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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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 with lyrics, build your understanding on these core chords: G, D, A, D, Am. Kick off your practice at a gentle 57 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 114 BPM. With D as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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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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