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Born In Ontario

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Verse 1
DYou might see me down in Alabama
Or GBaton Rouge down in Louisiana
DI might make it up to Detroit city
Where Gwork is hard and life is gritty
It Ddon't really matter where I am 
Its Awhat I do ,  it's what I can
DThis old world has been good to me
So I Gtry to give back and I try to be free
Chorus
DI was born in Ontario G  
DI was born in Ontario ,
DOnAtariGo ( I was born in Ontario )
DOnAtariGo (Ontario )
DOnAtariGo 
Verse 2
DI still like to sing a happy song 
GOnce in a while and things go wrong
I might Dpick up a pen and scribble on a page 
GTry to make sense of my inner rage
DOne cold winter we went down south 
With Adaddy's typewriter for a couple of months
Chorus
DI was born in Ontario G  
DI was born in Ontario G  
DOnAtariGo ( I was born in Ontario)
DOnAtariGo( Ontario )
DOnAtariGo
Verse 3
DI was born in Ontario 
where the Gblackfly bites And the green grass grows
That's Dwhere I learned most of what I know
Cause you Gjust dont learn much 
when you start to get old
I Dleft home at a tender younge age
Cause Amom and daddy never liked to stay 
DIn just one place for very long
We Gjust kept moving  , moving on 
Chorus
DI was born in Ontario G  
DI was born in Ontario G  
DOnAtariGo ( I was born in Ontario )
DOnAtariGo ( Ontario )
DOnAtariGo 

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Born In Ontario

by Neil Young

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Verse 1

You might see me down in Alabama

Or Baton Rouge down in Louisiana

I might make it up to Detroit city

Where work is hard and life is gritty

It don't really matter where I am

Its what I do , it's what I can

This old world has been good to me

So I try to give back and I try to be free

Chorus

D G

I was born in Ontario

I was born in Ontario ,

D A G

Ontario ( I was born in Ontario )

D A G

Ontario (Ontario )

D A G

Ontario

Verse 2

I still like to sing a happy song

Once in a while and things go wrong

I might pick up a pen and scribble on a page

Try to make sense of my inner rage

One cold winter we went down south

With daddy's typewriter for a couple of months

Chorus

D G

I was born in Ontario

D G

I was born in Ontario

D A G

Ontario ( I was born in Ontario)

D A G

Ontario( Ontario )

D A G

Ontario

Verse 3

I was born in Ontario

where the blackfly bites And the green grass grows

That's where I learned most of what I know

Cause you just dont learn much

when you start to get old

I left home at a tender younge age

Cause mom and daddy never liked to stay

In just one place for very long

We just kept moving , moving on

Chorus

D G

I was born in Ontario

D G

I was born in Ontario

D A G

Ontario ( I was born in Ontario )

D A G

Ontario ( Ontario )

D A G

Ontario

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