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Magnus - Born to Run
C#m7 G#7 C#m7 C#m7
[Verse 1]
C#m7Jeanny turned twenty-five
And for C#m7her surprise Cshe was Dstill Ealive
F#mLivin' G#fast Atends to lack the Bspeed
If it's C#m7based on cheap beer and G#7weed
C#m7She was G#7tenty-five
No C#m7time tCo be Da Ewife
F#mArtificG#ial lAight and sBinging C#m7in the nightG#7  
[Chorus]
I F#mspend my life writing Bthunderroad
But F#mlife aorund here won't Bturn to gold
I F#mact like I was born a Bson of a gun
And G#7yet I keep singin' that we were born to run
C#m7 G#7 C#m7 C#m7
[Verse 2]
C#m7She dreamed of G#7owning the world
She had a C#m7dream since Cshe Dwas a Egirl
Of F#mhaving a G#name in the Acolour of Bfame
And C#m7yet who is to G#7blame
That C#m7she is G#7stuck in a crowd
With C#m7fear Cpain Dand Edoubt
So she F#mhides in G#a place where she kAnows she iBs safe
From C#m7harm and she G#7shouts
[Chorus]
I F#mspend my life writing Bthunderroad
But F#mlife aorund here won't Bturn to gold
I F#mact like I was born a Bson of a gun
And G#7yet I keep singin' that we were born to run
[Solo]
 C#m7   G#7x7
F#m G# A B C#m G#7
[Chorus]
I F#mspend my life writing Bthunderroad
But F#mlife aorund here won't Bturn to gold
I F#mact like I was born a Bson of a gun
And G#7yet I keep singin' that we were born to run

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Born To Run

by Magnus (Germany)

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

G#7

F#m

C#m

Magnus - Born to Run

C#m7 G#7 C#m7 C#m7

[Verse 1]

C#m7

Jeanny turned twenty-five

C#m7 C D E

And for her surprise she was still alive

F#m G# A B

Livin' fast tends to lack the speed

C#m7 G#7

If it's based on cheap beer and weed

C#m7 G#7

She was tenty-five

C#m7 C D E

No time to be a wife

F#m G# A B C#m7 G#7

Artificial light and singing in the night

[Chorus]

F#m B

I spend my life writing thunderroad

F#m B

But life aorund here won't turn to gold

F#m B

I act like I was born a son of a gun

G#7

And yet I keep singin' that we were born to run

C#m7 G#7 C#m7 C#m7

[Verse 2]

C#m7 G#7

She dreamed of owning the world

C#m7 C D E

She had a dream since she was a girl

F#m G# A B

Of having a name in the colour of fame

C#m7 G#7

And yet who is to blame

C#m7 G#7

That she is stuck in a crowd

C#m7 C D E

With fear pain and doubt

F#m G# A B

So she hides in a place where she knows she is safe

C#m7 G#7

From harm and she shouts

[Chorus]

F#m B

I spend my life writing thunderroad

F#m B

But life aorund here won't turn to gold

F#m B

I act like I was born a son of a gun

G#7

And yet I keep singin' that we were born to run

[Solo]

C#m7 G#7

F#m G# A B C#m G#7

[Chorus]

F#m B

I spend my life writing thunderroad

F#m B

But life aorund here won't turn to gold

F#m B

I act like I was born a son of a gun

G#7

And yet I keep singin' that we were born to run

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