Chords for Buddy Guy - Born To Play Guitar (Official Audio)

Tempo:
114.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

Am

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buddy Guy - Born To Play Guitar (Official Audio) chords
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[C] I was born in Louisiana [D#].
and [D] [A] at the age of two.
[G] [F#] [G#] [A] My mama [D] told [A] my [D#] papa,.
[D] [A] our little boy has got the blues.
[D] [A] .
I grew up [F#m] real [A] fast [G] [D] .
[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.
[F] [F#] .
And [B] everybody [G] [D] [A] knows my name.
[E] .
[A] [D] [G] [E] I was born to play the guitar.
[F] [F#] .
People, I got blues [A] [D] running through [A] my veins.
[D] .
[Dm] [A] .
[E] [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.
[Bm] [F] [A] .
[G] [Em] [E] [A] .
[Am] [Em] [D] .
[Am] [A] [D] [A] .
[C] [D] .
[C] [B] [D] .
[A] .
[Am] .
[E] .
[G] [F#] .
[Am] .
[F] [Am] .
[Gm] [E] [Am] [A] .
[D#] [A] .
[C#] [G] [F#] .
[Am] [D] .
[Am] [A] .
[Am] .
[A] [D#] [E] .
[G] [Em] [A] .
[D] I [A] .
[C] [F#] [F] [Am] .
[G] [G#] [A] .
got the blues running through my veins.
I got six strings loaded on my bad machine.
[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.
[Cm] [B] [F#] [A] .
[A#] [A] .
[N] .
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Buddy Guy - Born To Play Guitar chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, D, A, D and Am in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 57 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 114 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[C] _ _ I was born in Louisiana [D#].
and [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ at the age of two.
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [G#] _ [A] My mama [D] told [A] my [D#] papa,.
_ [D] _ [A] our little boy has got the blues.
_ [D] _ [A] _ .
I grew up [F#m] real [A] fast _ _ [G] _ [D] _ .
_ [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.
_ _ [F] _ [F#] _ .
And [B] everybody _ [G] _ [D] [A] knows my name.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] [E] I was born to play the guitar.
[F] _ [F#] _ .
People, I got blues [A] [D] running through [A] my veins.
[D] _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [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.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[G] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ [E] _ .
_ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] _ I _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ [C] _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ .
got the blues running through my veins.
I got six strings loaded on _ my bad machine.
_ [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.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [A] _ .
_ [A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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