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Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez.
Earned 52 Gold & Platinum records. #1 around the
world in 1979.
[Intro]
A
[Chorus]
DWe were born to be Ca..Glive...DWe were born to be Ca..Glive.
BmBorn, Cborn to Bmbe aDlive (Born to be alive.)
You see, we're Bmborn, Aborn, Gborn..(born to be aDlive.)
[Verse 1]
DPeople ask me why I never Gfind a place to stop
and settle Ddown, down, downC.G  
GBut I Dnever wanted all those things Gpeople need to justify
their Dlives, lives, lives.
[Chorus]
You see, we're Bmborn, Cborn..Bmborn to be aDlive.
(DBorn to be alive.)
You see, we're Bmborn, Aborn, Gborn...
[Post-Chorus]
It's good to Bmbe alive, to be alive, to Gbe alive.
It's good to Bmbe alive, to be alive, to Gbe alive.
It's good to F#7sus4be alive.F#7  
[Interlude]
D
[Verse 2]
DTime was on my side when I was Grunning down the street..
it was no Dbind, bind, bind.C  G  
A Dsuitcase and an old guitar, and Gsomething new to occupy
my Dmind, mind, mind.
[Chorus]
You see we're Bmborn, Cborn..Bmborn to be aDlive.
(DBorn to be alive.)
You see we're Bmborn, Aborn, Gborn..
You see, we're Bmborn, Cborn..born to be Dalive.
(Born to be alive.)
You see we're Bmborn, Aborn, Gborn..
You see we're Bmborn, Cborn..Bmborn to be aDlive.
(DBorn to be alive.)
You see, we're Bmborn, Aborn, Gborn..born to be Dalive.
[Chorus]
BmBornC, Bmborn, to be aDlive.
(DBorn to be alive.)
You see, we're Bmborn, Aborn, Gborn..born to be Dalive.
[Outro]
BmBornC, Bmborn, to be aDlive.
(Fade out)

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Born To Be Alive

by Patrick Hernandez

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#7sus4

F#7

Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez.

Earned 52 Gold & Platinum records. #1 around the

world in 1979.

[Intro]

[Chorus]

D C G D C G

We were born to be a..live...We were born to be a..live.

Bm C Bm D

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

Bm A G D

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

[Verse 1]

D G

People ask me why I never find a place to stop

D C G

and settle down, down, down.

G D G

But I never wanted all those things people need to justify

their lives, lives, lives.

[Chorus]

Bm C Bm 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...

[Post-Chorus]

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.

F#7sus4 F#7

It's good to be alive.

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

D G

Time was on my side when I was running down the street..

D C G

it was no bind, bind, bind.

D G

A suitcase and an old guitar, and something new to occupy

my mind, mind, mind.

[Chorus]

Bm C Bm 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..

Bm C 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..

Bm C Bm D

You see we're born, born..born to be alive.

(Born to be alive.)

Bm A G D

You see, we're born, born, born..born to be alive.

[Chorus]

Bm C Bm D

Born, born, to be alive.

(Born to be alive.)

Bm A G D

You see, we're born, born, born..born to be alive.

[Outro]

Bm C Bm D

Born, born, to be alive.

(Fade out)

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