Chords for Banjo Blues - Free Born Man

Tempo:
146.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

E

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Banjo Blues - Free Born Man chords
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[Dm]
[G]
[G] [C]
[E] [C]
[G]
[A]
[E] [C]
[G]
Well, I was born in Southland some 40-odd years ago.
I ran away for the first time when I was 12 years old.
I'm a free-born [C] man.
[C]
My home is on my [G] back.
[D] You know I know every inch of highway,
[D]
[C] every foot of back road, and every mile of [G] railroad track.
[Bb] Yeah, [G] I got a gal in Cincinnati.
I got a woman in San Antonio.
I'd love to go next door.
And any [Gm] place I go [G] is home.
I'm a free [C]-born man.
[E]
My home is [C] on [G] my back.
[D] You know I know every inch of highway,
[D]
[Eb] [C] every foot of back road, and every [G] mile of railroad track.
Yeah, [Gm] I got this old banjo,
[G] carrying an old tote sack.
You know I'm out to Harkin 200 times,
[Gm] but I always get [G] it back because I'm a [G] free [C]-born man.
[C]
My home is on [G] my back.
I know every inch of [D] highway,
[Eb] [C] every foot of back road,
and every mile of [G] railroad track.
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[C]
[D] [E] [C]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Eb] [C]
[G]
[Gm] [G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Gb]
[E] [C]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[E] [C]
[G]
[Dm] Well, you may not like [Bb] my appearance.
You may not like my song.
You may not like the way I talk.
You're going to like me when I'm gone.
I'm a free [C]-born man.
[E]
[Bm] [C] My [E] home is on my [G] back.
[D] Yeah, I know every inch of highway,
[C] [Eb] every foot of back
[Gm] road, and every mile of [G] railroad track.
[Db]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ Well, I was born in Southland _ _ _ _ _ some 40-odd years ago. _ _
I ran away for the first time _ _ when I was 12 years old.
I'm a free-born [C] man.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My home is on my [G] back. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ You know I know every inch of highway,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ every foot of back road, and every mile of [G] railroad track. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Yeah, [G] I got a gal in Cincinnati. _ _ _ _
_ I got a woman in San Antonio. _
_ _ I'd love to go next door.
And any [Gm] place I go [G] is home.
I'm a free [C]-born man.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My home is [C] on [G] my back. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ You know I know every inch of highway,
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ every foot of back road, and every [G] mile of railroad track. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [Gm] I got this old banjo, _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ carrying an old tote sack.
_ _ You know I'm out to Harkin 200 times,
[Gm] but I always get [G] it back because I'm a [G] free [C]-born man.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My home is on [G] my back. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I know every inch of [D] highway, _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] every foot of back road,
and every mile of [G] railroad track. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Well, you may not like [Bb] my appearance. _
_ You may not like my song. _
_ You may not like the way I talk.
You're going to like me when I'm gone.
I'm a free [C]-born man.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] My [E] home is on my [G] back. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Yeah, I know every inch of highway, _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Eb] every foot of back
[Gm] road, and every mile of [G] railroad track.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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