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[Chorus]
GBa- -Bmaby, I was Ambo- -orn to be Dneeded
GBa- -Bmaby, I was Ambo- -orn to be Dneeded
[Verse 1]
GI always Bmresisted Amconvictions and Dmister, misses
But I'Gd do it, do itBm, do it again
AmDo it, do it, Ddo it again
GImmune to biBmology
AmIt's a lonely road to Dautonomy
But I would Gdo it, do it, Bmdo it again
AmDo it, do it, Ddo it again
[Bridge]
Why should DI deny myEmself?
  GNever really cared about my Emhealth
  DThe simple kind of Emlife
  GCuts through me like a sharpened Emknife
[Chorus]
GBa- -Bmaby, I was Ambo- -orn to be Dneeded
GBa- -Bmaby, I was Ambo- -orn to be Dneeded
[Verse 2]
GMother heard, might Bmdo me good
At Amleast that's been the word around thDe neighborhood
We're gonnGa do it, do itBm, do it again
AmDo it, do it, Ddo it again
GI know it's aBmn old refrain
AmBut the need hit me like a Dhurricane
I fall inGto it, do it, Bmdo it again
AmDo it, do it, Ddo it again
[Bridge]
Why should DI deny myEmself?
  GNever really cared about my Emhealth
  DThe simple kind of life
  GCuts through me like a sharpened knife
[Interlude]
C  Bm  Am
C  Bm  Am
Gmaj7Ooooh  Cmaj7ooooh
Gmaj7Ooooh  Cmaj7ooooh
Gmaj7OooohBm  Am7  D7  
Gmaj7  Bm  Am7  D7
[Chorus]
Gmaj7Ba-  -Bmaby, I was Am7bo- -orn to be D7needed
If my Gmaj7heart can't take it, theBmn maybe
I will Am7give right into the D7feeling
[Outro]
Gmaj7Ba-  -Bmaby, I was Am7bo- -orn to be D7needed
If my Gmaj7heart can't take it, theBmn maybe
I will Am7give right into the feeling
G  Gmaj7  Am
D7  G

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Born To Be Needed

by Tennis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

Am7

[Chorus]

G Bm Am D

Ba- -aby, I was bo- -orn to be needed

G Bm Am D

Ba- -aby, I was bo- -orn to be needed

[Verse 1]

G Bm Am D

I always resisted convictions and mister, misses

G Bm

But I'd do it, do it, do it again

Am D

Do it, do it, do it again

G Bm

Immune to biology

Am D

It's a lonely road to autonomy

G Bm

But I would do it, do it, do it again

Am D

Do it, do it, do it again

[Bridge]

D Em

Why should I deny myself?

G Em

Never really cared about my health

D Em

The simple kind of life

G Em

Cuts through me like a sharpened knife

[Chorus]

G Bm Am D

Ba- -aby, I was bo- -orn to be needed

G Bm Am D

Ba- -aby, I was bo- -orn to be needed

[Verse 2]

G Bm

Mother heard, might do me good

Am D

At least that's been the word around the neighborhood

G Bm

We're gonna do it, do it, do it again

Am D

Do it, do it, do it again

G Bm

I know it's an old refrain

Am D

But the need hit me like a hurricane

G Bm

I fall into it, do it, do it again

Am D

Do it, do it, do it again

[Bridge]

D Em

Why should I deny myself?

G Em

Never really cared about my health

The simple kind of life

Cuts through me like a sharpened knife

[Interlude]

C Bm Am

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Ooooh ooooh

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Ooooh ooooh

Gmaj7 Bm Am7 D7

Ooooh

Gmaj7 Bm Am7 D7

[Chorus]

Gmaj7 Bm Am7 D7

Ba- -aby, I was bo- -orn to be needed

Gmaj7 Bm

If my heart can't take it, then maybe

Am7 D7

I will give right into the feeling

[Outro]

Gmaj7 Bm Am7 D7

Ba- -aby, I was bo- -orn to be needed

Gmaj7 Bm

If my heart can't take it, then maybe

Am7

I will give right into the feeling

G Gmaj7 Am

D7 G

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