Built To Roam Chords
Built To Roam by Shakey Graves is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, G7, C, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------0-0-0-----2-0----2-3-2-0---2-3-2-0----------------|
D|-----------0-------3-------2----------2---------2--------------|
A|-----0-2-0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G G7 C
This lazy living, yeah it sure tastes good
G G7 C
Let's make a killing down in Hollywood
G G7 C
And buy ourselves some nice fancy home in the hills
G G7 C
Spend all our fancy old time spending ten dollar bills
C C D
Da da da da da, da da da da da
Em
Watch out cause here I come born and lazy
G
Yeah here I come, no dignity
Em
So long sad city of angels
C G
You ain't been very good to me
Em
You take the blood right from my body
G
Yeah you take that bone out of my spine
Em C G
So long sunny California, you ain't no friend of mine
G G7 C
So New York City, yeah, I'll see you soon
G G7 C
Spend all my money on some elbow room
G G7 C
Yeah wander around like I got some place fancy to go
G G7 C
ohh I'm the king of Brooklyn for all you know
Em
Watch out cause here I come born and lazy
G
Yeah here I come, just passing through
Em
Follow me beyond the mountain
C G
Howl at the old big moon
Em
Yeah, strip them clothes right off your body
G
Dress your skin in sticks and stones
Em
Doesn't matter where we're heading cause
C
Some of us were built
C
Some of us were built
C G
Some of us were built to roam