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Born To Be Wild

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Born To Be Wild chords
Steppenwolf
EmGet your Amotor Erunnin'
GHead out on the AhighEway
EmLookin' for AadventEure
And whatGever comes Aour Eway
GYeah ADarlin' go Emake it happen
GTake the Aworld in a Elove embrace
GFire Aall of your Eguns at once
And GexpAlode into Espace
EmI like smoke and AlightEning
GHeavy metal AthunEder 
EmRacin' with Athe Ewind
And the Gfeelin' that I'm AundeEr
GYeah ADarlin' go Emake it happen
GTake the Aworld in a Elove embrace
GFire Aall of your Eguns at once
And GexpAlode into Espace
Like a Etrue nature's child
We were Gborn, born to be wild
We can Aclimb so high
GI never wanna Emdie
EBorn to be DwiAldE  
EBorn to be DwiAldE  
EmGet your Amotor Erunnin'
GHead out on the AhighEway
EmLookin' for AadventEure
And whatGever comes Aour Eway
GYeah ADarlin' go Emake it happen
GTake the Aworld in a Elove embrace
GFire Aall of your Eguns at once
And GexpAlode into Espace
Like a Etrue nature's child
We were Gborn, born to be wild
We can Aclimb so high
GI never wanna Emdie
EBorn to be DwiAldE  
EBorn to be DwiAldE  
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The story behind the song

"Born to Be Wild" captures a feeling of raw freedom and the thrill of the open road, even if it doesn't explicitly name motorcycles in its lyrics. It's an anthem for those who want to "get your motor runnin'" and embrace a life of speed and adventure. The song's imagery of "smoke and lightning" evokes a powerful, untamed spirit. Originally written as a ballad by Mars Bonfire, Steppenwolf transformed it into a roaring, turbo-charged rock song that perfectly defined their sound. Playing it feels like tapping into that primal urge to break free and make things happen.

AI-written from these sources:Born to Be Wild — Wikipedia ↗Steppenwolf (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Born To Be Wild

by Steppenwolf

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Born To Be Wild chords

Steppenwolf

Em A E

Get your motor runnin'

G A E

Head out on the highway

Em A E

Lookin' for adventure

G A E

And whatever comes our way

G A E

Yeah Darlin' go make it happen

G A E

Take the world in a love embrace

G A E

Fire all of your guns at once

G A E

And explode into space

Em A E

I like smoke and lightning

G A E

Heavy metal thunder

Em A E

Racin' with the wind

G A E

And the feelin' that I'm under

G A E

Yeah Darlin' go make it happen

G A E

Take the world in a love embrace

G A E

Fire all of your guns at once

G A E

And explode into space

Like a true nature's child

We were born, born to be wild

We can climb so high

G Em

I never wanna die

E D A E

Born to be wild

E D A E

Born to be wild

Em A E

Get your motor runnin'

G A E

Head out on the highway

Em A E

Lookin' for adventure

G A E

And whatever comes our way

G A E

Yeah Darlin' go make it happen

G A E

Take the world in a love embrace

G A E

Fire all of your guns at once

G A E

And explode into space

Like a true nature's child

We were born, born to be wild

We can climb so high

G Em

I never wanna die

E D A E

Born to be wild

E D A E

Born to be wild

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About Born To Be Wild Chords by Steppenwolf

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