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Born To Be Wild

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KEY  E       BPM  85          You Tube :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsacg4-lcpQ
      E5x799xx
      E6022120
      E7022130
      D5x577xx
      E9x76770
   [Intro]
E     E       E  E6   E7
E     E       E  E6   E7
E     E       E  E6   E7
E     E       E  E6   E7
   [Verse 1]
E5Get your motor runningE6  E7  
E5Head out on the highwayE6  E7  
E5Looking for adventureE6  E7  
E5In whatever comes our wayE6  E7  
   [Chorus 1]
GYou're Anot gonna E7make it happen
GAll the Aworld is a E7loving place
GFire Aall of your E7guns at once then
GExpAlode into E7space
   [Verse 2]
E5I like streaking lightningE6  E7  
E5A heavy metal thunderE6  E7  
E5Wrestling with the windE6  E7  
E5And the feeling that I'm underE6  E7  
   [Chorus 1]
GYou're Anot gonna E7make it happen
GAll the Aworld is a E7loving place
GFire Aall of your E7guns at once then
GExpAlode into E7space
   [Chorus 2]
Like a Etrue nature's child
We were Gborn, born to be wild
We were Aflyin' so high
GI never wanna E5die
E5Born to be D5wildE5  D5  
E5Born to be D5wildE5  D5  
   [Instrumental]
E     E     E    E
E9    E9    E9   E9
E5    E5    E6   E7   E
E5    E5    E6   E7   E
   [Verse 3]
E5I like streaking lightningE6  E7  
E5A heavy metal thunderE6  E7  
E5Wrestling with the windE6  E7  
E5And the feeling that I'm underE6  E7  
   [Chorus 1]
GYou're Anot gonna E7make it happen
GAll the Aworld is a E7loving place
GFire Aall of your E7guns at once then
GExpAlode into E7space
   [Chorus 2]
Like a Etrue nature's child
We were Gborn, born to be wild
We were Aflyin' so high
GI never wanna E5die
E5Born to be D5wildE5  D5  
E5Born to be D5wildE5  D5  
   [Instrumental]
E     E     E    E
E     E     E    E
E9    E9    E9   E9
E9    E9    E9   E9
E     G  A  E    G  A
E     G  A  E    G  A
E5    E5    E6   E7   E
E5    E5    E6   E7   E
E5Born to be D5wildE5  D5  
E5Born to be D5wildE5  D5  
   [Outro to fade]
E     E     E    E
E     E     E    E
E9    E9    E9   E9
E5    E6    E7   E5
E5    E6    E7   E5
E9    E9    E9   E9

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Born To Be Wild

by Slade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

KEY E BPM 85 You Tube :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsacg4-lcpQ

x799xx

022120

022130

x577xx

x76770

[Intro]

E E E E6 E7

[Verse 1]

E5 E6 E7

Get your motor running

E5 E6 E7

Head out on the highway

E5 E6 E7

Looking for adventure

E5 E6 E7

In whatever comes our way

[Chorus 1]

G A E7

You're not gonna make it happen

G A E7

All the world is a loving place

G A E7

Fire all of your guns at once then

G A E7

Explode into space

[Verse 2]

E5 E6 E7

I like streaking lightning

E5 E6 E7

A heavy metal thunder

E5 E6 E7

Wrestling with the wind

E5 E6 E7

And the feeling that I'm under

[Chorus 1]

G A E7

You're not gonna make it happen

G A E7

All the world is a loving place

G A E7

Fire all of your guns at once then

G A E7

Explode into space

[Chorus 2]

Like a true nature's child

We were born, born to be wild

We were flyin' so high

G E5

I never wanna die

E5 D5 E5 D5

Born to be wild

E5 D5 E5 D5

Born to be wild

[Instrumental]

E E E E

E9 E9 E9 E9

E5 E5 E6 E7 E

[Verse 3]

E5 E6 E7

I like streaking lightning

E5 E6 E7

A heavy metal thunder

E5 E6 E7

Wrestling with the wind

E5 E6 E7

And the feeling that I'm under

[Chorus 1]

G A E7

You're not gonna make it happen

G A E7

All the world is a loving place

G A E7

Fire all of your guns at once then

G A E7

Explode into space

[Chorus 2]

Like a true nature's child

We were born, born to be wild

We were flyin' so high

G E5

I never wanna die

E5 D5 E5 D5

Born to be wild

E5 D5 E5 D5

Born to be wild

[Instrumental]

E E E E

E9 E9 E9 E9

E G A E G A

E5 E5 E6 E7 E

E5 D5 E5 D5

Born to be wild

E5 D5 E5 D5

Born to be wild

[Outro to fade]

E E E E

E9 E9 E9 E9

E5 E6 E7 E5

E9 E9 E9 E9

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