Born Dead Chords by Body Count
Tempo:
98.05 bpm
Chords used:
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E
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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1994, Body Count still in the house.
could do to take us out.
just made us stronger.
you, the Body Count fans.
Truth.
[C] And fuck the American way.
justice got me fucked up though.
Thousands of people dying wars overseas and it's justice?
could do to take us out.
just made us stronger.
you, the Body Count fans.
Truth.
[C] And fuck the American way.
justice got me fucked up though.
Thousands of people dying wars overseas and it's justice?
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
1994, Body Count still in the house.
_ They did everything they could do to take us out.
[C] _ [F#] But like any good monster, that just made us stronger.
[B] _ [F#] You see, they don't like us and they don't like you, the Body Count fans.
Cause they know we stand for three things.
_ _ Truth.
_ Justice. _
[C] And fuck the American way.
_ That word justice got me fucked up though.
20 cops in the street, 2 go to jail.
Thousands of people dying wars overseas and it's justice?
You think they give a fuck about us?
[F#] You're a fool.
_ _ _ Born yellow.
_ _ _ [C] _ Born brown.
_ _ _ _ [F#] Born red. _
_ _ _ Born black. Born _ dead. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A#] _ Born [E] [G] dead.
_ _ _ [C] Born _ _ [E] _
_ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A#] _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C] _
[F#] Asian.
_ _ _ _ Born Jewish.
_ _ _ Born Latino.
_ _ _ _ Born poor. _
_ _ Born dead. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Born [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] [E] dead.
_ _ _ [C] So you [E] _
_ [A#] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ don't hear me though? _
Anything that's gonna confuse us, they'll throw at us.
_ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#] _ DEAD!
[E] U.S. military official _ safe.
_ _ [B] We're an Iraq official now, we'll censor you and [F#] monitor you, what you're saying.
_ [B] _ _ [C]
The smart bomb.
We're an Iraq official now, we'll censor you and monitor you, what you're saying.
[Gm] Anything that's [F#] gonna confuse us, they'll throw at us.
_ The Iranians reported hearing planes [B] flying over the Iraqi [C] city.
_ [E] Allied [A#] air attacks continued [B] and U.S. forces stepped up bombing.
[C] _ [E] Once again, updating the Gulf War.
[E] Smoke from the [C] smoking rose [E] into the air at 30 [A#] minute [Em] intervals.
We're gonna get you, U.S. FBI.
_ [E] Iraq official safe.
U [B].S. military _ _ _ [C] official safe. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] New York.
_ _ [C] Atlanta.
_ [A] _ [D]
Chicago.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Oakland.
_ _ [C] Miami.
_ [A] _ [D]
Detroit.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Every day I gotta get up out of my motherfucking [C] bed.
Put my [A] motherfucking gun [D] down in my motherfucking [F#] pants.
Cause motherfuckers out here is [A] terrific.
_ How the [C] fuck is it you get up every morning worried [A] about if you're gonna [D] make it to the next defense? [F#] You understand?
_ [A] Sometimes we take for granted [C] the little things like [A] food.
[D] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _
[F#] _ _ _ Born in Somalia. _
_ _ Born in South America. _ _
[C] _ Born in South Africa. _ _ _
Born in South Central.
_ Born dead!
_ _ _ _ _ Yes! _
_ _ _ _ Yes!
_ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Born dead!
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [A#] _
[E] Born dead!
_ [A] _ _ [C] We're born [E] dead!
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
1994, Body Count still in the house.
_ They did everything they could do to take us out.
[C] _ [F#] But like any good monster, that just made us stronger.
[B] _ [F#] You see, they don't like us and they don't like you, the Body Count fans.
Cause they know we stand for three things.
_ _ Truth.
_ Justice. _
[C] And fuck the American way.
_ That word justice got me fucked up though.
20 cops in the street, 2 go to jail.
Thousands of people dying wars overseas and it's justice?
You think they give a fuck about us?
[F#] You're a fool.
_ _ _ Born yellow.
_ _ _ [C] _ Born brown.
_ _ _ _ [F#] Born red. _
_ _ _ Born black. Born _ dead. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A#] _ Born [E] [G] dead.
_ _ _ [C] Born _ _ [E] _
_ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A#] _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C] _
[F#] Asian.
_ _ _ _ Born Jewish.
_ _ _ Born Latino.
_ _ _ _ Born poor. _
_ _ Born dead. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Born [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] [E] dead.
_ _ _ [C] So you [E] _
_ [A#] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ don't hear me though? _
Anything that's gonna confuse us, they'll throw at us.
_ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#] _ DEAD!
[E] U.S. military official _ safe.
_ _ [B] We're an Iraq official now, we'll censor you and [F#] monitor you, what you're saying.
_ [B] _ _ [C]
The smart bomb.
We're an Iraq official now, we'll censor you and monitor you, what you're saying.
[Gm] Anything that's [F#] gonna confuse us, they'll throw at us.
_ The Iranians reported hearing planes [B] flying over the Iraqi [C] city.
_ [E] Allied [A#] air attacks continued [B] and U.S. forces stepped up bombing.
[C] _ [E] Once again, updating the Gulf War.
[E] Smoke from the [C] smoking rose [E] into the air at 30 [A#] minute [Em] intervals.
We're gonna get you, U.S. FBI.
_ [E] Iraq official safe.
U [B].S. military _ _ _ [C] official safe. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] New York.
_ _ [C] Atlanta.
_ [A] _ [D]
Chicago.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Oakland.
_ _ [C] Miami.
_ [A] _ [D]
Detroit.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Every day I gotta get up out of my motherfucking [C] bed.
Put my [A] motherfucking gun [D] down in my motherfucking [F#] pants.
Cause motherfuckers out here is [A] terrific.
_ How the [C] fuck is it you get up every morning worried [A] about if you're gonna [D] make it to the next defense? [F#] You understand?
_ [A] Sometimes we take for granted [C] the little things like [A] food.
[D] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _
[F#] _ _ _ Born in Somalia. _
_ _ Born in South America. _ _
[C] _ Born in South Africa. _ _ _
Born in South Central.
_ Born dead!
_ _ _ _ _ Yes! _
_ _ _ _ Yes!
_ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Born dead!
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [A#] _
[E] Born dead!
_ [A] _ _ [C] We're born [E] dead!
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _