Tuning: E A D G B E

F F [Verse 1]

^F Some girls dream of m^Bbeeting a ^G7rich boy ^F Some girls dream of^Bb being a Pl^G7ayboy ^FBut since I was ^Cyoung, ^DmI only had one ^Bb ^FI dreamed of^Bb being a co^Fwboy

^F I used to strut up ^Bband down my^G7 street ^F Wearing a stensen a^Bbnd boots on^G7 my feet ^FAnd in my mi^Cnd, I'd^Dm go back in^Bb time ^FTo a land of^Bb sand and whi^Fskey

[Pre-Chorus]

^FAnd ooh, ooh, all ^Bbthe o^Fther kids ^FThey used to tell me I was ^Cstrange ^FBut ooh, ooh, I didn't ^Bbcare what they^F did ^FI knew I belonged on the^C plains

[Chorus]

'Cause ^BbI w^Cas ^Fborn to be a cowb^Dmoy ^Bb Bb C ^FSinging in a^Dm campfire^Bb song ^BbI w^Cas ^Fborn to be a c^Dmowboy ^Bb Bb C ^EbBut^D t^Che^Bb cowboys are gone

[interlude] F Bb F F C F Bb F F C [Verse 2]

^F Soon I gave up on ^Bbthe rodeo ^G7 ^F And started listening to ^Bbthe radio ^G7 ^FGot lost in the ^Csound and ^DmI fou^Bbnd ^FThat I was born t^Bbo rock and rol^Fl

^F I started playing th^Bbe electric guitar ^G7 ^F And learned a limited ^Bbrepertoi^G7re ^FAnd dreamed of the ^Cdays where the^Dm bands stil^Bbl played ^FAnd good mus^Bbic could make you a^F star

[Pre-Chorus]

^FAnd ooh, ooh, most people ^Bbsaid ^FI should quit ^FSaid I didn't belong on ^Cstage ^FBut ooh, ooh, I didn't ^Bbcare what they ^Fdid ^FI knew I had songs in my ^Cveins

[Chorus]

'Cause ^BbI w^Cas ^Fborn to be a rock^Dm star ^Bb Bb C ^FLive fast an^Dmd die you^Bbng ^BbI w^Cas ^Fborn to be a roc^Dmkstar ^Bb Bb C ^EbBut^D t^Che^Bb rockstars are gone

[Bridge]

^BbHow do you find your ^Bbmplace in a world ^FWhere you don't ^F7belong? ^BbAll the worlds where ^BbmI should have been ^G7They've all come and ^C7gone

[Chorus]

'Cause ^BbI w^Cas ^Fborn to be someon^Dme ^Bb Bb C ^FIt was writt^Dmen in my ^Bbfaith ^BbI w^Cas ^Fborn to be a som^Dmeone ^Bb Bb C ^EbBut^D m^Cay^Bbbe I was born too late

Charlie Fink - I was born to be a cowboy