Built For Speed

Verse 1
G
when I was a baby, my mum met my dad
      Bb                F           G
said slow down son your crawling too fast
       G
i had skinned up knees and bumps on my head
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well i couldnt talk then but if i could id've said

      Bb
I was built for speed, i was born to run
      G
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun
      Bb
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility
         G*                      Bb*       G
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed

Verse 2
         G
well that car lot man said "i got a deal for you
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its got air con, cushy seats, and rides real smooth"
        G
well i told him i dont care if the saddle looks good
        Bb                    F              G
cos its all about them horses underneath the hood

      Bb
I was built for speed, i was born to run
      G
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun
          Bb
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility
         G*                     Bb*        G
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed

Instrumental-Verse Chords

Verse 3
        G
Well a hundred years from now when my body gives out
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I wont have no nursemaid, wheeling me around
            G
I'll take a chrome harley motor, and ill bolt it to my chair
      Bb                           F              G
I'll lay a strip of rubber up those pearly white stairs

      Bb
I was built for speed, i was born to run
      G
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun
          Bb
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility
         G*                      Bb*       G
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed

      Bb
I was built for speed, i was born to run
      G
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun
          Bb
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility
         G*                      Bb*       G
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed
         G*                      Bb*       G*   (4 beat tacet)
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed

Come on grandma we're getting outta here!

Instrumental-Verse Chords