Born To Die Chords by Curtis Grimes

Tempo:
112.05 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

Eb

Fm

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Curtis Grimes - Born to Die chords
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[Ab]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab] Some folks are born to be shepherds.
[Db] Some folks are born to be king.
[Ab] Some folks are born to be carpenters.
Some [Db] are born to catch fish on a string.
[Fm] We all get the chance to [Eb] do wonderful things with [Db] our lives.
[Fm] All because of what [Eb] one man did for you and [Db] I.
[Ab] He could have fought like the soldiers that beat him.
He could [Db] have left that cross in the street.
[Fm] He could have held back the arms [Eb] that drove those males in [Db] the palms of his [Bbm] hands and his feet.
He could have walked right off that [Ab] hill without blinking [Db] an eye.
[Eb] But he was born [Ab] to die.
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab] We're all born just a sinner.
But [Db] through him we're [Ab] all so much more.
Even though he was born in a stable.
He [Db] grew up to become our [Ab] lord.
And he could have fought like the soldiers that beat him.
He could [Db] have left that cross in the street.
[Bbm]
[Fm] He could have held back the arms [Eb] that drove those males in [Db] the palms of his hands and his feet.
He could [Bbm] have walked right off that [Ab] hill without blinking [Db] an eye.
[Eb] But he was born [Ab] to die.
[Db]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Eb] He could [Ab] have fought like the soldiers that beat him.
He could [Db] have left that cross in [Ab] the street.
[Bb]
[Fm] He could have held back the arms [Eb] that drove those males in [Db] the palms of his hands and his feet.
He could [Bbm] have walked right off that [Ab] hill without blinking [Db] an eye.
[Bbm] Three days later [Ab] he rose up and now [Gb] he's alive.
[Db] [Ebm] [Gb] Jesus was [Ebm] born [Fm] to die.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab] He was born [Fm] to die.
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
Key:  
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Curtis Grimes - Born To Die chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Ab, Db, Eb, Db, Fm, Db and Bbm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 56 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 112. Considering the song's key of Ab Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Some folks are born to be shepherds.
[Db] Some folks are born to be king.
[Ab] Some folks are born to be carpenters.
Some [Db] are born to catch fish on a string. _ _
[Fm] We all get the chance to [Eb] do wonderful things with [Db] our lives. _ _ _ _
[Fm] All because of what [Eb] one man did for you and [Db] _ _ _ _ I.
[Ab] He could have fought like the soldiers that beat him.
He could [Db] have left that cross in the street. _
[Fm] He could have held back the arms [Eb] that drove those males in [Db] the palms of his [Bbm] hands and his feet.
He could have walked right off that [Ab] hill without blinking [Db] an eye.
_ _ [Eb] But he was born [Ab] to die. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ We're all born just a sinner.
But [Db] through him we're [Ab] all so much more. _
Even though he was born in a stable.
He [Db] grew up to become our [Ab] lord.
And he could have fought like the soldiers that beat him.
He could [Db] have left that cross in the street.
[Bbm] _
[Fm] He could have held back the arms [Eb] that drove those males in [Db] the palms of his hands and his feet.
He could [Bbm] have walked right off that [Ab] hill without blinking [Db] an eye.
_ _ [Eb] But he was born [Ab] to die. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ He could [Ab] have fought like the soldiers that beat him.
He could [Db] have left that cross in [Ab] the street.
[Bb]
[Fm] He could have held back the arms [Eb] that drove those males in [Db] the palms of his hands and his feet.
He could [Bbm] have walked right off that [Ab] hill without blinking [Db] an eye. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Three days later [Ab] he rose up and now [Gb] he's alive.
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] Jesus was [Ebm] born [Fm] to die.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] He was born [Fm] to die.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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