Johnny Thunders – Born To Lose (Guitar Tab)

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ARTIST: Johnny Thunders SONG: Born To Lose PART OF THE SONG: Whole Song 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] B5 Well that's the way it goes E5 This city so cold B5 And I'm so sold E5 That's what I know I said hit it! [Chorus] F#5 B5 Born to lose (Chorus Riff 1) F#5 B5 Born to lose (Chorus Riff 2) F#5 B5 Born to lose G5 A5 B5 Oh baby I'm born to lose [Verse 2] B5 I have nothing to do E5 I have nothing to say B5 Only one thing that I want E5 It's the only way - I said hit it! [Chorus] F#5 B5 Born to lose (Chorus Riff 1) F#5 B5 Born to lose (Chorus Riff 2) F#5 B5 Born to lose G5 A5 B5 Oh baby I'm born to lose [Verse 3] B5 Living in the jungle E5 It ain't so hard B5 Living in the city E5 It'll eat out your heart - I said hit it! [Chorus] F#5 B5 Born to lose (Chorus Riff 1) F#5 B5 Born to lose (Chorus Riff 2) F#5 B5 Born to lose G5 A5 B5 Oh baby I'm born to lose (X4) G5 A5 Oh baby I'm born 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#5 B5 Born to lose (Chorus Riff 1) F#5 B5 Born to lose (Chorus Riff 2) F#5 B5 Born to lose G5 A5 B5 Oh baby I'm born to lose (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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|