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Judy Collins - Born To The Breed CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] G C F G C F G [Verse 1]

I was only ^Cnineteen ^F The morning you were ^Gborn With your hair fine and ^Cred And your ^Feyes like my ^Gown ^F

[Verse 2]

Barely a ^Amwoman With ^Gonly a ^Dsong ^F I sang to make you ^Csmile And ^Fheld you all night ^Clong ^Am

[Verse 3]

Home through the ^Cstreets ^F With you in my ^Garms Cold winter ^Cmornings In a ^FColorado ^Gtown ^F

[Verse 4]

I've seen you ^Amstumble ^GYou've watched me ^Dfall ^F You know I've got ^Cnothing You ^Fknow we've got it ^Call ^Am

[Verse 5]

Trucks roll by and the ^Crain coming ^Fdown Does that old parka keep you ^Gdry? Sixteen years old, out on the ^Croad Trying to ^Fget to the ^Gsky ^F

[Verse 6]

Back in Sep^Amtember You ^Gcalled me on the ^Dphone ^F "Ma, you know I ^Clove you But I ^Fgotta be own my ^Cown" ^Am

[Verse 7]

"Comes a time in a boy's ^Clife ^F When he's got to be a ^Gman Please don't try to ^Cfind me Please ^Ftry to under^Gstand" ^F

[Verse 8]

Now he's playing ^Amguitar In a ^Grock and roll ^Dband ^F Looking like a ^Cbaby ^FTalking like a ^Cman ^Am

[Verse 9]

The life of a gui^Ctar man ^F Is a hard life to ^Glive What can I ^Ctell you You were ^Fborn to the ^Gbreed ^F

[Verse 10]

Rain comes down, the trucks rolling ^Amby Is that old ^Gponcho gonna keep you ^Ddry? ^F Sixteen years old, January ^Cchild ^FTrying to get to the ^Csky ^Am

[Verse 11]

I've watched you ^Cgrowing ^F Through all these ^Gyears You've seen me ^Cstumble ^FI've watched your ^Gtears ^F

[Verse 12]

Sometimes there was ^Amroses ^GSometimes there was ^Dthorns ^F But I know you're gonna ^Cmake it As ^Fsure as you were ^Cborn ^Am

[Verse 13]

And I hope from what you ^Cwanted ^F You get what you ^Gneed I know you're gonna ^Cmake it You were ^Fborn to the ^Gbreed ^F

[Outro]

Sixteen years old, January ^Cchild ^FTrying to get to the ^Csky_^F___^C__ ^F ^C

Judy Collins - Born to the breed