Judy Collins – Born To The Breed (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
G C F G C F G
[Verse 1]
C F I was only nineteen G The morning you were born C With your hair fine and red F G F And your eyes like my own
[Verse 2]
Am Barely a woman G D F With only a song C I sang to make you smile F C Am And held you all night long
[Verse 3]
C F Home through the streets G With you in my arms C Cold winter mornings F G F In a Colorado town
[Verse 4]
Am I've seen you stumble G D F You've watched me fall C You know I've got nothing F C Am You know we've got it all
[Verse 5]
C F Trucks roll by and the rain coming down G Does that old parka keep you dry? C Sixteen years old, out on the road F G F Trying to get to the sky
[Verse 6]
Am Back in September G D F You called me on the phone C "Ma, you know I love you F C Am But I gotta be own my own"
[Verse 7]
C F "Comes a time in a boy's life G When he's got to be a man C Please don't try to find me F G F Please try to understand"
[Verse 8]
Am Now he's playing guitar G D F In a rock and roll band C Looking like a baby F C Am Talking like a man
[Verse 9]
C F The life of a guitar man G Is a hard life to live C What can I tell you F G F You were born to the breed
[Verse 10]
Am Rain comes down, the trucks rolling by G D F Is that old poncho gonna keep you dry? C Sixteen years old, January child F C Am Trying to get to the sky
[Verse 11]
C F I've watched you growing G Through all these years C You've seen me stumble F G F I've watched your tears
[Verse 12]
Am Sometimes there was roses G D F Sometimes there was thorns C But I know you're gonna make it F C Am As sure as you were born
[Verse 13]
C F And I hope from what you wanted G You get what you need C I know you're gonna make it F G F You were born to the breed
[Outro]
C Sixteen years old, January child F C F C F C Trying to get to the sky______