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ARTIST: Johnny Thunders SONG: Born To Lose PART OF THE SONG: Whole Song Standard Tuning. Notes: Licks for the song are located at the bottom. Rhythm guitarist plays a standard blues shuffle with the 6th note. [Intro] (Johnny thunders) Hold the 5th fret down on the A string through the intro. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| D|-----------0-----0-----0-----0--------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------| A|--5--------------------------------4--------5-----------------------------4--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]
B5Well that's the way it goes E5This city so cold B5And I'm so sold E5That's what I know I said hit it!
[Chorus]
F#5Born to B5lose (Chorus Riff 1) F#5Born to B5lose (Chorus Riff 2) F#5Born to B5lose Oh G5baby I'm A5born to B5lose
[Verse 2]
B5I have nothing to do E5I have nothing to say B5Only one thing that I want E5It's the only way - I said hit it!
[Chorus]
F#5Born to B5lose (Chorus Riff 1) F#5Born to B5lose (Chorus Riff 2) F#5Born to B5lose Oh G5baby I'm A5born to B5lose
[Verse 3]
B5Living in the jungle E5It ain't so hard B5Living in the city E5It'll eat out your heart - I said hit it!
[Chorus]
F#5Born to B5lose (Chorus Riff 1) F#5Born to B5lose (Chorus Riff 2) F#5Born to B5lose Oh G5baby I'm A5born to B5lose (X4) Oh G5baby I'm A5born to
[Solo] (Johnny Thunders) E|-7----7---------7----7----7-7-12-12----------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------| B|-7----7-9-------7----7----7-7/12-12----------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------| G|----------7b8--------------------------14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16b14-| D|--------------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------7-------------12-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----| B|-7----7-9-7-9-7-7-7---------7-------------12-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----| G|-----------------------9b11---9b11b9-7----------14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------7----7---------7----7----7-7-12-12----12-------12----12----12----12----12----12----12-------| B|-------7----7-9-------7----7----7-7/12-12----12-------12----12----12----12----12----12----12-------| G|-12-------------7b8--------------------------14b16----14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16b14-| D|--------------------9------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7----7----7----7----7----7-7----------------------------------------------------------21b22-| B|-7----7----7----7----7----7-7/17----4/17-17----4/17-17----4/17-17-17-20-17-20-17-20-17-------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus]
F#5Born to B5lose (Chorus Riff 1) F#5Born to B5lose (Chorus Riff 2) F#5Born to B5lose Oh G5baby I'm A5born to B5lose (X4)
(Ending Riff on 3rd line) |VERSE 1 LICK| (Johnny Thunders) "That's the way it goes....." E|-------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------4/9--| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| "And I'm so sold..." E|-------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------9\4--| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| "That's what I know I said hit it!" E|-------------------------------------| B|--4/9--------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| |CHORUS RIFF 1| (Walter Lure) E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------------4-4-----2----4p2---| A|-4----4----4-4-2-2-2h4----------2-| E|-2----2----2-2--------------------| |CHORUS RIFF 2| (Walter Lure) E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------4-4---------------| A|-4----4----4-4-2-2-4-6-4-------4-| E|-2----2----2-2-----------7-4\2-2-| |ENDING RIFF| Johnny Thunders: E|-12/15-----15-----15-----15--17--15--17b18v-----17--15--17b18-----18--18--18r17--15--17--15--17b18--17b18--| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---15------------------------------| B|-------17b18b17--15--17b18b17--15--| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Johnny used intense vibrato for the remainder of the song. E|------------------------------15--17~-----------------------------------------| B|--17b18b17b18b17--15------15--------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------17------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *********************************** | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | ~ Vibrato | b Bend *********************************** Read more: Johnny Thunders - Born To Lose Lyrics | MetroLyrics