Born To Run chords by Emmylou Harris

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Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
Well I never  (A major) did crawl
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G 
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and I never  (D major)  (G major) did toe the line  (A major) 
No man is a master to me,
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 (G major) I  ain't that kind  (A major) 
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I just  (D major) put on my trav (G major) elin' shoes  (D major) 
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If you want to win you just  (G major) 
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can't lose  (D major) the time  (E major) 
A 
Or stay be (A major) hind

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Verse 2

Well I was born to run

To get ahead of the rest

And all that I wanted was to be the best

Just to feel free and be someone

I was born to be fast I was born to run

Verse 3
A 
 (A major) 
Well I take the chances,
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some (D major) time  (G major) I  made  (D major) mis (A major) takes
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But you don't get nothin' un (D major) less
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 (G major) you take  (D major) the breaks  (A major) 
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 (D major) Livin' as dangerous as dy (G major) namite  (D major) 
Sure it makes you feel nervous but
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it  (G major) makes you feel  (D major) al (E major) right
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Makes you feel alright  (A major) 

Verse 4
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Well  (A major) I was born  (D major) to run (A major) 
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To get ahead  (D major) of the  (A major) rest
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A 
And all  (D major) that I  (A major) wanted was to be the best
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A 
D 
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Just to feel  (D major) free  (A major) and  (D major) be someone  (A major) 
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I was  (D major) born to be  (A major) fast I was  (E major) born to  (A major) run  (D major)  (G major) 
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A 
 (D major)  (A major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 5
B 
Nobody  (B major) gonna make me
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A 
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do  (E major) thing (A major) s their  (B major) way
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By the time you figure it out  (E major) 
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B 
it's yes (A major) ter (B major) day
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Well it  (E major) comes to he who wait (A major) s I'm  (E major) told
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But I don't need it when  (A major) 
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F# 
I'm old  (E major) and  (F sharp major) gray
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Yeah, I want it today  (B major) 

Verse 6
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E 
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 (B major) Well I was born  (E major) to run (B major) 
E 
B 
To get ahead  (E major) of the  (B major) rest
E 
B 
And all  (E major) that I  (B major) wanted was to be the best
E 
B 
E 
B 
Just to feel  (E major) free  (B major) and  (E major) be someone  (B major) 
E 
B 
F# 
B 
I was  (E major) born to be  (B major) fast I was  (F sharp major) born  (B major) to run
E 
B 
I was  (E major) born to run  (B major) 
E 
B 
To get ahead  (E major) of the  (B major) rest
E 
B 
F# 
B 
And all  (E major) that I  (B major) wanted was to be  (F sharp major) the  (B major) best
E 
B 
E 
B 
Just to  (E major) feel free  (B major) and  (E major) be someone  (B major) 
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B 
I was  (E major) born to be  (B major) fast I was born to