C#G#C#F#A#D#
Note: G chord is played with thumb on fifth fret and index across third frets
DGAE|--2--|--3--|--0--|
B|--3--|--3--|--2--|
G|--2--|--0--|--2--|
D|--0--|--0--|--2--|
A|--0--|--X--|--0--|
E|--0--|--5--|--X--|
[Intro]
DGDADGDA
[Verse One]
DG
I was born on a railroad track
DA
With the weight of the world strapped to my back
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
DG
Looking for a life in a graveyard town
DA
If you never get lost, you never get found
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
[Verse Two]
DG
I fell in love with an impossible girl
DA
She was my breath in this strangled world
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
DG
She broke my heart with my best friend's name
DA
Now my mind still works, but it's not the same
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
[Chorus]
DG
We go bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ticky, ticky
DA
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, wella, wella,
DG
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ticky, ticky
DA
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, wella, wella
[Solo]
DGDADGDA
[Verse Three]
DG
So many people wanna watch things grow
DA
Either they're blind or they just don't know
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
DG
My Daddy was done before he turned nineteen
DA
My Momma was run like a fast machine
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
DG
So I cross my heart and I hope to die
DA
Like an aeroplane, baby, coming out of the sky
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
DGDA
Born to be a soldier boy, born to be a soldier boy
[Chorus]
DG
We go bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ticky, ticky
DA
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, wella, wella,
DG
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ticky, ticky
DA
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, wella, wella
[Solo]
DGDADGDADGDA
[Chorus]
DG
We go bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ticky, ticky
DA
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, wella, wella,
DG
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ticky, ticky
DA
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, wella, wella
DG
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ticky, ticky
DA
Bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, ba-bang, wella, wella