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