Born to lose. Social distortion.
 
 

Intro
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   Mi5                                                         Si5

Estrofa
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I was brought in this world       1962,        I didn't have much choice you see.
 

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But by the time I was eight, I could tell it was too late, I was already barking up the wrong tree.

 
Well, when I was in school you thought I was a fool,
In trouble, breaking all the rules.
I was absent from class,
My daddy spanked my bare ass,
But I sure tried hard to be cool.

Estribillo
Born to lose, was what they said,
La5           Mi          Misus4 Mi
You know I was better off dead.
Si5                       Mi

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Born to lose, You're just bad news,
La5           Mi          Misus4 Mi

You don't get no second chance.
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It was a hot summer night in mid July,
A hangover and a black eye.
Your momma said I was a loser,
A dead end cruiser,
And deep inside I knew that she was right.

Estribillo
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, You're just bad news,
You don't get no second chance.
Si5              La      Mi       Si5 
 

Solo
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 Mi   La       Mi         Si     Mi      La              Mi            Si      Mi
 

              (*)                                                                                         (**)
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 Mi  Mi5-Fa#5-Sol#5       La                       Mi              Si              Mi
 

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 Mi  Mi5-Fa#5-Sol#5    La                      Mi             Si    La       Mi       Si5
 
 
 

I try to get myself a job,
Because of the way that things are,
Would I have nice things and go far?
Well, I'm sorry honey,
I ain't got much money,
But I can sure play this here ol' guitar.

As the years went on,
I make a few mistakes.
It was trouble bound for this young man.
The police knockin' at my door,
Well, he don't live here no more,
And he's playin' in a rock n' roll band.

Estribillo
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, You're just bad news,
You don't get no second chance.

Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, You're just bad news,
You don't get no second chance.
 

Solo
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 Mi   La      Mi          Si             Mi      La 

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      Mi    Si   Mi
 

                                            (trino)
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 Mi    La       Mi                Si              Mi           La

                                                                                       (***)
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    Mi     Si   Mi   Mi5-Fa#5-Sol#5    La                          Mi
 

                   (**)                                                                               (****)
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             Si               Mi     Mi5-Fa#5-Sol#5                La
 

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     Mi               Si     La      Mi
 
 
 
 

(*) No sé exactamente como hace ese slide. Si alguien tiene una sugerencia para mejorar esta transcripción,
será bienvenido, puede enviarla aquí.
(**) Aquí intervienen dos guitarras. Yo lo he adaptado así, para tocarlo con una sola.
(***) Esta notación significa: Tocar la nota estirada a Do# ((12b)14) antes de soltarla, y a continuación sonar el paso a Si (r12), o sea que se oiga como baja la nota. Lo que está haciendo aquí y en la anotación que sigue es remarcar los estiramientos de manera que suena como muy vehemente.
(****)12-(12)b14 quiere decir que el tipo toca Si (12) lo deja sonar un momento (no es simple nota de partida del estiramiento) y sin darle de nuevo((12) es la nota que ya está sonando) la estira con cierta lentitud hasta Do# (14), de manera que cada nota tiene un tiempo para sonar.