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Judy Collins - Born To The Breed
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
G  C  F  G    C  F  G
[Verse 1]
I was only CnineteenF  
The morning you were Gborn
With your hair fine and Cred
And your Feyes like my GownF  
[Verse 2]
Barely a Amwoman
With Gonly a DsongF  
I sang to make you Csmile
And Fheld you all night ClongAm  
[Verse 3]
Home through the CstreetsF  
With you in my Garms
Cold winter Cmornings
In a FColorado GtownF  
[Verse 4]
I've seen you Amstumble
GYou've watched me DfallF  
You know I've got Cnothing
You Fknow we've got it CallAm  
[Verse 5]
Trucks roll by and the Crain coming Fdown
Does that old parka keep you Gdry?
Sixteen years old, out on the Croad
Trying to Fget to the GskyF  
[Verse 6]
Back in SepAmtember
You Gcalled me on the DphoneF  
"Ma, you know I Clove you
But I Fgotta be own my Cown"Am  
[Verse 7]
"Comes a time in a boy's ClifeF  
When he's got to be a Gman
Please don't try to Cfind me
Please Ftry to underGstand"F  
[Verse 8]
Now he's playing Amguitar
In a Grock and roll DbandF  
Looking like a Cbaby
FTalking like a CmanAm  
[Verse 9]
The life of a guiCtar manF  
Is a hard life to Glive
What can I Ctell you
You were Fborn to the GbreedF  
[Verse 10]
Rain comes down, the trucks rolling Amby
Is that old Gponcho gonna keep you Ddry?F  
Sixteen years old, January Cchild
FTrying to get to the CskyAm  
[Verse 11]
I've watched you CgrowingF  
Through all these Gyears
You've seen me Cstumble
FI've watched your GtearsF  
[Verse 12]
Sometimes there was Amroses
GSometimes there was DthornsF  
But I know you're gonna Cmake it
As Fsure as you were CbornAm  
[Verse 13]
And I hope from what you CwantedF  
You get what you Gneed
I know you're gonna Cmake it
You were Fborn to the GbreedF  
[Outro]
Sixteen years old, January Cchild
FTrying to get to the Csky_F___C__F  C  

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Born To The Breed

by Judy Collins

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Judy Collins - Born To The Breed

CAPO: 1st Fret

[Intro]

G C F G C F G

[Verse 1]

C F

I was only nineteen

The morning you were born

With your hair fine and red

F G F

And your eyes like my own

[Verse 2]

Barely a woman

G D F

With only a song

I sang to make you smile

F C Am

And held you all night long

[Verse 3]

C F

Home through the streets

With you in my arms

Cold winter mornings

F G F

In a Colorado town

[Verse 4]

I've seen you stumble

G D F

You've watched me fall

You know I've got nothing

F C Am

You know we've got it all

[Verse 5]

C F

Trucks roll by and the rain coming down

Does that old parka keep you dry?

Sixteen years old, out on the road

F G F

Trying to get to the sky

[Verse 6]

Back in September

G D F

You called me on the phone

"Ma, you know I love you

F C Am

But I gotta be own my own"

[Verse 7]

C F

"Comes a time in a boy's life

When he's got to be a man

Please don't try to find me

F G F

Please try to understand"

[Verse 8]

Now he's playing guitar

G D F

In a rock and roll band

Looking like a baby

F C Am

Talking like a man

[Verse 9]

C F

The life of a guitar man

Is a hard life to live

What can I tell you

F G F

You were born to the breed

[Verse 10]

Rain comes down, the trucks rolling by

G D F

Is that old poncho gonna keep you dry?

Sixteen years old, January child

F C Am

Trying to get to the sky

[Verse 11]

C F

I've watched you growing

Through all these years

You've seen me stumble

F G F

I've watched your tears

[Verse 12]

Sometimes there was roses

G D F

Sometimes there was thorns

But I know you're gonna make it

F C Am

As sure as you were born

[Verse 13]

C F

And I hope from what you wanted

You get what you need

I know you're gonna make it

F G F

You were born to the breed

[Outro]

Sixteen years old, January child

F C F C F C

Trying to get to the sky______

About Born To The Breed Chords by Judy Collins

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