Born at the Right Time
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