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Tune down to Eb. Bridge is descending from 10th fret “A” string
Intro and most of the song: F# A E Bx2
[Verse]
F#Now I’m better and Aback again
EWasn’t what I would Bcall myself
F#Mud will blind by the Awater’s edge  I was Eborn Bdown
F#Autumn fire can Alight the way
EDisappear on the Bblackest day
F#Can’t hide fear on a Awounded face  I was Eborn Bdown
[Chorus]
             F#  AI was Eborn Bdown
             F#  AI was Eborn Bdown
And I will F#run Afrom no EoneB  
And I will F#burn Abrighter than the Esun   ahBh ahhah
[Verse]
F#Roll it all when I Awalk the ledge
ESome will die and they Bnever will
F#All or nothing is how AI lived  I was Eborn Bdown
F#If I fall there are Ano regrets
EProudly stand  and BI face my death
F#When I’m gone you’ll know Awhy I left  I was Eborn Bdown
[Chorus]
      F#  AI was Eborn Bdown
      F#  AI was Eborn Bdown
AnBd I will rF#un fArom no oEneB  
And I will F#burn Abrighter than the Esun   ohBoohoh
F#I won’t be one of Athem 
EI won’t be one of Bthem 
F#I won’t be one of Athem
                            [Bridge]
I was Eborn                  B  F#down    E    EboDhI
F#was     E    Ebooh DI
F#was     E    Ebooh DI
F#was     E    EboDoh
DI was born F#down
[Outro]
A  E  B
F#  A  E  B

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Born Down

by Operator

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Chords in this song · guitar

Tune down to Eb. Bridge is descending from 10th fret “A” string

Intro and most of the song: F# A E Bx2

[Verse]

F# A

Now I’m better and back again

E B

Wasn’t what I would call myself

F# A E B

Mud will blind by the water’s edge I was born down

F# A

Autumn fire can light the way

E B

Disappear on the blackest day

F# A E B

Can’t hide fear on a wounded face I was born down

[Chorus]

F# A E B

I was born down

F# A E B

I was born down

F# A E B

And I will run from no one

F# A E B

And I will burn brighter than the sun ahh ahhah

[Verse]

F# A

Roll it all when I walk the ledge

E B

Some will die and they never will

F# A E B

All or nothing is how I lived I was born down

F# A

If I fall there are no regrets

E B

Proudly stand and I face my death

F# A E B

When I’m gone you’ll know why I left I was born down

[Chorus]

F# A E B

I was born down

F# A E B

I was born down

B F# A E B

And I will run from no one

F# A E B

And I will burn brighter than the sun ohoohoh

F# A

I won’t be one of them

E B

I won’t be one of them

F# A

I won’t be one of them

[Bridge]

E B F# E Eb D

I was born down ohI

F# E Eb D

was ooh I

F# E Eb D

was ooh I

F# E Eb D

was ooh

D F#

I was born down

[Outro]

A E B

F# A E B

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