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Born To Rock chords by
Carl Perkins
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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My mama told

me she said

Son you might not stop

Mama you're just a little bit late
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'Cause your cat's got to rock
Verse 2
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I feel the rhythm in me
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Rockabilly music sends me wild
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I'm afraid it does, mama
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Ah, excuse me mom,
Verse 3

'cause I can't stop
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This rockabilly was born to rock
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Born to rock

Born to roll
Verse 4
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I played my guitar when I

lived down on the farm

My daddy thought one time

it'd grown to my arm
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And I feel the fire down in me

Rockabilly music sends me wild
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Verse 5

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Ah, excuse me dad,

'cause I can't stop
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Your rockabilly was born to rock
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Born to rock

Born to roll
Verse 6
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I'm gonna rock , rock, rock till I drop
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Well, I'm gonna roll, roll, roll till I roll
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Well, I'm gonna rock, rock, rock till I drop
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I'm gonna roll, roll, roll till I roll
Verse 7
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Ah, thank you folks for one more shot
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This rockabilly was born to rock
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Born to rock
Interlude 1

Born to roll
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Verse 8
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We got all the good folks now
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just working on space
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And I do believe they're gonna
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make it some day

They'll park their ship on Mars

And find there's cats

rocking round the stars
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They will
Verse 9
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Ha- ha, well they might
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Ah, thank you, Jack, for one more shot
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This rockabilly was born to rock
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Born to rock

Born to roll
Verse 10
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Well, I'm gonna rock, rock,
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rock till I drop
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Yeah, I'm gonna roll, roll, roll till I roll
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Well, I'm gonna rock,

rock, rock till I drop
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I'm gonna roll, roll, roll till I roll
Verse 11
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I want to thank you folks

for one more shot
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This rockabilly was born to rock
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Born to rock
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Born to roll
Verse 12
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Born to rock

Born to roll

Born to rock

Born to roll
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Born to rock
Verse 13

Born to roll
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I was born to rock

Born to roll
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Yeah, I want to thank you

Jack for one more shot
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This rockabilly was born to rock
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Born to rock

Born to roll
Outro 1

C'mon rock
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • F

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Born To Rock by Carl Perkins is E major.

The primary chords used in Born To Rock are A, B, E, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, B, E, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Born To Rock is approximately 214 beats per minute.

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