CAPO: 4th Fret INTRO: C G C G C VERSE 1: G C Young men's hope are dashed to Hell, it's hard to earn a dime G Am They're kicking their heels, revving their wheels, searching for better times G Me, I'm kicking into my prime C C 'Cause I was born at the right time VERSE 2: G C Old men's thoughts are in the past, their future holds no store G Am Their lives are left in tatters, fighting someone else's war G I wasn't party to that crime C 'Cause I was born at the right time CHORUS: G Now I'm living on the coastline C I got up from the breadline F Now I'm drinking the good wine C Go fishing in the summertime G Sleep all day if I have a mind C G 'Cause I was born at the right time C Yes, I was born at the right time INSTRUMENTAL: C Am G C Am G C Am G F F C F C G C VERSE 3: G C I want no part of being young, don't want the wisdom of a sage G Am While there are songs still to be sung, new words to grace the page G A better age I'll never find C 'Cause I was born at the right time CHORUS: G And now I'm living on the coastline C I got up from the breadline F Now I'm drinking the good wine C Go fishing in the summertime G Sleep all day if I have a mind C Am 'Cause I was born at the right time BRIDGE: F Am And so while wishing that we'll all see better days F G Am My secret feeling is, I'm happy in my ways G F An inner smile comes on me, thinking of the past C But I won't sigh for days gone by Am G C Now is where I'm at___ INSTRUMENTAL: C Am G C Am G C Am G F F C F C G C CHORUS: G And now I'm living on the coastline C I got up from the breadline F Now I'm drinking the good wine C Go fishing in the summertime G Sleep all day if I have a mind C 'Cause I was born at the right time CHORUS: G And now I'm sleeping on the coastline C I got up from the breadline F Now I'm drinking the good wine C Go fishing in the summertime G Sleep all day if I have a mind C G 'Cause I was born at the right time C G I was born at the right time C G I was born at the right time C And I was born at the right time OUTRO: : C F C G C