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Born To Be Blue

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[Intro]
| C  F | x 4
[Verse]
CIf someone were to read my Dm7history
GThey would know why it's no Cmystery
She's not C7ordinary; Fit's her love I carry
GI was born, born to be Cblue
CI'm the fool who sees Dm7tomorrow
GBut all that time has just been Cborrowed
She's the C7only reason Fthat I keep believin'
GI was born, born to be Cblue
[Chorus]
E7For everybody, there's Amsomeone just for them
E7And like anybody you Amlose one every Gnow and then
[Instrumental]
|   C|   C|   Dm7|   Dm7|   G|   G|   C|   C|
[Chorus]
E7For everybody, there's Amsomeone just for them
E7And like anybody you Amlose one every Gnow and then
CI have found that I'm still Dm7fallin'
GMaybe I have found my Ccallin'
She's the C7only reason Fthat I keep believin'
GI was born, born to be Cblue
CShe's not C7ordinary; Fit's her love I carry
GI was born, born to be Cblue
[Outro]
GI was born, born to be Cblue

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Born To Be Blue

by The Mavericks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

[Intro]

| C F | x 4

[Verse]

C Dm7

If someone were to read my history

G C

They would know why it's no mystery

C7 F

She's not ordinary; it's her love I carry

G C

I was born, born to be blue

C Dm7

I'm the fool who sees tomorrow

G C

But all that time has just been borrowed

C7 F

She's the only reason that I keep believin'

G C

I was born, born to be blue

[Chorus]

E7 Am

For everybody, there's someone just for them

E7 Am G

And like anybody you lose one every now and then

[Instrumental]

C C Dm7 Dm7 G G C C

| | | | | | | | |

[Chorus]

E7 Am

For everybody, there's someone just for them

E7 Am G

And like anybody you lose one every now and then

C Dm7

I have found that I'm still fallin'

G C

Maybe I have found my callin'

C7 F

She's the only reason that I keep believin'

G C

I was born, born to be blue

C C7 F

She's not ordinary; it's her love I carry

G C

I was born, born to be blue

[Outro]

G C

I was born, born to be blue

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