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 put 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 all that I wanted was to be the best D A D A Just to feel free and be someone 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 unless you take the breaks D G D Living as dangerous as dynamite G D E Sure makes you feel nervous but it makes you feel alright 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 all that I wanted was to be the best D A D A Just to feel free and be someone 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 way B E A E B By the time you figure it out it's yesterday 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 gray 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 someone E B F# B I was born to be fast I was born to run