Born A Man Chords
by Clem Snide
Born A Man by Clem Snide is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords Em7/9, C#m, E/F#, Am7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em7/9 C#m
The dog's chasing buzzards'
Em7/9 C#m
shadows across the deck.
E/F# Am7
Carving circles in the sky with
E
bibs tied around their neck.
Em7/9 C#m
And the lake was once a desert
Em7/9 C#m
where the houseboat ran aground.
E/F# Am7
A bright florescent jet ski had to
E
tow us back to town.
E/F# Am7
A bright florescent jet ski had to
E
tow us back to town.
Em7/9 C#m
Startled by the paper
Em7/9 C#m
and its unfamiliar slang.
E/F# Am7
It said the local beauty pageant winner
E
had been born a man.
Em7/9 C#m
They chased her through the wheat field.
Em7/9 C#m
They stripped her of her crown.
E/F# Am7
Desperate just to get their dusty
E
seed into the ground.
E/F# Am7
Desperate just to get their dusty
E
seed into the ground.
Em7/9 C#m
And you say there's no one in this world
Em7/9 C#m
no one who's truly free.
E/F# Am7
Every single one of us a
E
kitten up a tree.
Em7/9 C#m
Except for maybe surfers
Em7/9 C#m
and porn stars by degree.
E/F# Am7
Well i wonder if she loves her work as
E
as much as you love me.
E/F# Am7
I wonder if she loves her work as
E
as much as you love me.
Em7/9 C#m
They drained the fluid nightly
Em7/9 C#m
but by dawn it's there again.
E/F# Am7
The head nurse recommended that you
E
count backwards from ten.
Em7/9 C#m
And those who are the most afraid
Em7/9 C#m
say courage is a sin.
E/F# Am7
We are just bracing for the impact by
E
loosening our limbs.
E/F# Am7
We are just bracing for the impact by
E
loosening our limbs.