Born Too Late
Alan Jackson
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Tom: Bb
Bb7 Eb Bb
[Verse 1]
F Bb
I stare out the window at this long interstate
F Bb
Backed up in traffic, I just sit here and wait
Eb Bb
And dream of wide-open spaces, no fences or gates
F Eb F Bb
But this is the 90's, guess I was just born too late
[Verse 2]
F Bb
The smog from the city, it sure burns my eyes
F F7 Bb
Sometimes I wonder just how we'll survive
Eb Bb
We keep runnin' faster but are we losing the race
F Eb F Bb
Well I guess I'm old fashioned, just born too late
[Chorus]
Eb
Just born too late
Bb
For these modern days
Eb C7
I should have lived
F
Before microwaves
Eb
I'm like an endangered species
Bb C
* D * Eb
Just captured by fate
[Próxima Parte]
Bb F
But I have no choice
Bb
I was just born too late
[Interlude]
Bb7 Eb Bb
[Verse 3]
F Bb
This built in computer tells me how far I've been
F Bb
Another advancement of this age we live in
Eb Bb
But it can't change a scenery or help me escape
F Eb F Bb
The constant reminder that I was just born too late
[Chorus]
Eb
I was just born too late
[Próxima Parte]
Bb F
But I have no choice
Bb C
* D * Eb
I was just born too late
Bb F Bb
No I have no choice, I was just born too late
[Outro]
Bb7 Eb Bb
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