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Born To Be A Rolling Stone

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Chords]
 [For E]
e|---0---0-|
B|---0---0-|
G|---1---1-|
D|---2-2---|
A|---2-----|
E|-0-------|
 [For A]
e|---0---0-|
B|---2---2-|
G|---2---2-|
D|---2-2---|
A|-0-------|
E|---------|
 [For B7]
e|---2---2-|
B|---0---0-|
G|---2---2-|
D|---1---1-|
A|-2-------|
E|-----2---|
 [For F#]
e|---2---2-|
B|---2---2-|
G|---3---3-|
D|-4-----4-|
A|-----4---|
E|---------|
[Intro]
B7   E
[Verse 1]
As the Eyears roll on I tramp along beF#side them,
never B7have no cares so never need to hide Ethem.
From the sunny north down to the south I Aroam,F#  
For I B7guess that I was born a rolling Estone.
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I settle down and the road forgF#ets me,
Then the B7wanderlust comes on and soon upsets Eme,
So I down tools and I just leave work alAone,F#  
For I B7guess that I was born a rolling Estone.
[Chorus]
My B7mates are far and many as I Atramp through out the Eyears,
ASome are rich and Esome are poor but F#o'er a glass of B7beer,
They're all Edecent blokes who share a joke with F#no distinction shown,
And B7they're the mates of this old rolling Estone.
Eyeah, I   just take it easy you know.
[Instrumental]
(Following the chord structure of the verses)
[Verse 3]
EHow my life has changed, to me it seems like F#magic,
From what B7I used to be, some say it's traEgic, (Ha ha)
Oh but that's a story better left aAlone,F#  
For I gB7uess that I was born a rolling sEtone.
[Verse 4]
ESo when I'm on the track and camped beside the F#highway,
Just a-B7lazing back a-gazing at God's skyEway,
Will my footsteps ever reach that golden Athrone,F#  
Will they B7ever welcome in this rolling Estone
[Outro]
e|---0---0------0-|
B|---0---2-----0--|
G|---1---2----1---|
D|---2---2---2----|
A|---2-0----2-----|
E|-0-------0------|
  stone..........

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Born To Be A Rolling Stone

by Slim Dusty

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[Chords]

[For E]

e|---0---0-|

B|---0---0-|

G|---1---1-|

D|---2-2---|

A|---2-----|

E|-0-------|

[For A]

e|---0---0-|

B|---2---2-|

G|---2---2-|

D|---2-2---|

A|-0-------|

E|---------|

[For B7]

e|---2---2-|

B|---0---0-|

G|---2---2-|

D|---1---1-|

A|-2-------|

E|-----2---|

[For F#]

e|---2---2-|

B|---2---2-|

G|---3---3-|

D|-4-----4-|

A|-----4---|

E|---------|

[Intro]

B7 E

[Verse 1]

E F#

As the years roll on I tramp along beside them,

B7 E

never have no cares so never need to hide them.

A F#

From the sunny north down to the south I roam,

B7 E

For I guess that I was born a rolling stone.

[Verse 2]

Sometimes I settle down and the road forgets me,

B7 E

Then the wanderlust comes on and soon upsets me,

A F#

So I down tools and I just leave work alone,

B7 E

For I guess that I was born a rolling stone.

[Chorus]

B7 A E

My mates are far and many as I tramp through out the years,

A E F# B7

Some are rich and some are poor but o'er a glass of beer,

E F#

They're all decent blokes who share a joke with no distinction shown,

B7 E

And they're the mates of this old rolling stone.

yeah, I just take it easy you know.

[Instrumental]

(Following the chord structure of the verses)

[Verse 3]

E F#

How my life has changed, to me it seems like magic,

B7 E

From what I used to be, some say it's tragic, (Ha ha)

A F#

Oh but that's a story better left alone,

B7 E

For I guess that I was born a rolling stone.

[Verse 4]

E F#

So when I'm on the track and camped beside the highway,

B7 E

Just a-lazing back a-gazing at God's skyway,

A F#

Will my footsteps ever reach that golden throne,

B7 E

Will they ever welcome in this rolling stone

[Outro]

e|---0---0------0-|

B|---0---2-----0--|

G|---1---2----1---|

D|---2---2---2----|

A|---2-0----2-----|

E|-0-------0------|

stone..........

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