Born To Run Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
Born To Run
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by
Paul Kennerley
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Well I never did crawl and I
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never did toe that
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line
No man is a master to
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me I ain't that
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kind
I just
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put on my traveling shoes
If you wanna win you just can't lose the
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time
Or stay
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behind
Well I was
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born to
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run
To get
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ahead of the
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rest
And a
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ll that I
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wanted was to
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be the
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best
Just to
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feel
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free and
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be
som
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eone
I was
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born to be
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fast I was
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born to
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run
Well I take the chances som
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etimes I've made mi
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stakes
But you don't get nothing un
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less you take the
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breaks
Living as
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dangerous as dynamite
Sure makes you feel nervous but it makes you feel al
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right
Makes you feel
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alright
Repeat #2
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Nobody's gonna make me do
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things their
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way
By the time you figure it
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out it's yest
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erday
Well it
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comes to he who waits I'm told
But I don't need it when I'm old and
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gray
Yea I want it
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today
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Born To Run?
- The song Born To Run was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.