Verse 1
G
when I was a baby, my mum met my dad
Bb F G
said slow down son your crawling too fast
G
i had skinned up knees and bumps on my head
Bb F G
well i couldnt talk then but if i could id''ve said
Bb
I was built for speed, i was born to run
G
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun
Bb
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility
G Bb G
I wasn''t built for comfort i was built for speed
Verse 2
G
well that car lot man said i got a deal for you
Bb F G
its got air con, cushy seats, and rides real smooth
G
well i told him i dont care if the saddle looks good
Bb F G
cos its all about them horses underneath the hood
Bb
I was built for speed, i was born to run
G
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun
Bb
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility
G Bb G
I wasn''t built for comfort i was built for speed
Verse 3
G
Well a hundred years from now when my body gives out
Bb F G
I wont have no nursemaid, wheeling me around
G
I''ll take a chrome harley motor, and ill bolt it to my chair
Bb F G
I''ll lay a strip of rubber up those pearly white stairs
Bb
I was built for speed, i was born to run
G
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun
Bb
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility
G Bb G
I wasn''t built for comfort i was built for speed
Bb
I was built for speed, i was born to run
G
I get chills when they fire off that starters gun
Bb
keep your rocking chair and your tranquility
G Bb G
I wasn''t built for comfort i was built for speed
G Bb G (4 beat tacet)
I wasn''t built for comfort i was built for speed
