You Was Born To Die Chords by Blind Willie Mctell

Tempo:
79.375 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Dm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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BLIND WILLIE MCTELL - You Was Born To Die [1933] chords
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[Fm] [D] [Dm] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [Bm] Ah, play that thing, boy.
[Dm] I know you're [G] blue.
[D]
[A] [D] Play it for your black cue.
[Em] [D]
[G] [D]
Don't want no woman that run around.
Stay out in the street, act like a fan [G]-fussed clown.
You made me [G] love you, and you [D] made me cry.
[A] You should remember [D] that you were born to die.
Some scream howl yellow, some say black is brown.
I got a black woman, she's the sweetest woman in town.
[D] You made me [G] love you, and you [D] made me cry.
[A] You should remember [D] that you were born to die.
Play it now for me.
[Dm] [D] I'll do it, Ormond Avenue, gal.
[Dm] [D] [G] [Dm]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [G] [D]
I'm home this morning, face full of frown.
I know about that baby, you've been running around.
[G] You made me [D] love you, [G] and you made [D] me cry.
[A] You should remember [D] that you were born to die.
Now look here, woman, give me your right hand.
I go to my woman, you go to your man.
[G] You [D] made me love you, [G] and you made [D] me cry.
[A] You should [D] remember that you were born to die.
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
Fm
123111111
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Blind Willie Mctell - You Was Born To Die chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, D, G, D and D of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 39 BPM and then match the original tempo of 79 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[Fm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] Ah, play that thing, boy.
[Dm] I know you're [G] blue.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] [D] Play it for your black cue.
_ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
Don't want no woman that run around.
Stay out in the street, act like a fan [G]-fussed clown.
You made me [G] love you, and you [D] made me cry. _ _ _ _ _
[A] You should remember [D] that you were born to die.
_ _ _ _ Some scream howl yellow, some say black is brown.
I got a black woman, she's the sweetest woman in town.
[D] You made me [G] love you, and you [D] made me cry.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] You should remember [D] that you were born to die.
Play it now for me.
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ I'll do it, Ormond Avenue, gal.
_ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm home this morning, face full of frown.
I know about that baby, you've been running around.
[G] You made me [D] love you, [G] and you made [D] me cry.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] You should remember [D] that you were born to die. _ _ _
Now look here, woman, give me your right hand.
I go to my woman, you go to your man.
[G] You [D] made me love you, [G] and you made [D] me cry. _ _ _ _
[A] You should [D] remember that you were born to die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the „Blues Masters Vol. 7 - album.

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