Born To The Strain chords by
Seth Lakeman

N/A

Key: D major

Verse 1
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D D 
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I was
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born in the shadow
of a shipyard crane
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On the rolling banks
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where the giants reign
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Like each brother I joined the line
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And I pulled my weight to serve my time
I watched them go
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as they launched the boats
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We weaved our flags
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as they came afloat
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Now the shipyard gone, we lost our pride
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And the town got sick,
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the town just died
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You're born to the steel,
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born to the strain
G G 
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A A 
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G G 
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Born to a hurt that you'll never know
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G G 
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A A 
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Born to the work, born to the pain
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A A 
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G G 
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Born to a life that you'll never
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G G 
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D D 
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A A 
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know
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I was born in the cottage
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of a mining town
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Where the men cut tin
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deep underground
And the work was hard,
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we sung our songs
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While the thick dust fell
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and choked our lungs
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Town all quiet, the old men sit
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They tell their tales since
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they closed the place
Their house is gone and their
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family's broke
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You know their sorrow
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by the way they choke
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A A 
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G G 
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A A 
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Born to the tin, born to the grime
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A A 
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Born to a hurt that you'll never know
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G G 
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A A 
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Born to the work, born to the pain
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Born to a life that you'll never know

Interlude 1
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Verse 2
A A 
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was born in the terrace
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A A 
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G G 
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at the edge of the bay
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I worked each troller to scrimp and save
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A A 
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All year round, before the sun and rain
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A A 
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Each break to the dawn will come
The docks shut down,
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the fleets move down
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The fishing grounds, the spent are gone
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Work straight up, the yards are closed
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It's an industry gone
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A A 
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We can't let go
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G G 
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A A 
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Born to the steel, born to the strain
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Born to the work, born to the pain
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Born to the sea, born to the strain
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A A 
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Born to a hurt that you'll never know
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Born to the work, born to the pain
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Born to a life that you'll never know

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