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[Verse]
This is where I bEm7roke my wristG  
Where I thoDught I could flAm7y
Thinking I was SEm7upermanG  
So you knDow you can't crAm7y
Cause I wanted to be jEm7ust like themG  
And save my cDity from crimeAm7  
I wanted to be jCust like them, jDust like them, just like, Em7them
Campbell's chicken nEm7oodle soupG  
When you stDay home from scAm7hool
Remember watching Em7MTVG  
When there was still muDsic for youAm7  
Just a kid on ChEm7olla StreetG  
From my city bDuilt in the sanAm7d
My father said "you'll Cbe a man, be a mDan, be a man"Em7  
[Chorus]
Em7I...C..was Gborn in D1994
Em7I...C..was Gborn in D1994
CI Gwas, DI was Em7born
CIn 1D994Em7  
[Verse]
I guess Santa Claus is Em7just not realG  
And BDatman can't flyAm7  
And nobody’s inviEm7ncibleG  
Because I kDnow people dieAm7  
I saw it on the nEm7ews one dayG  
When the toDwers fell downAm7  
September's not the sCame place now, sDame place now, same placeEm7, now
Now tell me what you Em7wanna beG  
Because you gDrow up too fastAm7  
Cut my hair and sEm7ag my jeansG  
And never sDhow up to classAm7  
Get ready cause it's Em7time to leaveG  
So pDack up your bagAm7s
And go be who you wCanna be, wanna bDe, wanna beEm7  
[Chorus]
Em7I...C..was Gborn in D1994
Em7I...C..was Gborn in D1994
CI Gwas, DI was Em7born
CIn 1D994Em7  
[Bridge]
Em7My country tGis of thee, Dsweet land of lAm7iberty
Em7My country tGis of thee, Dbe who you wannAm7a be
Em7My country tGis of thee, Dsweet land of lAm7iberty
My countCry, my country, Dmy countrEm7y, my...
[Chorus]
Em7I...C..was Gborn in D1994
Em7I...C..was Gborn in D1994
CI Gwas, DI was Em7born
CIn 1D994Em7  
(x2)

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1994

by Alec Benjamin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Am7

[Verse]

Em7 G

This is where I broke my wrist

D Am7

Where I thought I could fly

Em7 G

Thinking I was Superman

D Am7

So you know you can't cry

Em7 G

Cause I wanted to be just like them

D Am7

And save my city from crime

C D Em7

I wanted to be just like them, just like them, just like, them

Em7 G

Campbell's chicken noodle soup

D Am7

When you stay home from school

Em7 G

Remember watching MTV

D Am7

When there was still music for you

Em7 G

Just a kid on Cholla Street

D Am7

From my city built in the sand

C D Em7

My father said "you'll be a man, be a man, be a man"

[Chorus]

Em7 C G D

I.....was born in 1994

Em7 C G D

I.....was born in 1994

C G D Em7

I was, I was born

C D Em7

In 1994

[Verse]

Em7 G

I guess Santa Claus is just not real

D Am7

And Batman can't fly

Em7 G

And nobody’s invincible

D Am7

Because I know people die

Em7 G

I saw it on the news one day

D Am7

When the towers fell down

C D Em7

September's not the same place now, same place now, same place, now

Em7 G

Now tell me what you wanna be

D Am7

Because you grow up too fast

Em7 G

Cut my hair and sag my jeans

D Am7

And never show up to class

Em7 G

Get ready cause it's time to leave

D Am7

So pack up your bags

C D Em7

And go be who you wanna be, wanna be, wanna be

[Chorus]

Em7 C G D

I.....was born in 1994

Em7 C G D

I.....was born in 1994

C G D Em7

I was, I was born

C D Em7

In 1994

[Bridge]

Em7 G D Am7

My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty

Em7 G D Am7

My country tis of thee, be who you wanna be

Em7 G D Am7

My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty

C D Em7

My country, my country, my country, my...

[Chorus]

Em7 C G D

I.....was born in 1994

Em7 C G D

I.....was born in 1994

C G D Em7

I was, I was born

C D Em7

In 1994

(x2)

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