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Born At The Right Time

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[Intro]
E   B   E   B   E
[Verse]
Young men's hope are dashed to BHell, it's hard to earn a dimeE  
They're kicking their heels and revving their Bwheels
Searching for a better Dbmtime
Me, I'm kicking into my Bprime
'Cause I was born at the right tiEmeB  E  
[Verse]
Old men's thoughts are in the Bpast, their future holds no storeE  
Their lives are left in tatters, Bfighting someone else's warDbm  
I wasn't party to that Bcrime
'Cause I was born at the right tiEme
[Chorus]
Now I'm living on the coastlineB  
I got up from the breadlEine
Now I'm drinking the good wiAne
I go fishing in the summertiEme
Sleep all day if I have a miBnd
'Cause I was born at the right tiEmeB  E  
Yes, I was born at the right tiEme
[Verse]
I want no part of being Byoung, don't want the wisdom of a sageE  
While there are songs still to be Bsung, new words to grace the paDbmge
A better age I'll never Bfind
'Cause I was born at the right tiEme
[Chorus]
And now I'm living on the coastliBne
I got up from the breadlEine
Now I'm drinking the good wiAne
I go fishing in the summertiEme
Sleep all day if I have a miBnd
'Cause I was born at the right tiEmeB  Dbm  
[Bridge]
And so while wishing that we'll Aall see better daysDbm  
My secret feeling is, I'm Abmhappy in my BwaysDbm  
An inner smile comes on me, Athinking of the past
But GbmI won't sigh for Abmdays gone by
ANow is where I'm Bat.E..
[Chorus]
And now I'm living on the coastliBne
I got up from the breadlEine
Now I'm drinking the good wiAne
I go fishing in the summertiEme
Sleep all day if I have a miBnd
'Cause I was born at the right tiEme (I was Bborn)
I was born at the right tiEme (Bborn)
'Cause I was born at the right tiEme (Bborn)
At the right tiEme (I was Bborn)
'Cause I was born at the right tiEme (I was Bborn)

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Born At The Right Time

by The Kingston Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbm

Abm

Gbm

[Intro]

E B E B E

[Verse]

B E

Young men's hope are dashed to Hell, it's hard to earn a dime

They're kicking their heels and revving their wheels

Dbm

Searching for a better time

Me, I'm kicking into my prime

E B E

'Cause I was born at the right time

[Verse]

B E

Old men's thoughts are in the past, their future holds no store

B Dbm

Their lives are left in tatters, fighting someone else's war

I wasn't party to that crime

'Cause I was born at the right time

[Chorus]

Now I'm living on the coastline

I got up from the breadline

Now I'm drinking the good wine

I go fishing in the summertime

Sleep all day if I have a mind

E B E

'Cause I was born at the right time

Yes, I was born at the right time

[Verse]

B E

I want no part of being young, don't want the wisdom of a sage

B Dbm

While there are songs still to be sung, new words to grace the page

A better age I'll never find

'Cause I was born at the right time

[Chorus]

And now I'm living on the coastline

I got up from the breadline

Now I'm drinking the good wine

I go fishing in the summertime

Sleep all day if I have a mind

E B Dbm

'Cause I was born at the right time

[Bridge]

A Dbm

And so while wishing that we'll all see better days

Abm B Dbm

My secret feeling is, I'm happy in my ways

An inner smile comes on me, thinking of the past

Gbm Abm

But I won't sigh for days gone by

A B E

Now is where I'm at...

[Chorus]

And now I'm living on the coastline

I got up from the breadline

Now I'm drinking the good wine

I go fishing in the summertime

Sleep all day if I have a mind

E B

'Cause I was born at the right time (I was born)

E B

I was born at the right time (born)

E B

'Cause I was born at the right time (born)

E B

At the right time (I was born)

E B

'Cause I was born at the right time (I was born)

About Born At The Right Time Chords by The Kingston Trio

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What key is "Born At The Right Time" in?

The chords for "Born At The Right Time" show the original chord names (including E, B, Dbm, A, Abm, Gbm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.