Wasnt Born To Follow Chords

by The Byrds
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
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1 contributor total, last edit on Jul 2, 2024

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C
D
Dsus2

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Wasn't Born To Follow chords
The Byrds  1969 (Carole King/Gerry Goffin)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasn%27t_Born_to_Follow
 
G C  2x
 
        G             C                  G                  C
Oh, I'd rather go and journey, where the diamond crescent's flowing and
G              C         G                C
run across the valley, beneath the sacred mountain and
D                        Dsus2 D
wander through the forest 
          C
Where the trees have leaves of prisms, and break the light in colors,
     D                G        C G C
that no one knows the names of 
 
    G                   C              G            C
And when it's time I'll go, and wait beside a legendary fountain,
G               C              G                 C
till I see your form reflected in it's clear and jeweled waters;
    D                     Dsus2 D
and if you think I'm ready
        C
You may lead me to the chasm, where the rivers of our vision,
     D         G     C G C
flow into one another 
 
G C  2x
 
       G       C                G               C
I will want to die beneath, the white cascading waters,
        G            C              G              C
she may beg, she may plead, she may argue with her logic;
    D                                    Dsus2 D
and mention all the things I'll lose
     C
That really have no value, in the end she will surely know,
  D              G
I wasn't born to follow
 
G C  2x
 
G
 
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tomcarrolls
Thanks for the tab. I'm pretty sure he says "diamond crescent's glowing" not "diamond crest is flowing", though. Listen to the song again and see what you think, thanks.
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tomcarrolls
He also says "mention all the things I lose" not "then she'll know the things I learned"
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thereisnoeastereggs
Excellent !
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