I Should Be Born chords by Jets Overhead

Difficulty: 0

No capo
NOTE: I suggest that the chords F G should be played sliding up...like in the intro.

Intro:

  F G
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-1/3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| x4

Verse 1:

F G
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F G
Look inside of me: conflicts, conditions
 F
Don't lose sight of the lessons you're given
 F                  G
No sign or prescription can make you young again
G    F G
Make me young again


Verse 2:

F G
All looks well if you just know the outside
F G
Hide the tears that get she'd in the nighttime
 F
Don't lose sight of the map and the seasons
 F                  G
Let go of conditions that steal your mind away
G      F G
Steal your time away


Chorus:

 C
Living on an island
 C
Take your time when
 C
Walking on the water
 C               F G
'Cause now we're running from our homes

F G


Verse 3:

F G
One side of me knows where the path went
F G
I could lead but I'm too inconsistent
 F
Don't lose sight of the eyes that you're given
 F                   G
No conflicts, conditions can take your sight away
     F G
Take your sight away


Chorus:

 C
Living on an island
 C
Take your time when
 C
Walking on the water
                  F G
'Cause now we're running from our homes

 F G


Chorus:

 C
Living on an island
 C
Take your time when
 C
Walking on the water
                  F G
'Cause now we're running from our homes


Post-Chorus:

      F        C      G
You were drowning when you should have flown
      F        C      G
You were drowning when you should have flown
      F      C    G
I've been dying when I should be born
G        F C G
I should be born

G F C G

G F C G

G F C G

G F C G
G         F C G
I should be born
G         F C G
I should be born


Verse 4:

F G
If you struggle in logic and feeling
F G
Generational gaps are revealing
 F
Don't lose sight of the ones who have loved you
 F                    G
You're only as strong as the love that built you
       F G
the love that built you


Chorus:

 C
Living on an island
 C
Take your time when
 C
Walking on the water
                  F G
'Cause now we're running from our homes


Outro:

      F        C      G
You were drowning when you should have flown
      F        C      G
You were drowning when you should have flown
      F      C    G
I've been dying when I should be born
      F      C    G
I've been dying when I should be born
      F      C    G  F C G
I've been dying when I should be born
G        F C G
I should be born
G        F C G
I should be born
G        F C G
I should be born

F C G