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e|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|----------------------5---| 
D|-5-7-7-7-7-x--5-7-7-7---7-| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|    
WDe were born to be,    CaGlive 
WDe were born to be,    CaGlive 
BBmorn,     Cborn to be Dalive (born to be alive) 
You see we're Bmborn, Aborn, bGorn 
(born to be alive) 
e|--------------------------| 
B|---------------------6----| 
G|-5-7-7-7-7-x-5-7-7-7---7--| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|
PDeople ask me why I never fGind a place to stop 
And settle doDwn down down C  G  
BDut I never wanted all those things 
PGeople need to justify 
Their lDives lives lives 
You see we're bBmorn, bCorn, bGorn to be aDlive (born to be alive) 
You see we're bBmorn, bAorn, bGorn (born to be alive) 
It's good to be aBmlive, to be alive, to be aGlive 
It's good to be aBmlive, to be alive, to be aGlive 
It's good to be F#alive 
  D       D
{VERSE 2} 
Time was on my side 
When I was running down the street 
It was no bind bind bind 
A suitcase and an old guitar 
And something new to occupy 
My mind mind mind 
You see we're bBmorn, bCorn, bGorn to be aDlive (born to be alive) 
You see we're bBmorn, bAorn, bGorn (born to be alive) 
You see we're bBmorn, bCorn, bGorn to be aDlive (born to be alive) 
You see we're bBmorn, bAorn, bGorn (born to be alive) 
You see we're bBmorn, bCorn, bGorn to be aDlive (born to be alive) 
You see we're bBmorn, bAorn, bGorn (born to be alive) 
Born to be alive D  D  
BBmorn,     CbGorn to be Dalive (born to be alive) 
You see we're Bmborn, bAorn, bGorn 
Born to be alivDe...  D  

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Born To Be Alive

by Christophe Willem

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e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|----------------------5---|

D|-5-7-7-7-7-x--5-7-7-7---7-|

A|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|

D C G

We were born to be, alive

D C G

We were born to be, alive

Bm C D

Born, born to be alive (born to be alive)

Bm A G

You see we're born, born, born

(born to be alive)

e|--------------------------|

B|---------------------6----|

G|-5-7-7-7-7-x-5-7-7-7---7--|

D|--------------------------|

A|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|

D G

People ask me why I never find a place to stop

D C G

And settle down down down

But I never wanted all those things

People need to justify

Their lives lives lives

Bm C G D

You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born to be alive)

Bm A G

You see we're born, born, born (born to be alive)

Bm G

It's good to be alive, to be alive, to be alive

Bm G

It's good to be alive, to be alive, to be alive

It's good to be alive

D D

{VERSE 2}

Time was on my side

When I was running down the street

It was no bind bind bind

A suitcase and an old guitar

And something new to occupy

My mind mind mind

Bm C G D

You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born to be alive)

Bm A G

You see we're born, born, born (born to be alive)

Bm C G D

You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born to be alive)

Bm A G

You see we're born, born, born (born to be alive)

Bm C G D

You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born to be alive)

Bm A G

You see we're born, born, born (born to be alive)

D D

Born to be alive

Bm C G D

Born, born to be alive (born to be alive)

Bm A G

You see we're born, born, born

D D

Born to be alive...

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