Born To Be Bad Chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Tempo:
87.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Am

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Thorogood & The Destroyers   Born To Be Bad chords
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[A] [A] On the night I [D] arrived my daddy said six [A] alive is the meanest wonder [E] we've had yet
[A]
Cheese on [D] tin and bean on gin [E] I was nobody's [A] teacher's pet
I grew up rough and mean [D] in my hurly [A] jeans and I didn't wanna go [E] to school
I [A] called no man's son [D] work was a dirty [E] word, making stickers, breaking [A] the rules
Now when you see me come [D] and get away, [A] the ones that didn't [E] in around me
[A] The sweetest piece of love in [D] any girl's hand, [E] I'm here to tell you boys [A] I was born to be bad
Born, born to [D] be bad
I [A] was born, [E] born [A] to be bad
Now when I reach 21 [D] I do the time to duck, [A] I had it all rambled [E] in itch
[A] Break your little girl's heart, [D] set the world [E] apart, I'll get my friend's son [C] of a
[Am]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [G] [Am]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [D] Born to be bad, that's the story [A] of my life
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of doing [E] things right
[A] Now when I'm great and old [D] and my story's [A] told, I know what the [E] people will say
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know I was mad from a [A] dying day
So when you see me [D] come and get [A] away, the ones that [E] didn't in around me
[A] The sweetest piece of love [D] in any girl's [E] hand, I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad
Born, born [D] to be bad
I [A] was [E] born, born [A] to be bad
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [Am]
[E] [A] [D] Born to be bad, that's the [A] story of my life
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of doing [E] things right
[A] Now when I'm old and great [D] and I've had my day, [A] I know what the [E] people will do
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will know [E] I was mad till the day [A] I was through
So when you see me [D] come and get away, [A] the ones that [E] didn't in around me
[A] The sweetest piece of love [D] in any girl's hand, [E] I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad
Born, born [D] to be bad
I [A] was [E] born, born [A] to be bad
I was born, [E] born [A] to be bad
[D] [E] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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Let's start jamming George Thorogood & The Destroyers - (Remastered 2000) Born To Be Bad chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, E, A, D and A. For best results, commence at 43 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 87. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ On the night I [D] arrived my daddy said six [A] alive is the meanest wonder [E] we've had yet
_ [A]
Cheese on [D] tin and bean on gin [E] I was nobody's [A] teacher's pet
I grew up rough and mean [D] in my hurly [A] jeans and I didn't wanna go [E] to school
I [A] called no man's son [D] work was a dirty [E] word, making stickers, breaking [A] the rules
Now when you see me come [D] and get away, [A] the ones that didn't [E] in around me
[A] The sweetest piece of love in [D] any girl's hand, [E] I'm here to tell you boys [A] I was born to be bad
Born, born to [D] be bad
I [A] was born, [E] born [A] to be bad
Now when I reach 21 [D] I do the time to duck, [A] I had it all rambled [E] in itch
[A] Break your little girl's heart, [D] set the world [E] apart, I'll get my friend's son [C] of a
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Born to be bad, that's the story [A] of my life
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of doing [E] things right
_ [A] Now when I'm great and old [D] and my story's [A] told, I know what the [E] people will say
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will [E] know I was mad from a [A] dying day
So when you see me [D] come and get [A] away, the ones that [E] didn't in around me
[A] The sweetest piece of love [D] in any girl's [E] hand, I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad
Born, born [D] to be bad
I [A] was [E] born, born [A] to be bad _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Born to be bad, that's the [A] story of my life
[D] Yeah, doing things wrong is my way of doing [E] things right
_ [A] Now when I'm old and great [D] and I've had my day, [A] I know what the [E] people will do
[A] They'll be glad to see me [D] go, but the little girls will know [E] I was mad till the day [A] I was through
So when you see me [D] come and get away, [A] the ones that [E] didn't in around me
[A] The sweetest piece of love [D] in any girl's hand, [E] I'm here to tell you [A] boys I was born to be bad
Born, born [D] to be bad
I [A] was [E] born, born [A] to be bad
_ I was born, [E] born [A] to be bad
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by George Thorogood.

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