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Born On Fire

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~Intro~ -  G   Am   C  G  
~Verse~
GYou came into the world
The day that all the AmKings died
I felt the heat in your Cheart
I saw the flames in your Geyes
GFor three days and three nights
You didn't sleep or even Amtire
Yeah, you're gonna burn Cbright
DCause you were born on Gfire
G
~Chorus~
GDon't let nobody try to dampen your Amflame
Try to cool you Cdown
Try to make you Gchange
Try to steal your Gheat
Or mock your Amdesire
Take your flames to the Cstreet
DCause you were born on fGire
~Bridge~
AmSaw you playing in the Gozone
AmJuggling all your Gtime bombs
AmSkipping through the lCand mines
Made to Gcut Dyou Cdown
GCut Dyou Cdown
           G     D        C   C(hold. Pause).
Made to cut you down
~Verse~
(Repeat as above, but quietly and build up)
GWell I've seen you bleed
And I've seen you Ambruise
And I've seen you Crage
And I've seen you Gblue
But that don't break my Gheart
Like when you look me in the Ameye
And you ask me Cquestions
Like where we going when we Gdie
And who you're gonna Glove
And how you're gonna Amlive
And will you be a Cpoor one
Or could I leave you Grich 
I can't leave you no Gmoney
I can't leave you no Amland
I can't leave you no Cfaith
I lost the little I Ghad (

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Born On Fire

by Ike Reilly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning

G Am C G

~Intro~ -

~Verse~

You came into the world

The day that all the Kings died

I felt the heat in your heart

I saw the flames in your eyes

For three days and three nights

You didn't sleep or even tire

Yeah, you're gonna burn bright

D G

Cause you were born on fire

~Chorus~

G Am

Don't let nobody try to dampen your flame

Try to cool you down

Try to make you change

Try to steal your heat

Or mock your desire

Take your flames to the street

D G

Cause you were born on fire

~Bridge~

Am G

Saw you playing in the ozone

Am G

Juggling all your time bombs

Am C

Skipping through the land mines

G D C

Made to cut you down

G D C

Cut you down

G D C C

(hold. Pause).

Made to cut you down

~Verse~

(Repeat as above, but quietly and build up)

Well I've seen you bleed

And I've seen you bruise

And I've seen you rage

And I've seen you blue

But that don't break my heart

Like when you look me in the eye

And you ask me questions

Like where we going when we die

And who you're gonna love

And how you're gonna live

And will you be a poor one

Or could I leave you rich

I can't leave you no money

I can't leave you no land

I can't leave you no faith

I lost the little I had (

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