Born to Run Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
76.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

F

Dm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Born to Run chords
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[F]
[C] [D] [F]
[C] [D] [F]
[C] [D] [C]
[Dm] There's an old man sitting [D] on the front porch [A] now, talking about [F] how it used to be.
[Dm] When I was young I was a hell of a [C] man.
My father [F] died when I was [D] ten.
Hit the road to find a [C] job.
Had to feed [F] my family.
[Dm] Times were hard, my head still [C] scarred.
From the [Em] life I've had to lead, [D] I was born to run.
[C]
[D] Drove a tractor and trailer all my [C] life.
Six [D] kids and a hell of a wife.
Made lots of money, it all slipped [C] away.
Large family, that's the price you pay.
[D] Always dreamed, never gave [C] up.
Son, even [F] when times got [D] tough, that's when I'd push it a little bit [C] more.
You should have heard that engine roar.
[D] I was born to run.
Can't slow [F] down.
No [C] regrets, I've been [D] blessed.
Born to run.
Time will [F] see what the [C] good Lord's done for [D] me.
Born to run.
Can't slow [F] down.
No [C] regrets, I did my [D] best.
Born to run.
Time will see what the [C] good Lord's done, [D] done for me.
[G] The old man, he passed away.
And all that [C] shit never crossed my [G] mind.
Till I saw the price he [C] paid was a lot [D] like mine.
[G] I'm pulling those miles away.
I got to [C] hit the city right on [G] time.
And when I'm old, I'll always [C] say, little son [A] of mine, I was [D] born to run.
[A]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[D] [A]
[F] [D] [C] [Am]
[C] [Dm] [C] [A]
[Dm] [C] [A]
[D] [Dm] [C] [A]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[F] I [D] was born to run.
Can't slow [F] down.
No regrets, [C] I've been blessed.
[D] Born to run.
Time will see [F] what the good [C] Lord's done for me.
[D] Born to run.
Can't slow down.
[F] No regrets, [C] I did my best.
[D] Born to run.
Time will see [F] what the good Lord's done for [D] me.
[F] Son, [C] I was born [D] to run.
Whoa.
[F] Oh, I was born [D] to run.
[C]
[D] [C]
[F] [D] [C]
[E] [Dm] [G]
[D]
[Dm] [C]
[Am] [D] [G]
[Dm] [C]
[D]
[A]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[A]
[Dm] [G] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[Dm]
[G] [A]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[A] [C] [Dm]
[C] [A] [Bm]
[D]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Dm
2311
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
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To learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Born To Run chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Dm, C, Dm, F, Dm, C and F in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 78 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 156 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ There's an old man sitting [D] on the front porch [A] now, talking about [F] how it used to be.
[Dm] When I was young I was a hell of a [C] man.
My father [F] died when I was [D] ten.
Hit the road to find a [C] job.
Had to feed [F] my family.
[Dm] Times were hard, my head still [C] scarred.
From the [Em] life I've had to lead, [D] I was born to run.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Drove a tractor and trailer all my [C] life.
Six [D] kids and a hell of a wife.
Made lots of money, it all slipped [C] away.
Large family, that's the price you pay.
[D] Always dreamed, never gave [C] up.
Son, even [F] when times got [D] tough, that's when I'd push it a little bit [C] more.
You should have heard that engine roar.
[D] I was born to run.
Can't slow [F] down.
No [C] regrets, I've been [D] blessed.
Born to run.
Time will [F] see what the [C] good Lord's done for [D] me.
Born to run.
Can't slow [F] down.
No [C] regrets, I did my [D] best.
Born to run.
Time will see what the [C] good Lord's done, [D] done for me. _ _ _ _
_ [G] The old man, he passed away.
And all that [C] shit never crossed my [G] mind.
Till I saw the price he [C] paid was a lot [D] like mine.
[G] I'm pulling those miles away.
I got to [C] hit the city right on [G] time.
And when I'm old, I'll always [C] say, little son [A] of mine, I was [D] born to run.
_ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] I [D] was born to run.
Can't slow [F] down.
No regrets, [C] I've been blessed.
[D] Born to run.
Time will see [F] what the good [C] Lord's done for me.
[D] Born to run.
Can't slow down.
[F] No regrets, [C] I did my best.
[D] Born to run.
Time will see [F] what the good Lord's done for [D] me.
_ _ [F] Son, [C] I was born [D] to run.
Whoa.
_ [F] Oh, I was born [D] to run. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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