Van Morrison, Chris Farlowe
"Born to sing"
[Chords]
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [D7] [G7]
[Intro] 2x
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C]
Verse 1
[C]
Man can be king
[G]
Seems to have everything
[Am]
But it comes with a sting
[G] [F] [C]
When you were born to sing
[C]
Reason doesn't walk in
[G]
It's not done on a whim
[Am]
Passion's everything
[G] [F] [C]
When you were born to sing
Chorus
[F]
Feeling good
[C]
Singing the blues
"I'm gonna sing the blues"
[D7]
No, it ain't easy
[G7]
Keep on paying them dues
[C]
When it gets to the part
[G]
When it's not stop and start
[Am]
Thenn deep down in your heart
[G] [F] [C]
You know, you were born to sing
[Solo] 2x
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C]
Verse 2
[C]
When you came in
[G]
No original sin
[Am]
You were a king
[G] [F] [C]
'Cause you were born to sing
[C]
Reason doesn't walk in
[G]
It's not done on a whim
[Am]
Passion's everything
[G] [F] [C]
When you were born to sing
Chorus
[F]
Lord, feeling good
[C]
Oh I'm singing the blues
[D7]
I know it ain't easy
[G7]
Keep on paying them dues
[C]
When it comes to the part
[G]
When it's not stop and start
[Am]
Deep down in your heart
[G] [F] [C]
Baby, you were born to sing
[C]
When it gets to the part
[G]
When it's not stop and start
[Am]
And the band starts to swing
[G] [F] [C]
You were born to sing
[C]
When it gets to the part [Comes to the part]
[G]
When it's not stop and start [Not stop and start]
[Am]
And the band starts to swing
[G] [F] [C]
You were born to sing
Outro
[C] [G]
"Yes, you were"
[Am] [G] [F] [C]
You were born to sing
[C]
Yes sir, it's not stop and start
[G]
You gotta sing it from the heart
[Am] [G] [F] [C]
Yes, you were born to sing
[C]
"Give it on, Ray"
[G]
Every day and night
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [F]
Yes, you were born to sing
Yeahyeahyeahyeah
[C]
You were born to sing