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Born To Be Wild Chords by Slade

Born To Be Wild chords by Slade

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Intermediate

Slade Born To Be Wild   (Alive At Reading EP 1980)

KEY  E       BPM  85


E5      x799xx
E6      022120
E7      022130
D5      x577xx
E9      x76770


   Intro:
E     E       E  E6   E7
E     E       E  E6   E7
E     E       E  E6   E7
E     E       E  E6   E7

   Verse 1:
E5                    E6   E7
Get your motor running
E5                      E6   E7
Head out on the highway
E5                    E6  E7
Looking for adventure
E5                        E6  E7
In whatever comes our way


   Chorus 1:
G      A         E7
You're not gonna make it happen
G       A          E7
All the world is a loving place
G    A           E7
Fire all of your guns at once then
G  A         E7
Explode into space


   Verse 2:
E5                        E6   E7
I like streaking lightning
E5                    E6   E7
A heavy metal thunder
E5                      E6   E7
Wrestling with the wind
E5                            E6   E7
And the feeling that I'm under


   Chorus 1:
G      A         E7
You're not gonna make it happen
G       A          E7
All the world is a loving place
G    A           E7
Fire all of your guns at once then
G  A         E7
Explode into space


   Chorus 2:
       E
Like a true nature's child
        G
We were born, born to be wild
        A
We were flyin' so high
G             E5
I never wanna die
E5         D5   E5   D5
Born to be wild
E5         D5    E5   D5
Born to be wild


   Instrumental:
E     E     E    E
E9    E9    E9   E9
E5    E5    E6   E7   E
E5    E5    E6   E7   E


   Verse 3:
E5                        E6   E7
I like streaking lightning
E5                    E6   E7
A heavy metal thunder
E5                      E6   E7
Wrestling with the wind
E5                            E6   E7
And the feeling that I'm under


   Chorus 1:
G      A         E7
You're not gonna make it happen
G       A          E7
All the world is a loving place
G    A           E7
Fire all of your guns at once then
G  A         E7
Explode into space


   Chorus 2:
       E
Like a true nature's child
        G
We were born, born to be wild
        A
We were flyin' so high
G             E5
I never wanna die
E5         D5   E5   D5
Born to be wild
E5         D5    E5   D5
Born to be wild


   Instrumental:
E     E     E    E
E     E     E    E
E9    E9    E9   E9
E9    E9    E9   E9
E     G  A  E    G  A
E     G  A  E    G  A
E5    E5    E6   E7   E
E5    E5    E6   E7   E


E5         D5   E5   D5
Born to be wild
E5         D5    E5   D5
Born to be wild


   Outro to fade:
E     E     E    E
E     E     E    E
E9    E9    E9   E9
E5    E6    E7   E5
E5    E6    E7   E5

E9    E9    E9   E9

Mark W

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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