D ~
D
1. Well, my momma met my daddy down in Alabam'
they
tied the knot, so here I am.
G
Born in the bayou on the Texas
line,
D
loved
in Lousiana, raised on Jambalaya. + C - G - D
D
2. Well, before I could walk I had a guitar in my hand,
by
the time I could talk I had my own band.
G
Went on the road when I was 8
years old,
D
when
I turned 15, I was stealin' the show.
A
I had money to burn and the
girls were pretty,
D
didn’t
take me long to learn it: I was born to
boogie. + D ~
D
3. When I was 18, I went to Hollywood,
I met Elvis and Marilyn and
Johnny B. Goode,
G
I got my guitar painted with
the California sun,
D
had a
red Cadillac havin’ too much fun. + C - G - D
D
4. Well, we were playin’ them halls in
Virginia and then,
we
moved it on over to MGM.
D
He said, this is the boy we’ve
been tellin’ you about
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he
lit a cigar and he stuck his hand out.
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E
E
5. He said, son, have we got a deal for you,
were gonna make you a star and give you 50,000 tunes.
A
I told you my momma didn’t
raise no fool,
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I’ll take your money, I’ll make
you looney,
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I can tell you right now, I
was born to boogie. + D - G - D - E - A - D
D
6. Well, my name is Bocephus, I drink whiskey by the gallon,
and I
never back down and I love a good challenge
G
What I do now is what I did
then,
D
I like to get down with all my
rowdy friends. + C - G - D
D
7. Well, I can be sweet and I can be mean,
I still got my hat and I still
wear my jeans.
G
My shades are crome, my guitar is steel,
D
if
you think I wont, then believe me I will.
A
Get down with me, baby, ’cause
I ain’t no rookie,
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I’ll throw you a party, I was
born to boogie.
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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Hank Williams Jr.)