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Born To Beg

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[Intro]
Bb Dm Eb Gm
Bb F Eb Eb
[Verse 1]
CrBbushed on the trDmain
We'd stEband by the wiGmndow
Sweat thrBbough the haFrd parts of JEbune
BbWe hugged it oDmut and duckEbed it on purGmpose
NotBbhing else I Fneeded to Ebdo
[Chorus]
I was BbborDmn, EbborGmn   Bbto Fbeg for Ebyou
[Verse 2]
LaBbter that yDmear in the Ebback of the GmWarsaw
I Bbthought you and FI might be oEbkay
SpBbinning and qDmuiet
You lEbeaned in agaGminst me
Said, "BbI'm gonna have it aFll some Ebday."
[Chorus]
I was BbborDmn, EbborGmn   Bbto Fbeg for Ebyou
I was BbborDmn, EbborGmn   Bbto Fbeg for Ebyou
[Bridge]
I'd Bbcry, crawl
I'd Gmdo it Bball
Teakettle lFove, I'd do anEbything
I'd Bbcry, crawl
I'd Gmdo it Bball
Teakettle lFove, I'd do anEbything
[Instrumental]
Bb Dm Eb Gm
Bb F Eb Eb
[Break]
BbNew York is oDmlder
And chEbanging its sGmkin again
It dBbies every tFen years
And Ebthen it begins again
If yBbour heart was Dmin it
I'd Ebstay a Gmminute
I'm Bbdying to be Ftaken aEbpart
[Chorus]
I was BbborDmn, EbborGmn   Bbto Fbeg for Ebyou
I was BbborDmn, EbborGmn   Bbto Fbeg for Ebyou
[Bridge]
I'd Bbcry, crawl
I'd Gmdo it Bball
Teakettle lFove, I'd do anEbything
I'd Bbcry, crawl
I'd Gmdo it Bball
Teakettle lFove, I'd do anEbything

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Born To Beg

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bb Dm Eb Gm

Bb F Eb Eb

[Verse 1]

Bb Dm

Crushed on the train

Eb Gm

We'd stand by the window

Bb F Eb

Sweat through the hard parts of June

Bb Dm Eb Gm

We hugged it out and ducked it on purpose

Bb F Eb

Nothing else I needed to do

[Chorus]

Bb Dm Eb Gm Bb F Eb

I was born, born to beg for you

[Verse 2]

Bb Dm Eb Gm

Later that year in the back of the Warsaw

Bb F Eb

I thought you and I might be okay

Bb Dm

Spinning and quiet

Eb Gm

You leaned in against me

Bb F Eb

Said, "I'm gonna have it all some day."

[Chorus]

Bb Dm Eb Gm Bb F Eb

I was born, born to beg for you

Bb Dm Eb Gm Bb F Eb

I was born, born to beg for you

[Bridge]

I'd cry, crawl

Gm Bb

I'd do it all

F Eb

Teakettle love, I'd do anything

I'd cry, crawl

Gm Bb

I'd do it all

F Eb

Teakettle love, I'd do anything

[Instrumental]

Bb Dm Eb Gm

Bb F Eb Eb

[Break]

Bb Dm

New York is older

Eb Gm

And changing its skin again

Bb F

It dies every ten years

And then it begins again

Bb Dm

If your heart was in it

Eb Gm

I'd stay a minute

Bb F Eb

I'm dying to be taken apart

[Chorus]

Bb Dm Eb Gm Bb F Eb

I was born, born to beg for you

Bb Dm Eb Gm Bb F Eb

I was born, born to beg for you

[Bridge]

I'd cry, crawl

Gm Bb

I'd do it all

F Eb

Teakettle love, I'd do anything

I'd cry, crawl

Gm Bb

I'd do it all

F Eb

Teakettle love, I'd do anything

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