Like Being Born chords by Marianne Faithfull

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD D D MajorD D D MajorD A augmentedA

Verse 1:
  D MajorD   F#F#     B minorBm   B minorBm
My father promised me roses
  G+G   A#/Bb    B minorBm   B minorBm
My mother promised me thorns
  F#7F#7  F#7F#7     G+G   G+G
My father taught me to use my mind
  D MajorD   C# minorC#m    B minorBm  B minorBm
My mother taught me scorn

  G+G     G+G    G minorGm      G minorGm
He touches me lightly with his hand
  D MajorD     C majorC   BB  B7B7
It feels like being born
  G+G    A#A#   B minorBm  B minorBm
It feels like being born
  G+G     A#A#  D MajorD  D MajorD D MajorD D D MajorD D
It feels like being born

Verse 2:
  D MajorD   F#7F#7     B minorBm     B minorBm
My father promised me green trees
  G+G   A#A#     B minorBm   B minorBm
My mother promised me stars
  F#F#  F#7F#7   G+G      G+G
I hardly see the love I have
  D MajorD    F#F#  B minorBm  B minorBm
It all goes by so fast

  G+G     G+G    G minorGm      G minorGm
He kisses me gently with his lips
   D MajorD     C majorC    BB  BB
It's near what once was far
   G+G     A#A#    B minorBm B minorBm
It's near what once was far
   G+G     G minorGm    D MajorD  D MajorD D MajorD D
It's near what once was far

Break:
D MajorD F# minorF#m B minorBm Bm G+G A#A# B minorBm Bm F#F# F#7F#7 G+G G MajorG D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm Bm
G+G G MajorG G minorGm Gm D MajorD C majorC BB B G+G A#A# B minorBm Bm G+G A#A# D MajorD D D MajorD D

Verse 3:
  D MajorD   F#F#     B minorBm  B minorBm
My father promised me roses
  G+G   A#A#     B minorBm   B minorBm
My mother promised me thorns
  F#7F#7  F#7F#7     G+G   G+G
My father taught me to use my mind
  D MajorD   C#C#    B minorBm Bm
My mother taught me scorn
  G+G     G+G    G minorGm      G minorGm
He touches me lightly with his hand
  D MajorD   C majorC     BB BB
It feels like being born
  G+G   A#A#     B minorBm Bm
It feels like being born
  G+G   A#A#     D MajorD
It feels like being born

Outro:
G+G D MajorD