Born To Boogie Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Well, my [D]momma met my daddy
down in Alabam'
They tied the knot so here I am
[G]Born on the bayou on the Texas Line
[D]Loved in Louisiana and raised on Jambalaya
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[Verse 2]
Now be[D]fore I could walk,
I had a guitar in my hand
By the time I could talk, I had my own band
I [G]went on the road when I was eight years old
When I [D]turned fifteen, I was stealing the show
[A]Money to burn and the girls were pretty
It didn't [D]take me long to learn
that I was born to boogie
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[Verse 3]
When [D]I was eighteen, I went to Hollywood
I met Elvis, and Marilyn and Johnny B. Goode
Got my [G]guitar painted
to dance in the California sun
A [D]red Cadillac having too much fun
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[Verse 4]
Now we were [D]playing them halls
and jammin' them
And we moved it on over to M.G.M.
They said, [D]"This is the boy
we've been telling you about"
He lit a cigar and he stuck his hand out
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[Verse 5]
He said, [E]"Son, have we got a deal for you
I'm gonna make you a star,
give you fifty thousand, too"
I [A]told him my momma didn't raise no fool
[E]I'll take your mon[A]ey, I'll make you a movie
But I can [B]tell ya right now,

[Solo 1]
I was born to boogie
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[Verse 6]
Well, my name [D]is Bocephus,
I drink a 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
I [D]like to get down with all my rowdy friends
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[Verse 7]
Now [D]I can be sweet and I can be mean
I still got my hat and I still wear my jeans
My [G]shades are chrome, my guitar's steel
If [D]you think I won't then believe me I will
Get [A]down on you, baby, 'cause I ain't no rookie
I was [D]put here to party

[Solo 2]
and I was born to boogie
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