| A | D | G | D | A | |
| Well I never did crawl and I | never did | toe | that | line |
| A | D | G | D | A | |
| No man is a master to | me I | ain't | that | kind |
| D | G | D | |
| I just p | ut on my | traveling | shoes |
| G | D | E | |
| If you wanna win you | just can't | lose the | time |
| A | |
| Or stay | behind |
| D | A | |
| Well I was | born to | run |
| D | A | |
| To get | ahead of the | rest |
| D | A | E | A | |
| And a | ll that I | wanted was to | be the | best |
| D | A | D | A | |
| Just to | feel | free and | be someo | ne |
| D | A | E | A | |
| I was | born to be | fast I was | born to | run |
| A | D | G | D | A |
| Well I take the chances sometimes I've made mistakes |
| A | D | G | D | A | |
| But you don't get nothing un | less you | take | the | breaks |
| D | G | D | |
| Living as dangerous as | dynam | ite |
| G | D | E | |
| Sure makes you feel nervous but it | makes you | feel alrig | ht |
| A | |
| Makes you feel | alright |
| D | A | |
| Well I was | born to | run |
| D | A | |
| To get | ahead of the | rest |
| D | A | E | A | |
| And a | ll that I | wanted was to | be the | best |
| D | A | D | A | |
| Just to | feel | free and | be some | one |
| D | A | E | A | |
| I was | born to be | fast I was | born to | run |
| SOLO in A then B chord |
| B | E | A | E | B | |
| Nobody's gonna make me do | things | their | wa | y |
| B | E | A | E | B | |
| By the time you figure it | out it's | yes | terda | y |
| E | A | E | |
| Well it | comes to he who | waits I'm | told |
| E | A | E | F# | |
| But I don't need it when I'm | old | and g | ray |
| B | |
| Yea I want it | today |
| E | B | |
| Well I was | born to | run |
| E | B | |
| To get | ahead of the | rest |
| E | B | F# | B | |
| And | all that I | wanted was to | be the | best |
| E | B | E | B | |
| Just to | feel | free and | be someo | ne |
| E | B | F# | B | |
| I was | born to be | fast I was | born to | run |
| From Emmylou Harris "Cimarron" |
| Rondor Music/Irving Music(BMI) |
| Bruce Springsteen Music(ASCAP) |