Born To Be Bad Chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Tempo:
87.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [A] On the night I [D] arrived, my daddy said,
six [A] alive is the meanest wonder we've [E] had yet.
[A]
He's gone [D] pinned me on gin.
[E] I was nobody's [A] teacher's pet.
I grew up rough and mean [D] in my early teens,
[A] and I didn't want to go [E] to school.
I [A] called no man's turn.
[D] Word was a dirty word.
[E] Biggest kick was breaking [A] the rules.
Now when you see me come [D] in and get away,
[A] the ones that didn't [E] ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest [D] piece of love that any girl ever had.
[E] I'm here to tell you boys [A] I was born to be bad.
Born, born to [D] be bad.
I [A] was born, [E] born [A] to be bad.
Now when I reach 21, [D] I knew the time had come.
I had [A] an old [E] rambling itch.
[A] Breaking little girls' hearts, [D] I tore the world [E] apart.
I'm here to pray, son [Am] of a gun.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [Em] [Am]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [D] Born to be bad.
That's the [A] story of my life.
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of doing [E] things right.
[A] Now when I'm great [D] old and my story's [A] told,
I know what the [E] people will say.
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know
I was mad from a [A] dying day.
So when you see me [D] come in and get [A] away,
the ones that [E] didn't ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest piece of [D] love that any girl ever [E] had.
I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad.
Born, born [D] to be bad.
[A] I was [E] born, [A] born to be bad.
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [Am]
[E] [A] [D] Woo, born to be bad.
That's the [A] story of my life.
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of [E] doing things right.
[A] Now when I'm old and [D] gray and I've had my [A] day,
I know what the [E] people will do.
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know
I was mad till the [A] day I was through.
So when you see me [D] come in and get [A] away,
the ones that [E] didn't ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest piece of [D] love that any girl ever [E] had.
I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad.
Born, [D] born to be bad.
[A] I was [E] born, [A] born to be bad.
I was born, [E] [A] born to be bad.
[D] [E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[N]
six [A] alive is the meanest wonder we've [E] had yet.
[A]
He's gone [D] pinned me on gin.
[E] I was nobody's [A] teacher's pet.
I grew up rough and mean [D] in my early teens,
[A] and I didn't want to go [E] to school.
I [A] called no man's turn.
[D] Word was a dirty word.
[E] Biggest kick was breaking [A] the rules.
Now when you see me come [D] in and get away,
[A] the ones that didn't [E] ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest [D] piece of love that any girl ever had.
[E] I'm here to tell you boys [A] I was born to be bad.
Born, born to [D] be bad.
I [A] was born, [E] born [A] to be bad.
Now when I reach 21, [D] I knew the time had come.
I had [A] an old [E] rambling itch.
[A] Breaking little girls' hearts, [D] I tore the world [E] apart.
I'm here to pray, son [Am] of a gun.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [Em] [Am]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [D] Born to be bad.
That's the [A] story of my life.
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of doing [E] things right.
[A] Now when I'm great [D] old and my story's [A] told,
I know what the [E] people will say.
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know
I was mad from a [A] dying day.
So when you see me [D] come in and get [A] away,
the ones that [E] didn't ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest piece of [D] love that any girl ever [E] had.
I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad.
Born, born [D] to be bad.
[A] I was [E] born, [A] born to be bad.
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [Am]
[E] [A] [D] Woo, born to be bad.
That's the [A] story of my life.
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of [E] doing things right.
[A] Now when I'm old and [D] gray and I've had my [A] day,
I know what the [E] people will do.
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know
I was mad till the [A] day I was through.
So when you see me [D] come in and get [A] away,
the ones that [E] didn't ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest piece of [D] love that any girl ever [E] had.
I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad.
Born, [D] born to be bad.
[A] I was [E] born, [A] born to be bad.
I was born, [E] [A] born to be bad.
[D] [E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[N]
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ On the night I [D] arrived, my daddy said,
six [A] alive is the meanest wonder we've [E] had yet.
_ [A]
He's gone [D] pinned me on gin.
[E] I was nobody's [A] teacher's pet.
I grew up rough and mean [D] in my early teens,
[A] and I didn't want to go [E] to school.
I [A] called no man's turn.
[D] Word was a dirty word.
[E] Biggest kick was breaking [A] the rules.
Now when you see me come [D] in and get away,
[A] the ones that didn't [E] ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest [D] piece of love that any girl ever had.
[E] I'm here to tell you boys [A] I was born to be bad.
Born, born to [D] be bad.
I [A] was born, [E] born [A] to be bad.
_ Now when I reach 21, [D] I knew the time had come.
I had [A] an old [E] rambling itch.
[A] Breaking little girls' hearts, [D] I tore the world [E] apart.
I'm here to pray, son [Am] of a gun. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Born to be bad.
That's the [A] story of my life.
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of doing [E] things right.
_ [A] Now when I'm great [D] old and my story's [A] told,
I know what the [E] people will say.
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know
I was mad from a [A] dying day.
So when you see me [D] come in and get [A] away,
the ones that [E] didn't ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest piece of [D] love that any girl ever [E] had.
I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad.
Born, born [D] to be bad.
_ [A] I was [E] born, _ [A] born to be bad. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Woo, born to be bad.
That's the [A] story of my life.
_ [D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of [E] doing things right.
_ [A] Now when I'm old and [D] gray and I've had my [A] day,
I know what the [E] people will do.
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know
I was mad till the [A] day I was through.
So when you see me [D] come in and get [A] away,
the ones that [E] didn't ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest piece of [D] love that any girl ever [E] had.
I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad.
Born, _ [D] born to be bad.
_ [A] I was [E] born, [A] born to be bad.
_ I was born, [E] _ [A] born to be bad.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
six [A] alive is the meanest wonder we've [E] had yet.
_ [A]
He's gone [D] pinned me on gin.
[E] I was nobody's [A] teacher's pet.
I grew up rough and mean [D] in my early teens,
[A] and I didn't want to go [E] to school.
I [A] called no man's turn.
[D] Word was a dirty word.
[E] Biggest kick was breaking [A] the rules.
Now when you see me come [D] in and get away,
[A] the ones that didn't [E] ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest [D] piece of love that any girl ever had.
[E] I'm here to tell you boys [A] I was born to be bad.
Born, born to [D] be bad.
I [A] was born, [E] born [A] to be bad.
_ Now when I reach 21, [D] I knew the time had come.
I had [A] an old [E] rambling itch.
[A] Breaking little girls' hearts, [D] I tore the world [E] apart.
I'm here to pray, son [Am] of a gun. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Born to be bad.
That's the [A] story of my life.
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of doing [E] things right.
_ [A] Now when I'm great [D] old and my story's [A] told,
I know what the [E] people will say.
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know
I was mad from a [A] dying day.
So when you see me [D] come in and get [A] away,
the ones that [E] didn't ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest piece of [D] love that any girl ever [E] had.
I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad.
Born, born [D] to be bad.
_ [A] I was [E] born, _ [A] born to be bad. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Woo, born to be bad.
That's the [A] story of my life.
_ [D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of [E] doing things right.
_ [A] Now when I'm old and [D] gray and I've had my [A] day,
I know what the [E] people will do.
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know
I was mad till the [A] day I was through.
So when you see me [D] come in and get [A] away,
the ones that [E] didn't ain't around today.
[A] The sweetest piece of [D] love that any girl ever [E] had.
I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad.
Born, _ [D] born to be bad.
_ [A] I was [E] born, [A] born to be bad.
_ I was born, [E] _ [A] born to be bad.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _