Born To Survive
Troy Cassar-DaleyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
There's an old John Deere under neath a tree
500 acres, my dad and me worked this land until we hurt
Trying to make a living out of plain old dirt
Well he didn't say nothin' when momma left
just kept his feelings to himself
His pride was hurt, his heart was broke
he sits and he rolls another smoke
Said Son, this is all I know and I guess it goes to show.. He said
We were born to survive outback life, generations of toil and strife
We don't know any other way
When the sun beats down so damn hard
It's 40 degrees in the holding yard
Got a 303 and four wheel drive
Livin' out here we were born to survive... born to survive
Well a friend of mine named Willy Grace
held an auction at his old place
The crowd gathered at a quarter to three
And walked away with his memories
But something keeps him hanging on, even when all hope is gone
he'd say...
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Readable chord sheet for Born To Survive by Troy Cassar-Daley
[F#m] [A] [Dadd9] [F#m] [A] [Dadd9] There's an [F#m] old John Deere under [A] neath a tree [Dadd9] 500 acres, my dad and me [F#m] worked this land [A] until we hurt [Dadd9] Trying to make a living out of plain old dirt [F#m] [A] [Dadd9] Well he [F#m] didn't say nothin' when [A] momma left [Dadd9] just kept his feelings to himself His [F#m] pride was hurt, his [A] heart was broke he [Dadd9] sits and he rolls another smoke Said [E] Son, this is all I [D] know [E] and I guess it goes to [D] show.. He [Esus] said We were [A] born to survive [E] outback life, [Bm] generations of [D] toil and strife [A] We don't [E] know any other [D] way When the [A] sun beats down [E] so damn hard It's [Bm] 40 degrees in the [D] holding yard Got a [A] 303 and [E] four wheel drive Livin' out here we were born to survive... born to survive Well a [F#m] friend of mine named [A] Willy Grace [Dadd9] held an auction at his old place The [F#m] crowd gathered at a [A] quarter to three And [Dadd9] walked away with his memories But [E] something keeps him hanging [A] on, [E] even when all hope is [D] gone he'd say... [Repeat CHORUS] [E] [D] [E] [D] [E] [INSTRUMENTAL] [Repeat CHORUS] [F#m] [A] [Dadd9] [F#m] [A] [Dadd9] [F#m]