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