Mott The Hoople – Born Late 58 (Guitar)

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Chords

Transpose -5 steps with buttons on the left for original key, (or leave like this to sing with baritones!). Ask if you want chord fingering help. Intro: G D-Em G D-A D
 G                            C                     G
Baby took me out last night, got a little Cadillac bite

 G                            C                     D riff
Shook me about, inside out, didn't get home 'till light

          C                  D riff
She's a grower, a goer, you gotta get to know her

     C                       D                        G  /Bb-/G-/F-/D
No chooser, a cruiser, you turn around she'll lose you

 G                                     C                      G
Burned out as the light turned green, smoke-screened off her rail

    G                                                   C                   D riff
He didn't see me comin' but he shoulda saw me runnin', faster than the U.S. Mail

          C                       D riff
She's a speeder, a leader, you're really gotta meet her

     C                              D                         G  /Bb-/G-/F-/D
You see her, she thrills you, you look at her she'll kill you
Solo: ( G D-Em G D-A ) x2 ( Em A-D Em Em A-B Em ) x2 Em G
 G                                       C                            G
Listen, fella, baby don't you sell her, don't you try and steal her away

 G                           C                     D riff
Hush, man logs in her dam, think you better fade away

     C                     D riff
Detonator, jail-baiter, a radar radiator

          C                           D riff
She'll annoy ya, destroy ya, she'll bring ya down in fire

   C                      D riff
Create her, mistreat her, no use tryin' to beat her

   C                       D                        G  /Bb-/G-/F-/D
Admit it, she's greater, shame you weren't born later
Solo: ( G D-Em G D-A ) x6