Born Tired chords by Jhené Aiko

Chords with lyrics

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

NOTE ON PLAYING:
You can fingerpick the intro, or play the chords. I think it sounds nice to also fingerpick Verse 1 & Bridge 1
, but you could play the chords as well.

Intro:

  C majorC     A minorAm
e|---0-1-1-0----0-1-1-0----------------||
BB|-------------------------------------||
G+G|-------------------------------------||
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|| X 2
A augmentedA|-3----------0------------------------||
E MajorE|-------------------------------------||

Intro:
C majorC      A minorAm
I'm sleepy
C majorC   A minorAm
Ahh, ahh

Verse 1: - same as Intro tab
C majorC
Three deep breaths
A minorAm
Ten steps backwards
C majorC
Going backwards
A minorAm
Now I'm switchin' lanes
C majorC
Tire marks
A minorAm
On my heart
C majorC         A minorAm
It don't beat the same, no

Bridge 1: - Tab/chords

  FF     G+G     A minorAm     C majorC
e|----1-----------3----------0----------0--------||
BB|------1-----------3----------1----------1------||
G+G|--------2-----------4----------2----------0----||
D MajorD|--3-----------5----------2----------2----------||
A augmentedA|-----------------------0----------3------------||
E MajorE|-1----------3----------------------------------||

  FF     A minorAm     G+G        G+G
e|----1-----------0------------3---------3-------||
BB|------1-----------1------------3-------3-------||
G+G|--------2-----------2------------4-----4-------||
D MajorD|--3-----------2------------5-----------5-------||
A augmentedA|------------0--------------------------5-------||
E MajorE|-1---------------------3---------------3-------||

FF
Rest your weary heart
G+G       A minorAm
Dry your teary eyes

I know you are scarred
C majorC         FF   A minorAm
And torn apart inside, ah
        G+G  G(strum)
Darlin', so am I,    okay

Chorus 1: - Strum from this point onwards
          C majorC
'Cause, baby, I was born tired
    A minorAm
Getting more tired
  C majorC       A minorAm
As time passes me by, yeah
     C majorC
I'ma need more fire
     A minorAm
Way, way more fire
  C majorC        A minorAm
So pass that thing my way, ay
FF
La-da-da-ahh
G+G
Ha-ha-haa
A minorAm    G+G
Ha-ha-haa,  yeah

Verse 2:
       C majorC
It's been a long night
           A minorAm
Long life, long time fighting
      C majorC
Let out a long sigh
          A minorAm
Alright, why am I trying?
          C majorC
'Cause look at how far you have come
        A minorAm
And look at all that you have going
      C majorC
Look at who you have become
     A minorAm           FF
Baby, you gotta keep going, ooh-oh,

Bridge 2:
FF          G+G
Rest your weary heart
G+G        A minorAm
Dry your teary eyes
           C majorC
I know you are scarred
C majorC         FF
And torn apart inside
          A minorAm
Inside, inside, inside
        G+G
Darlin', so am I, so am I


Chorus:
      C majorC
Baby, I was born tired
    A minorAm
Getting more tired
  C majorC       A minorAm
As time passes me by
   C majorC
I'ma need more fire
    A minorAm
Way, way more fire
  C majorC        A minorAm
So pass that thing my way

Outro:
    FF
Ay, I'm tired, but I'm fired up
G+G
Tired, but I'm fired up
A minorAm
Tired, but I'm fired up
C majorC
Tired, but I'm fired up
FF
La-da-da-ah (da-da-da)
G+G
Ha-ha-ha (ha-ha-haa)
A minorAm     G+G
Ha-ha-ha (ha-ha-ha-ha, ahh)

Play Intro: tab and end on single C majorC note
C majorC A minorAm C majorC A minorAm C majorC

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