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[Intro]
F A Dm Em
F Bb A G E
F D A Em
F Bb A
[Verse 1]
FThey say the day
BbThat I was born
AIt rained here
And Fyet it was the Bbbest
Day of Ayour life
And Fwho would ever Cdream
A Bbchild sweet as I Aseem
Would Fbe the source of
BbSo much pain and Astrife
[Interlude]
FOhhEm  C  A  Dm  E  
F Bb A G Em
[Verse 2]
FEvery time I Bbtried
To take the Ahigh roadA7  
FSomething deep Bbinside me
Dragged me AdownA7  
FWherever I Cappear
Came Bbhate, despair and Afear
Seems Ftrouble always
BbFollowed me AarouA7nd
[Chorus]
BbSay it's not Atoo late for
You to Fhold meBb  
You were always Athere
When times Fwere bad
And they're Bbso bad
The love you gave tAo me
So FunconditionCally
FSo sad, Cso sad
Born Fbad
[Interlude]
Bb Bb F A
Bb C F F
Bb Dm/F F A
Bb A/C  F F
A A F Bb
A
[Verse 3]
FNary have I Bbwritten you
AA letterA7  
FHardly have BbI called
Lest things Awere badA7  
FAnd all those CI called friends
BbAre all gone in the Aend
In Ftruth you were the Bbbest
I ever AhaA7d
[Chorus]
BbMum is it Atoo late for
You to Fhold me?Bb  
You were always Athere
When times Fwere bad
And they're Bbso bad
The love you gave Ato me
CSo FunconditionCally
FSo sad, Cso sad
Born Fbad
[Outro]
BbA BBbb CF/AFm
FI don't want to go
BbI don't want to goF  Am  A  
BbI'm not FreadCy FyetDm  Bb  
NFoA  Bb  Am  
CNoF!

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Born Bad

by Voltaire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/F

A/C

[Intro]

F A Dm Em

F Bb A G E

F D A Em

F Bb A

[Verse 1]

They say the day

That I was born

It rained here

F Bb

And yet it was the best

Day of your life

F C

And who would ever dream

Bb A

A child sweet as I seem

Would be the source of

Bb A

So much pain and strife

[Interlude]

F Em C A Dm E

Ohh

F Bb A G Em

[Verse 2]

F Bb

Every time I tried

A A7

To take the high road

F Bb

Something deep inside me

A A7

Dragged me down

F C

Wherever I appear

Bb A

Came hate, despair and fear

Seems trouble always

Bb A A7

Followed me around

[Chorus]

Bb A

Say it's not too late for

F Bb

You to hold me

You were always there

When times were bad

And they're so bad

The love you gave to me

F C

So unconditionally

F C

So sad, so sad

Born bad

[Interlude]

Bb Bb F A

Bb C F F

Bb Dm/F F A

Bb A/C F F

A A F Bb

[Verse 3]

F Bb

Nary have I written you

A A7

A letter

F Bb

Hardly have I called

A A7

Lest things were bad

F C

And all those I called friends

Bb A

Are all gone in the end

F Bb

In truth you were the best

A A7

I ever had

[Chorus]

Bb A

Mum is it too late for

F Bb

You to hold me?

You were always there

When times were bad

And they're so bad

The love you gave to me

C F C

So unconditionally

F C

So sad, so sad

Born bad

[Outro]

Bb Bb F F

A Bb C/Am

I don't want to go

Bb F Am A

I don't want to go

Bb F C F Dm Bb

I'm not ready yet

F A Bb Am

C F

No!

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