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Born To Be A Rolling Stone chords by Slim Dusty

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: EADGBE

Chords:
 For E:
e|---0---0-|
Chord diagramBB|---0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|---1---1-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---2-2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---2-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-------|

 For A:
e|---0---0-|
Chord diagramBB|---2---2-|
Chord diagramG+G|---2---2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---2-2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------|

 For B7:
e|---2---2-|
Chord diagramBB|---0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|---2---2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---1---1-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----2---|

 For F#:
e|---2---2-|
Chord diagramBB|---2---2-|
Chord diagramG+G|---3---3-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-4-----4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------|

Intro:
Chord diagramB7B7   Chord diagramE MajorE

Verse 1:
       Chord diagramE MajorE                             Chord diagramF#F#
As the years roll on I tramp along beside them,
      Chord diagramB7B7                                  Chord diagramE MajorE
never have no cares so never need to hide them.
                                         Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramF#F#
From the sunny north down to the south I roam,
      Chord diagramB7B7                              Chord diagramE MajorE
For I guess that I was born a rolling stone.

Verse 2:
                                         Chord diagramF#F#
Sometimes I settle down and the road forgets me,
         Chord diagramB7B7                                  Chord diagramE MajorE
Then the wanderlust comes on and soon upsets me,
                                        Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramF#F#
So I down tools and I just leave work alone,
      Chord diagramB7B7                              Chord diagramE MajorE
For I guess that I was born a rolling stone.

Chorus:
   Chord diagramB7B7                          Chord diagramA augmentedA                     Chord diagramE MajorE
My mates are far and many as I tramp through out the years,
Chord diagramA augmentedA                 Chord diagramE MajorE                 Chord diagramF#F#              Chord diagramB7B7
Some are rich and some are poor but o'er a glass of beer,
            Chord diagramE MajorE                                   Chord diagramF#F#
They're all decent blokes who share a joke with no distinction shown,
    Chord diagramB7B7                                    Chord diagramE MajorE
And they're the mates of this old rolling stone.

Chord diagramE MajorE
yeah, I   just take it easy you know.

Instrumental:
(Following the chord structure of the verses)

Verse 3:
Chord diagramE MajorE                                            Chord diagramF#F#
How my life has changed, to me it seems like magic,
          Chord diagramB7B7                             Chord diagramE MajorE
From what I used to be, some say it's tragic, (Ha ha)
                                   Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramF#F#
Oh but that's a story better left alone,
       Chord diagramB7B7                              Chord diagramE MajorE
For I guess that I was born a rolling stone.

Verse 4:
Chord diagramE MajorE                                              Chord diagramF#F#
So when I'm on the track and camped beside the highway,
       Chord diagramB7B7                               Chord diagramE MajorE
Just a-lazing back a-gazing at God's skyway,
                                         Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramF#F#
Will my footsteps ever reach that golden throne,
          Chord diagramB7B7                           Chord diagramE MajorE
Will they ever welcome in this rolling stone

Outro:
e|---0---0------0-|
Chord diagramBB|---0---2-----0--|
Chord diagramG+G|---1---2----1---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---2---2---2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---2-0----2-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-------0------|

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