Intro D G D
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D G D G x2
[Verse 1]
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She was dressed in a fit of illusion
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Indigo sun skirt, jet black hair
D G
She was alive with the devil inside
D G
Just burnin' and bruised with a cataract stare
D G
She was on all about the time down in Mexico City
D G
When the devil took her down to make make her look pretty
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I'd give you the world if you'd just give me your skin
G D
And I'll, I'll take you places that you've never been
[Chorus]
G A
She said, "I was born down, left to wander
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I'm just trying to get free
G A
You took my mother, you took my father
G D G D
Oh, but you're not gonna take me
D G D D G D
No, no, you're not"
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[Verse 2]
D G
Backpack tied, full of loose ends
D G
She was sinkin' down, overflowin'
D G
And tuggin' and tearin' just to keep it all in
D G
But the seams come undone to the fate you stole
D G
She said, "Get me a drink and make it a double
D G
Gonna need some miracle to knock out this trouble
D G
"You're not gonna win", she screamed to the sky
D
And said, "I'll keep on runnin' 'til the day I die, yeah"
[Chorus]
G A
I was born down, left to wander
G D
I'm just trying to get free
G A
You took my mother, you took my father
G D G D D G D
Oh, but you're not gonna take me, no, no, no
[Post-Chorus]
D
No, you're not
D
No, you're not gonna take
D
No, you're not
D
No, you're not gonna take
G
No, you're not
G
No, you're not gonna take
D
[Bridge]
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I've got hounds on my heels
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Trying to crawl into my flesh and trying to tell me how to feel
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I've got hounds on my heels
D
Sleepless hounds just follow me like I'm their only meal
Bm
I've been primed for the kill
D
Boots on my wheels
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Hounds on my heels
[Verse 3]
D G
Constantly strayed, the renegade arose
D G
But the devil-hot stones under fiery throws
D G
He said, "There's nothin' I can do to hang up the demon, but
D
I'll lock you up if you keep on screamin'"
[Chorus]
G A
I was born down, left to wander
G D
I'm just trying to get free
G A
You took my mother, you took my father
G D G D D G D
Oh, but you're not gonna take me
[Outro]
D
No, you're not
D
No, you're not gonna take
D
No, you're not
D
No, you're not gonna take
G
No, you're not
G
No, you're not gonna take
D
No, you're not
N.C.
No, you're not gonna take