Chords for Lil Hardin Armstrong - Born to Swing

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Born to dance?
No.
Born to prance?
No.
Born to sing?
No.
Well you [Bb] must be born to swing.
Yeah!
[C] I'm just an ordinary gal that was born to swing.
[F] Ba ba dee doo doo [Bb] doo doo doo doo doo [Bm] doo doo doo doo doo doo [F] doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo.
[C] Now all the gals on Park Avenue have high brows born to speak.
[Am] But I'll stay [F] here on this avenue where I was [F] born to swing.
[B] Now some folks [A] got plenty money, [Dm] some folks got philosophy.
[G] But I've got good on the swing and it's good [C] enough for me.
So with a song on my lips and rhythm in my hips,
[F] I can't go wrong having my swing cause I was born to swing.
[Gm] Ba ba dee doo doo doo doo [C] doo doo doo [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[D] doo doo doo doo [Gm] doo doo _
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ doo doo doo doo doo [F] doo doo doo [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] doo doo doo.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ When [C] I _
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[C] was a baby, Ma used to sing lullabies and nursery things.
[F] But I'd never stop crying, believe it or not, till Ma started swinging and getting real [C] hot.
Old man Rivers would roll along, pick cotton and George and rings.
[F] But I'd roll my eyes and pick cute [C] guys cause I was born to swing.
[A] Now I'm clear on patchwork, used to drive and [Bb] roam.
I got the same kind of drive right [Dm] here at home.
The smoother, faster, the streamlines [C] speed, get a boat lift cheering and follow my lead.
I'm just an ordinary girl that was born to swing.
[F] Ba ba dee doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo.
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