Born Country chords by Alabama (Official Version)

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E
A/C#
Dsus2
A
B
C#m
Aadd9
D
A/E
B/E
G#m7

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
 (E major) Clear creeks
And cool mountain mornings
A 
E 
Dsus2 
A/C# 
 (A major) Honest work out in the field  (E major)  (Dsus2)  (A/C#) 
E 
 (E major) Corn bread
In my mama's kitchen
A 
E 
 (A major) Daddy saying grace before the meal  (E major) 

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Pre-chorus 1

Family ties run deep in this land

And I'm never very far from what I am

Chorus 1
A 
E 
I was  (A major) born  (E major) country,
B 
E 
and that's  (B major) what I'll always  (E major) be
A 
E 
Like the  (A major) rivers and the wood (E major) lands,
B 
wild and  (B major) free
A 
E 
I got a  (A major) hundred years of down  (E major) home
B 
C#m 
 (B major) running through my blood  (C sharp minor) 
A 
E 
I was  (A major) born  (E major) country,
B 
E 
and this  (B major) country's what I  (E major) love
A/C# 
Dsus2 
 (A/C#)  (Dsus2) 
E 
Dsus2 
A/C# 
 (E major)  (Dsus2)  (A/C#) 

Verse 2

Moonlight and you here beside me

Crickets serenading in the yard

What more could two people ask for

Laying here in love beneath the stars

Pre-chorus 2

Now this is where I wanna raise my kids

Just the way my mom and daddy did

Chorus 2
A 
E 
I was  (A major) born  (E major) country,
B 
E 
and that's  (B major) what I'll always  (E major) be
A 
E 
Like the  (A major) rivers and the wood (E major) lands,
B 
wild and  (B major) free
A 
E 
I got a  (A major) hundred years of down  (E major) home
B 
C#m 
 (B major) running through my blood  (C sharp minor) 
A 
E 
I was  (A major) born  (E major) country,
B 
E 
and this  (B major) country's what I  (E major) love

Solo 1

Chorus 3
A 
E 
I was  (A major) born  (E major) country,
B 
E 
and that's  (B major) what I'll always  (E major) be
A 
E 
Like the  (A major) rivers and the wood (E major) lands,
B 
wild and  (B major) free
A/E 
E 
I got a  (A/E) hundred years of down  (E major) home
B/E 
C#m 
G#m7 
 (B/E) running through my blood  (C sharp minor)  (G sharp minor7) 
C#m 
A 
E 
 (C sharp minor) I was  (A major) born  (E major) country
B 
E 
And this  (B major) country's what I love  (E major) 
A 
E 
I was  (A major) born  (E major) country

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GuitarPianoUkulele

E
A/C#
Dsus2
A
B
C#m
Aadd9
D
A/E
B/E
G#m7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E majorBPM: 84

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of Born Country by Alabama, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Alabama.