I Wasn't Born to Follow Chords
by The Byrds
I Wasn't Born to Follow by The Byrds is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C G C
Oh I'd rather go and journey where the diamond crests are flowing and
G C G C
Run across the valley beneath the sacred mountains and
D
Wander thru the forest
C
Where the trees have leaves of prisims 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 water
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 D
Flow into one another
G C G C
I will want to dive beneath the white cascading waters
G C G C
She may beg she may plead she may argue with her logic
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