Wasn't born to follow    (intro)    (sample)

 

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1. Oh I'd rather go and journey where the diamond crests are flowing,

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    and run across the valley beneath the sacred mountains, 

           A                                  ~                     G

  and wander  thru  the forest     where the trees have leaves of prisims,

                                                            A                           D         - G-D-G

    and  break the light in colors, that no-one knows the names of.

 

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2. And when it's time I'll go and wait beside a legendary fountain,

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    till I see your form reflected in it's clear and jeweled water.

           A                                 ~                  G

    And if you think I'm ready,     you may lead me to the castles,

                                                           A              D        - G - D - G

    where the rivers of our vision flow into one another.

 

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3. I will want to die beneath the white cascading waters,

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    she may beg, she may plead, she may argue with her logic,

              A                                       ~           G

    and mention all the things I lose,    that really have no value,

                                                          A                    D      -G-D-G-D-G-D 

    in the end she will surely know I wasn't born to follow.

 

(capo 4th)                 

 

    (The Byrds)