Verse 1 
G5 
when I was a baby, my mum met my dad 
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said slow down son your crawling too fast 
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i had skinned up knees and bumps on my head 
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well i couldnt talk then but if i could id've said 


      Bb5 
I was built for speed, i was born to run 
      G5 
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun 
      Bb5 
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility 
         G*                      Bb*       G5 
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed  
 
Verse 2 
         G5  
well that car lot man said "i got a deal for you 
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its got air con, cushy seats, and rides real smooth" 
        G5              
well i told him i dont care if the saddle looks good 
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cos its all about them horses underneath the hood 


      Bb5  
I was built for speed, i was born to run 
      G5 
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun 
          Bb5 
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility 
         G*                     Bb*        G5 
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed  
 
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Verse 3 
        G5 
Well a hundred years from now when my body gives out 
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I wont have no nursemaid, wheeling me around 
            G5 
I'll take a chrome harley motor, and ill bolt it to my chair 
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I'll lay a strip of rubber up those pearly white stairs 


      Bb5 
I was built for speed, i was born to run 
      G5 
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun 
          Bb5 
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility 
         G*                      Bb*       G5 
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed  


      Bb5 
I was built for speed, i was born to run 
      G5 
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun 
          Bb5 
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility 
         G*                      Bb*       G5 
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed 
         G*                      Bb*       G*   (4 beat tacet) 
I wasn't built for comfort i was built for speed  
 
Come on grandma we're getting outta here! 
 
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