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Born Sinner

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro] - Each chord is a 2-count
Gm   F   Eb   F  Cm   F  Bb   F
This is the chord progression all the way through besides chorus.
e|Gm-3---F1---Eb11---F1--Cm-3---F1--Bb-6---F1-|
B|-3---1---11---1---4---1---6---1-|
G|-3---2---12---2---5---2---7---2-|
D|-5---3---13---3---5---3---8---3-|
A|-5---3---13---3---3---3---8---3-|
E|-3---1---11---1---3---1---6---1-|
GmSpinning in circles, live Fmy life without rehearsal
If I Ebdie today my nigga was it busFiness? Was it personal?
ShCmould this be my last breath, I'Fm blessed cause it was purposeful
NeBbver got to church to worship LFord but please be merciful
GmYou made me versatile, well-rounded like cursive
Now you chose me for a purpose, I put my soul in these verses
Born sinner, was never born to be perfect
Sucka for women licking their lips and holding these purses
Back when we ran the streets who would think we grow to be murderers
Teachers treated niggas as if they totally worthless
And violent, and hopeless
I saw but never noticed that the college point is right to
"Be All That You Can Be" posters
Rest in peace to Tiffany, I don't know if this is the realest shit I wrote
But know the realest nigga wrote this
And signed it, and sealed it in a envelope and knew one day you'd find it
And knew one day you'd come back and rewind this, singing...
[Hook: James Fauntleroy]
I'm a bGmorn sinner, bFut I'll die better than tEbhat; swear.F  
You were alwCmays where I needed you to Fbe whether you were thBbere or not there (I was Fthere)
I was bGmorn sinning bFut I live better than thaEbt (better than that, Fbetter than that)
And if you ain't fucking with tCmhat, I don't Fcare.Bb  
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
**Back to normal chord progression
Gm   F   Eb   F  Cm   F  Bb   F
[Verse 2: J. Cole]
Yeah, this music shit is a gift
But God help us make it cause this music business is a cliff
I got a life in my grip, she holding tight to my wrist
She screaming: "Don't let me slip"
She see the tears in my eyes, I see the fear on her lips
True when I told you, you the only reason why I don't flip and go insane
My roof in the pouring rain
You knew me before the fame, don't lose me the more I change, no
Just grow with me, go broke you go broke with me
I smoke you gon' smoke with me
Woman's curse since birth, man lead her to the hearse
I go Bobby you go with me damn
Listen here, I'll tell you my biggest fears
You the only one who knows them
Don't you ever go expose them
This life is harder than you'll probably ever know
Emotions I hardly ever show
More for you than for me
Don't you worry yourself
I gotta do this for me
They tell me life is a test but where's a tutor for me
Pops came late I'm already stuck in my ways
Ducking calls from my mother for days
Sometimes she hate the way she raised me but she love what she raised
Can't wait to hand her these house keys with nothing to say
Except
[Hook: James Fauntleroy]
I'm a bGmorn sinner, bFut I'll die better than tEbhat; swear.F  
You were alwCmays where I needed you to Fbe whether you were thBbere or not there (I was Fthere)
I was bGmorn sinning bFut I live better than thaEbt (better than that, Fbetter than that)
And if you ain't fucking with tCmhat, I don't Fcare.Bb  
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

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Born Sinner

by J. Cole

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro] - Each chord is a 2-count

Gm F Eb F Cm F Bb F

This is the chord progression all the way through besides chorus.

Gm F Eb F Cm F Bb F

e|-3---1---11---1---3---1---6---1-|

B|-3---1---11---1---4---1---6---1-|

G|-3---2---12---2---5---2---7---2-|

D|-5---3---13---3---5---3---8---3-|

A|-5---3---13---3---3---3---8---3-|

E|-3---1---11---1---3---1---6---1-|

Gm F

Spinning in circles, live my life without rehearsal

Eb F

If I die today my nigga was it business? Was it personal?

Cm F

Should this be my last breath, I'm blessed cause it was purposeful

Bb F

Never got to church to worship Lord but please be merciful

You made me versatile, well-rounded like cursive

Now you chose me for a purpose, I put my soul in these verses

Born sinner, was never born to be perfect

Sucka for women licking their lips and holding these purses

Back when we ran the streets who would think we grow to be murderers

Teachers treated niggas as if they totally worthless

And violent, and hopeless

I saw but never noticed that the college point is right to

"Be All That You Can Be" posters

Rest in peace to Tiffany, I don't know if this is the realest shit I wrote

But know the realest nigga wrote this

And signed it, and sealed it in a envelope and knew one day you'd find it

And knew one day you'd come back and rewind this, singing...

[Hook: James Fauntleroy]

Gm F Eb F

I'm a born sinner, but I'll die better than that; swear.

Cm F Bb F

You were always where I needed you to be whether you were there or not there (I was there)

Gm F Eb F

I was born sinning but I live better than that (better than that, better than that)

Cm F Bb

And if you ain't fucking with that, I don't care.

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

**Back to normal chord progression

Gm F Eb F Cm F Bb F

[Verse 2: J. Cole]

Yeah, this music shit is a gift

But God help us make it cause this music business is a cliff

I got a life in my grip, she holding tight to my wrist

She screaming: "Don't let me slip"

She see the tears in my eyes, I see the fear on her lips

True when I told you, you the only reason why I don't flip and go insane

My roof in the pouring rain

You knew me before the fame, don't lose me the more I change, no

Just grow with me, go broke you go broke with me

I smoke you gon' smoke with me

Woman's curse since birth, man lead her to the hearse

I go Bobby you go with me damn

Listen here, I'll tell you my biggest fears

You the only one who knows them

Don't you ever go expose them

This life is harder than you'll probably ever know

Emotions I hardly ever show

More for you than for me

Don't you worry yourself

I gotta do this for me

They tell me life is a test but where's a tutor for me

Pops came late I'm already stuck in my ways

Ducking calls from my mother for days

Sometimes she hate the way she raised me but she love what she raised

Can't wait to hand her these house keys with nothing to say

Except

[Hook: James Fauntleroy]

Gm F Eb F

I'm a born sinner, but I'll die better than that; swear.

Cm F Bb F

You were always where I needed you to be whether you were there or not there (I was there)

Gm F Eb F

I was born sinning but I live better than that (better than that, better than that)

Cm F Bb

And if you ain't fucking with that, I don't care.

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

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