C _ _ I was born in Louisiana
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and
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A _ _ _ at the age of two.
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A My mama
D told
A my
D# papa,.
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D _
A our little boy has got the blues.
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D _
A _ .
I grew up
F#m real
A fast _ _
G _
D _ .
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A and I've traveled very
G far.
A _ One damn thing for sure,.
I was _
D born to play
A the guitar.
G _
G#m _
F# _ .
I got a
F#m reputation.
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F _
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And
B everybody _
G _
D A knows my name.
_ _ _
E _ _ _ _ .
A _ _ _ _
D _ _
G E I was born to play the guitar.
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People, I got blues
A D running through
A my veins.
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Dm _ _
A _ _ _ .
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A _ Women in Chicago, _ _ _ _
F# they love me to the bone.
_ But
A my
Em love for my guitar _
A _ keep me
F#m far
C# away from home.
_
D Yeah, _ I got a reputation.
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, _
G everybody knows
A my name.
_
Em _ .
_ _ _
Am Yeah, _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
G _
E I was born to play my guitar.
_
F# _ I got
D the blues running through
A my veins.
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got the blues running through my veins.
I got six strings loaded on _ my bad machine.
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G _
Am _ _ .
A Show me the money
Gm and _
A _ .
I'll make this damn thing scream.
_ _ _ .
I'm gonna keep on playing.
Gm _ _
A _ .
And on
Em my
Am dying day,.
Gm _
A _ .
a polka dot guitar _ will be resting on my grave.
_
D _ .
I got this young reputation.
_ _ _ .
And everybody _ _ _
Am knows my
A name.
What a guy that is.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _
G _
E _ .
You know I was born to play this young
G guitar.
F# _ .
I got the blues running through
A my veins.
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