Intro
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[Verse 1]
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I was born to a family of jokers
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Gamblers and smokers living on the line
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I was raised by strong-headed women
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Men who tested limits and did a little time
[Pre-chorus]
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And it ain't a mystery you fell for me
F# B
We're just two lost souls trying to find our peace
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Love like ours ain't a masterpiece
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It's a good day in the sun
[Chorus]
B
I was born to love you
Fb B
Out where the water is wide
Fb B
Make me your country bride
F#
You'll be my prince of tides
B
You were born to heal me
Fb B
Under a velvet sky
Fb B
Cattails dancing in the light
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We were born to live a long and happy life
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D# happy life
[Verse 2]
B
Yeah, folks like us
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We may lie down in darkness
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But we don't lose our sparks; we bring back a good story to tell
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Cause we grew up around beauty
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Sunsets better than a movie
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We knew it was our appointed duty to love like the world might end
And to toast to good nights with friends
[Chorus]
B
I was born to love you
Fb B
Out where the water is wide
Fb B
Make me your country bride
F#
You'll be my prince of tides
B
You were born to heal me
Fb B
Under a velvet sky
Fb B
Cattails dancing in the light
F# B Fb B
We were born to live a long and happy life
B F#
D# happy life
B
Hey, a happy life
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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And it comes to me in waves
Fb B
Like the shores of Palmetto Bay
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Knowing I'm so lucky
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Your broken heart could love me
[Chorus]
B
I was born to love you
Fb B
Out where the water is wide
Fb B
Make me your country bride
F#
You'll be my prince of tides
B
You were born to heal me
Fb B
Under a velvet sky
Fb B
Cattails dancing in the light
F# B Fb B
We were born to live a long and happy life
B F#
D# happy life
B Fb B
Hey, a happy life
B F#
Happy life