, my father told [D] me, son, [A] you had better get a gun. _
_ _ _ Well, my first friend went down when I was 17 years old.
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_ _ _ [D] Well, my first friend went down when I [Am] was 17 years old.
_ _ _ [E] Well, there's one thing I can [D] say about that [A] boy, he got bold. _
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_ _ _ Well, my second friend went down when I was 21 years of [Am] age. _
_ _ _ [D] Well, my second friend went down when I was [A] 21 years of age. _
_ _ _ [E] Well, there's one thing I [D] can say about that boy, [A] he got _ brave.
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_ [A] _ _ Well, now rules are all right if there's someone left to play the game.
_ [Am] _ _ [D] Well, now rules are all right if there's [Am] someone left to play the game.
_ [A] _ _ [E] All my friends are [D] going and things [A] just don't seem the same.
_ _ _ Oh, things just don't seem the [Am] same, babe. _ _ _ _
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